Commonwealth Numbered Acts

CIVIL AVIATION AMENDMENT (UNMANNED AIRCRAFT LEVY COLLECTION AND PAYMENT) ACT 2020 (NO. 143, 2020) - SCHEDULE 1

Civil Aviation Act 1988

1  Section 3

Insert:

"unmanned aircraft levy " means the levy imposed by the Civil Aviation (Unmanned Aircraft Levy) Act 2020 .

2  After section 46

Insert:

46A   Payment of amounts of levy to CASA

             (1)  The Commonwealth must pay to CASA amounts equal to amounts of unmanned aircraft levy received by CASA on behalf of the Commonwealth.

             (2)  If an amount of the levy is refunded, CASA must pay to the Commonwealth an amount equal to the refund.

             (3)  The Minister may, on behalf of the Commonwealth, set off an amount payable by CASA under subsection (2) against an amount that is payable to CASA under subsection (1).

             (4)  Amounts payable under subsection (1) are to be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is appropriated accordingly.

3  After section 95A

Insert:

95B   Delegation by Minister

             (1)  The Minister may, in writing, delegate the Minister's power under subsection 46A(3) to:

                     (a)  the Secretary of the Department; or

                     (b)  an S ES employee, or acting SES employee, in the Department.

Note:          Sections 34AA to 34A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 contain provisions relating to delegations.

             (2)  In exercising a power under the delegation, the delegate must comply with any written directions of the Minister.

4  At the end of subsection 98(3)

Add:

                  ; (w)  the circumstances in which unmanned aircraft levy is payable and the collection of unmanned aircraft levy.