Customs Act 1901 CEO Instrument of Approval No. 86 of 2005 (Cth)

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

CEO Instrument of Approval No. 86 of 2005

Customs Act 1901

I, LIONEL BARRIE WOODWARD, Chief Executive Officer of Customs, under section 4A and subsection 71DA(3) of the Customs Act 1901 approve the attached “Notice to Produce Documents Pursuant to section 71DA of the Customs Act 1901 (B651 AUG/05)” form as an approved form for the purposes of making, by document, a requirement for the delivery of documents or information in respect of an import declaration.

This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.

Dated:  28 September 2005

LIONEL BARRIE WOODWARD

Chief Executive Officer of Customs

To:

Under subsection 71DA(2) of the Customs Act 1901, I require the owner of the goods specified below to deliver to me commercial documents and/or information as set out below.

Details of goods:

Import Declaration ID:

Name of owner:

Name of Broker (if any):

Name of ship or aircraft that imported the goods:

Date of arrival of the goods in Australia (at the port/airport):

Details of commercial documents and/or information required:

Customs details:

Name of Customs Officer:	Email address:
Workgroup:	Telephone:
State:	Facsimile:
Signature:	Date:

Subsection 71DA(2) of the Customs Act 1901 provides:

(2) If an officer doing duty in relation to import declarations believes, on reasonable grounds, that the owner of goods to which an import declaration relates has custody or control of commercial documents, or has, or can obtain, information, relating to the goods that will assist the officer to determine whether this Act has been or is being complied with in respect of the goods, the officer may require the owner:

a)   to deliver to the officer the commercial documents in respect of the goods that are in the owner’s custody or control (including any such documents that had been previously been delivered to an officer and had been returned to the owner); or

b)   to deliver to the officer such information, in writing, relating to the goods (being information of a kind specified in the notice) as is within the knowledge of the owner or as the owner is reasonably able to obtain.

B651 AUG/05