Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Amendment Act 2003

1: Title
1: This Act is the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Amendment Act 2003.
2: In this Act, the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 2001 the principal Act
1: Preliminary provisions
2: Commencement
1: Section 4 District Courts Amendment Act 2002
2: Section 12
3: The rest of this Act comes into force on 1 July 2003.
3: Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to—
a: establish as a levy under the principal Act the portion of excise and excise-equivalent duty payable on motor spirit that is paid to the Motor Vehicle Account; and
b: avoid the need for an amending Act to consequentially adjust the rates of excise duty and excise-equivalent duty on the relevant fuel (as set out in Schedule 3 Customs and Excise Act 1996
c: preserve the requirement to obtain leave to appeal under section 162
2: Amendments to
Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 2001
4: New
section 162
1: The principal Act is amended by repealing section 162
162: Appeal to High Court on question of law
1: A party to an appeal who is dissatisfied with the decision of a District Court as being wrong in law may, with the leave of the District Court, appeal to the High Court.
2: The leave of the District Court must be sought within 21 days after the District Court's decision.
3: If the District Court refuses to grant leave, the High Court may grant special leave to appeal.
4: The special leave of the High Court must be sought within 21 days after the District Court refused leave.
5: The High Court Rules and sections 74 to 78 of the District Courts Act 1947 section 72 of that Act
2: In applying Part 6 of the Accident Insurance Act 1998 section 391(3) section 162 subsection (1) section 165 of the Accident Insurance Act 1998
3: Section 391 subsection (3)
3A: Subsection (3) section 4(2) of the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Amendment Act 2003
4: The Schedule District Courts Amendment Act 2002 section 165 of the Accident Insurance Act 1998 section 162
5: Application and source of funds
1: Section 213(2) paragraph (c)
c: a levy to be paid in accordance with section 214(4) .
2: Section 213 subsections (3) (4)
3: The levy payable under subsection (2)(c)
a: on any fuel (or any category of fuel) specified in Schedule 3 of the Customs and Excise Act 1996
b: in the absence of regulations for the time being in force for the purpose of paragraph (a) Customs and Excise Act 1996
6: Rate of levies
Section 214
4: The levy payable under section 213(2)(c)
a: at the rate or rates per litre or other unit prescribed by regulations made under this Act; or
b: in the absence of regulations for the time being in force for the purpose of paragraph (a) Customs and Excise Act 1996
5: The rate or rates of the levy prescribed by regulations made under this Act, and the rate prescribed by subsection (4)(b)
7: Levy categories
Section 216
d: fuel in respect of which a levy is payable under section 213(2)(c)
8: Collection of levies
1: Section 217 subsection (2)
2: The levy payable under section 213(2)(c)
a: in the manner prescribed by regulations made under this Act; or
b: in the absence of regulations for the time being in force for the purpose of paragraph (a)
2: Section 217 subsection (4)
4A: However, in the case of the levy payable under section 213(2)(c)
a: in the manner prescribed by regulations made under this Act; or
b: in the absence of regulations for the time being in force for the purpose of paragraph (a)
3: Section 217
6: Subsection (5) section 213(2)(c) .
9: Challenges to levies
Section 236(2) or in respect of the levy payable under section 213(2)(c)
10: Power in respect of small amounts of levy
Section 244 subsection (2)
2: Subsection (1) section 213(2)(c) .
11: Refunds payable by Corporation
1: Section 255 subsection (1)
1A: Levies paid under section 213(2)(c)
2: Section 255(2) subsection (1)(b) or making a refund under subsection (1A)
12: Regulations relating to levies
Section 329 paragraph (k)
k: prescribing, in relation to the levy payable under section 213(2)(c)
i: the fuels in respect of which the levy is payable:
ii: the category or categories of any fuel in respect of which the levy is payable:
iii: the rate or rates at which the levy is payable:
iv: the manner in which the levy is to be collected and paid to the Corporation:
v: the persons or classes of person who are entitled to a refund under section 255(1A) .
3: Consequential amendments
13: Customs and Excise Act 1996
1: Section 2(1) Customs and Excise Act 1996
e: levies imposed by section 213(2)(c) of the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 2001 .
2: Section 75A Customs and Excise Act 1996
3: Schedule 3 Customs and Excise Act 1996
4: Schedule 3 Customs and Excise Act 1996