the Excise (Class of persons-medical institutions) Determination 2006 (No. 3 )
Reference: EXC 2006/12
Document type: Legislative Instrument
Enabling act: Excise Act 1901
Date of issue: 30 June 2006
Signatory: Paul Dennis Southwell Acting Deputy Commissioner and Delegate of the Commissioner of Taxation
Registration number: F2006L02177
Registration date: 30 June 2006

2. This determination is a legislative instrument for the purposes of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 .

3. This determination commences on I July 2006.: Application | 4. This determination applies to spirit delivered for home consumption on or after 1 July 2006.: Object 5. Under subsection 77FE(1) of the Excise Act, the CEO may determine a class of persons for the purposes of subitem 3.6 of the Schedule to the Excise Tariff Act 1921 (the Excise tariff). 6. Persons who are members of a class of persons may receive spirit at the free rate of duty up to the quantity specified in the determination without the need for a specific approval. 7. The persons may use the spirit only for an industrial, manufacturing, scientific, medical, veterinary or educational purpose. Interpretation 8. In this determination: CEO means the Commissioner of Taxation (see subsection 4(1) of the Excise Act) hospital means an institution primarily engaged in the provision of medical and surgical services on an inpatient basis under the supervision of qualified doctors and a 24-hour nursing service. institute of medical research means a body whose principal activity is 'medical research' as defined in section 4 of the National Health and Medical Research Council Act 1992 and is: • established by or under statute; • accredited by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC); or • affiliated with an Australian university or a hospital. medical institution means: • a hospital; or • an institute of medical research. CEO means the Commissioner of Taxation (see subsection 4(1) of the Excise Act) hospital means an institution primarily engaged in the provision of medical and surgical services on an inpatient basis under the supervision of qualified doctors and a 24-hour nursing service. institute of medical research means a body whose principal activity is 'medical research' as defined in section 4 of the National Health and Medical Research Council Act 1992 and is: • established by or under statute; • accredited by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC); or • affiliated with an Australian university or a hospital. • established by or under statute; • accredited by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC); or • affiliated with an Australian university or a hospital. medical institution means: • a hospital; or • an institute of medical research. • a hospital; or • an institute of medical research. Class of persons 9. Medical institutions constitute a class of persons for the purposes of subitem 3.6 of the Excise tariff. Quantity of spirit 10. Persons in the class of persons specified in this determination may take delivery of spirit containing up to 1000 litres of alcohol by volume per annum. 11. For the purposes of this determination, the volume of alcohol may be determined by reference to the stated volume and strength of the spirit as packaged. Note: A person who receives duty-free spirit under this determination and fails to account for its use to the satisfaction of the CEO may be liable to pay an amount equal to the duty that would have been payable if this determination had not been made: subsection 77FH(3) of the Excise Act.