Commonwealth Numbered Acts

STATES GRANTS (PETROLEUM PRODUCTS) AMENDMENT ACT 1978 No. 12, 1978 - SECT 4

4. Section 5 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting sub-sections (1) to
(3), inclusive, and substituting the following sub-sections:

''(1) A scheme in relation to a State shall comply with the succeeding
provisions of this section.

''(2) The scheme shall contain a provision authorizing the Minister, or an
officer of the Australian Public Service appointed by the Minister in writing
to exercise powers under the provision, to direct that any particular goods
shall, or shall not, be treated as motor spirit, power kerosene, automotive
distillate, aviation gasoline or aviation turbine fuel for the purposes of the
scheme and this Act.

''(3) The scheme shall-

   (a)  contain a provision authorizing the Minister or an officer of the
        Australian Public Service appointed by the Minister in writing to
        exercise powers under the provision, to register persons as
        distributors of eligible petroleum products for the purposes of the
        scheme and authorizing the Minister or such an officer to revoke the
        registration of a person so registered; and

   (b)  contain a provision that the persons to whom payments may be made by
        the State under the scheme shall be such distributors of eligible
        petroleum products as are so registered under the scheme.

''(3A) An application may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for
review of-

   (a)  a direction by the Minister or an officer under a provision contained
        in a scheme in accordance with sub-section (2); or

   (b)  a refusal by the Minister or an officer to register a person as a
        distributor of eligible petroleum products under a provision contained
        in the scheme in accordance with paragraph (3) (a) or the revocation
        by the Minister or an officer of the registration of a person as such
        a distributor of eligible petroleum products under a provision
        contained in the scheme in accordance with that paragraph.''.