[no bill text published] New cost-recovery charges for the administration of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Customs Charges Imposition) Bill 2025
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
Regulations can now set charges to recover costs for administering the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act.
The Minister must be satisfied that a charge recovers no more than the Commonwealth's likely costs before it is set.
Regulations can set a fixed price for a charge; they can also set a calculation method.
Regulations can provide exemptions from these charges.
The Act binds the Crown of States and Territories; it does not bind the Commonwealth.
The Act bans taxes on State property.