Customs Amendment Regulations 2003 (No. 7) (Cth)

Customs Amendment Regulations 2003 (No. 7)1

Statutory Rules 2003 No. 2372

I, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Customs Act 1901.

Dated 11 September 2003

P. M. JEFFERY

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command

CHRISTOPHER MARTIN ELLISON

Minister for Justice and Customs

1Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the Customs Amendment Regulations 2003 (No. 7).

2Commencement

These Regulations commence on gazettal.

3Amendment of Customs Regulations 1926

Schedule 1 amends the Customs Regulations 1926.

Schedule 1Amendments

(regulation 3)

  

[1]Subregulation 131 (1), after definition of imported goods

insert

manufacture, of goods, includes the process of packaging the goods.

[2]Subregulation 135 (2)

substitute

1. (2)

   Subregulation (3) applies if:

   1. (a)

      the amount of import duty paid on the goods is not known by the person making the claim; and

   2. (b)

      an amount of quantitative duty is not applicable to the goods.

2. (3)

   The person may, for the purpose of setting out in the form mentioned in paragraph 134 (1) (d) the amount of the claim, set out an amount calculated using the formula:

where:

P is the price paid for the goods by the person who was the owner of the goods at the time the goods were exported.

R is the ad valorem rate of import duty for the goods.

1. (4)

   Subregulation (5) applies if:

   1. (a)

      the amount of import duty paid on the goods is not known by the person making the claim; and

   2. (b)

      an amount of quantitative duty is applicable to the goods.

2. (5)

   The person may, for the purpose of setting out in the form mentioned in paragraph 134 (1) (d) the amount of the claim, set out an amount calculated using the formula:

where:

Q is the quantitative duty for the goods.

P is the price paid for the goods by the person who was the owner of the goods at the time the goods were exported.

R is the ad valorem rate of import duty for the goods.

1. (6)

   In this regulation:

quantitative duty, for goods, is the import duty calculated by reference to:

1. (a)

   the actual quantities of the goods; or

2. (b)

   the actual quantities of a component of the goods;

in accordance with the Customs Tariff.

Notes

1. These Regulations amend Statutory Rules 1926 No. 203, as amended by 1927 Nos. 17, 95 and 121; 1928 Nos. 47, 57, 74 and 95; 1929 Nos. 25, 56 and 127; 1930 Nos. 91, 138 and 140; 1931 Nos. 16, 42 and 90; 1932 No. 90; 1933 Nos. 21, 105, 106 and 129; 1934 Nos. 109 and 127; 1935 Nos. 1, 41, 69 and 113; 1936 Nos. 49 and 163; 1938 No. 111; 1939 No. 157; 1940 Nos. 203 and 256; 1946 Nos. 127 and 161; 1947 Nos. 29, 83, 94 and 152; 1948 No. 156; 1949 Nos. 34, 78, 95 and 111; 1950 No. 17; 1951 Nos. 34, 38, 71, 99, 106, 109 and 159; 1952 No. 96; 1953 No. 102; 1954 No. 21; 1955 Nos. 15, 32 and 66; 1956 Nos. 71, 83, 91 and 127; 1957 Nos. 57 and 76; 1958 No. 86; 1959 No. 106; 1960 Nos. 29 and 70; 1961 Nos. 60 and 144; 1962 Nos. 102 and 103; 1963 No. 149; 1964 No. 141; 1965 Nos. 86, 121 and 194; 1966 Nos. 15 and 173; 1967; Nos. 9 and 179; 1968 No. 68; 1969 Nos. 69, 77, 133, 152 and 186; 1970 Nos. 104, 113 and 170; 1971 Nos. 9, 59 and 170; 1972 No. 96; 1973 Nos. 155, 251, 257 and 268; 1974 Nos. 29 and 112; 1976 Nos. 261 and 262; 1977 Nos. 68, 137 and 188; 1978 Nos. 32, 147, 180 and 195; 1979 Nos. 181, 275 and 277; 1980 Nos. 109, 255, 372 and 377; 1981 Nos. 162, 265 and 382; 1982 Nos. 140, 255, 311, 335 and 404 and Act No. 108, 1982; Statutory Rules 1983 Nos. 92, 93, 327, 328, 329 and 330 and Act No. 101, 1983; Statutory Rules 1984 Nos. 13, 18, 137, 319 and 462; 1985 Nos. 12, 71, 76, 126, 306 and 308; 1986 Nos. 77, 91, 94, 144, 174, 175, 176, 215, 248, 361, 363, 367 and 368; 1987 Nos. 72, 102, 103, 124, 140, 162, 244, 297 and 316; 1988 Nos. 111, 179, 207, 260 and 270; 1989 Nos. 100, 101, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 243, 260 and 409; 1990 Nos. 6, 8, 123, 147, 148, 189, 217, 220, 222, 248, 274 and 450; 1991 Nos. 30, 109, 129, 139, 140, 228, 290, 316 and 384; 1992 Nos. 72, 175, 277 (as amended by 1992 No. 326), 328, 343, 344, 447 and 464; 1993 Nos. 66, 158 and 339; 1994 Nos. 53, 82, 183, 311, 312, 351, 366, 367, 391 and 435; 1995 Nos. 99, 136, 244, 313, 321, 352, 423 and 424; 1996 Nos. 42, 43, 134, 326 and 327; 1997 Nos. 52, 70, 79, 89, 128, 131, 255, 284, 378, 379 and 422; 1998 Nos. 38, 101, 212, 229, 276 and 278; 1999 Nos. 35, 131, 149, 270, 323 and 330; 2000 Nos. 13, 74, 93, 141, 142, 173, 174, 210, 241, 252, 287, 349 and 350; 2001 Nos. 30, 63, 89, 119, 211 and 335; 2002 Nos. 28, 98, 138, 195, 256, 310, 328 and 329; 2003 Nos. 16, 51, 65, 178, 186 and 227.

2. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette