Customs Amendment (Alcoholic Beverages) Act 2000 (Cth)

Customs Amendment (Alcoholic Beverages) Act 2000

No. 84, 2000

Customs Amendment (Alcoholic Beverages) Act 2000

No. 84, 2000

An Act to amend the Customs Act 1901, and for related purposes

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Customs Amendment (Alcoholic Beverages) Act 2000

No. 84, 2000

An Act to amend the Customs Act 1901, and for related purposes

[Assented to 30 June 2000]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1Short title

This Act may be cited as the Customs Amendment (Alcoholic Beverages) Act 2000.

2Commencement

This Act commences on 1 July 2000.

3Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendment of the Customs Act 1901

1

Part VA (heading)

Repeal the heading, substitute:

Part VA—Special provisions relating to customable beverages

2

Section 103 (definition of bulk container)

Omit “spirit”, substitute “customable beverage”.

3

Section 103

Insert:

customable beverage means like customable goods (within the meaning of section 69):

1. (a)

   that are described in Chapter 22 of Schedule 3 to the Customs Tariff; and

2. (b)

   that are prescribed.

4

Section 103 (definition of spirit)

Repeal the definition.

5

Section 104

Omit “spirit”, substitute “customable beverage”.

Note: The heading to section 104 is altered by omitting “Spirit” and substituting “Customable beverage”.

6

Subsection 105(1)

Omit “Spirit”, substitute “Customable beverage”.

Note: The heading to section 105 is altered by omitting “spirit” and substituting “customable beverage”.

7

Paragraphs 105(1)(a) and (b)

Omit “spirit”, substitute “customable beverage”.

8

Subsection 105(2)

Omit “spirit” (first occurring), substitute “customable beverage”.

9

Paragraph 105(2)(a)

Omit “is from time to time prescribed”, substitute “the CEO approves in writing”.

10

Paragraph 105(2)(b)

Omit “spirit”, substitute “customable beverage”.

11

After paragraph 273GA(1)(b)

Insert:

1. (baa)

   a decision of the CEO giving an approval, or refusing to give an approval, under paragraph 105(2)(a);

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 6 April 2000

Senate on 22 June 2000]

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