Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PRODUCT GRANTS AND BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION ACT 2000

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title [see Note 1]  
   2.      Commencement [see Note 1]  
   3.      Object  
   3A.     Extension to external Territories  
   4.      States and Territories are bound  
   5.      Definitions  
   6.      Operation of offence provisions  
   7.      Commissioner has general administration of this Act  

   PART 2--GRANTS AND BENEFITS COVERED BY ACT

   8.      Grants and benefits covered by Act  

   PART 3--REGISTRATION FOR GRANTS AND BENEFITS

   9.      Registration for entitlement to grants or benefits  
   10.     Refusal to register  
   11.     Cancellation of registration  

   PART 4--PAYMENT OF GRANTS AND BENEFITS

   12.     Claim periods  
   13.     Advances on account of grants or benefits  
   14.     Guidelines for making advances  
   15.     Claims for grants or benefits  
   15A.    Authority for third party to make claim under section 15  
   16.     Further information  
   16A.    Obligation to notify Commissioner of payment etc. of drawback, refund, rebate or remission of customs or excise duty on certain fuel  
   17.     Assessment  
   18.     Reliance by Commissioner on claim  
   19.     Commissioner must give you notice of an assessment  
   20.     Amendment of assessment  
   21.     Request for amended assessment  
   22.     Production of assessment is conclusive evidence  
   23.     Payment of grants or benefits  
   24.     Recovery by set-off  
   24A.    Interest on underpaid grants or benefits  

   PART 5--RECORD-KEEPING REQUIREMENTS ETC

   25.     No entitlement to grants or benefits unless record-keeping requirements met  
   26.     Pre-claim record-keeping requirements  
   27.     Post-claim record-keeping requirements  
   27A.    Requirement to notify Commissioner about any disqualifying use etc. of energy grant scheme fuel  
   27B.    Requirement to notify Commissioner about any disqualifying circumstances for cleaner fuel  
   28.     Records that are lost or destroyed  

   PART 6--DISQUALIFICATION FOR FRAUD

   29.     Disqualification of claimant for fraud  
   30.     Disqualification for aiding and abetting etc. fraud  
   31.     Disqualification of body corporate--executive disqualified etc.  
   32.     Disqualification of partnership--partner disqualified etc.  
   33.     Disqualification of trust--trustee disqualified etc.  

   PART 7--CONTRIVED SCHEMES ETC

   34.     Contrived schemes etc.  

   PART 8--GENERAL INTEREST CHARGE

   35.     General interest charge on unpaid scheme debts  

   PART 9--INFORMATION-GATHERING POWERS

   42.     Commissioner may obtain information and documents  
   43.     Self-incrimination  
   44.     Copies of documents  
   45.     Commissioner may retain documents  
   45A.    Commissioner may require claimant for grant or benefit to demonstrate record keeping system etc.  
   46.     Commonwealth bound by this Part  

   PART 10--PROTECTION OF CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION

   47.     Protection of confidentiality of information  

   PART 11--ACCESS TO PREMISES

   48.     Access to premises etc.  
   49.     Identity cards  
   50.     Commonwealth bound by this Part  

   PART 12--SPECIAL RULES FOR CERTAIN ENTITIES

   51.     Treatment of partners  
   52.     Treatment of unincorporated associations  

   PART 13--MISCELLANEOUS

   53.     Reviewable grant or benefit decisions  
   54.     Application of the Criminal Code  
   55.     Appropriation  
   56.     Grants and benefits to be treated as subsidies for the purposes of section 15-10 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997  
   57.     Address for service  
   58.     Service of documents if entity absent from Australia or cannot be found  
   59.     Authorised officers  
   60.     Regulations