Customs Amendment Regulations 2004 (No. 8) (Cth)

Customs Amendment Regulations 2004 (No. 8)¹

Statutory Rules 2004 No. 366²

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 16 December 2004

P. M. JEFFERY

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command

CHRISTOPHER MARTIN ELLISON

Minister for Justice and Customs

1. Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the Customs Amendment Regulations 2004 (No. 8).

1. Commencement

These Regulations commence on 13 January 2005.

1. Amendment of Customs Regulations 1926

Schedule 1 amends the Customs Regulations 1926.

1. Transitional: change in cargo reporting requirements

(1)This regulation sets out how the change from the old cargo reporting requirements to the new cargo reporting requirements that takes effect on 13 January 2005 applies in various circumstances.

(2)The old cargo reporting requirements continue to apply in relation to a ship that is on a voyage to a port in Australia if a cargo report for the port, or for any previous port in Australia on the same voyage:

(a)was communicated to Customs before 13 January 2005; or

(b)was required to be communicated to Customs before 13 January 2005.

(3)The new cargo reporting requirements do not apply in relation to a ship on a voyage mentioned in subregulation (2).

(4)In this regulation:

Act means the Customs Act 1901.

new cargo reporting requirements means the cargo reporting requirements set out in section 64AB of the Act (as amended by Schedule 6 to the Customs Legislation Amendment (Airport, Port and Cargo Security) Act 2004) and regulations 26B and 26C of the Regulations (which are inserted by Schedule 1).

old cargo reporting requirements means the cargo reporting requirements set out in section 64AB of the Act, immediately before its amendment by Schedule 6 to the Customs Legislation Amendment (Airport, Port and Cargo Security) Act 2004.

Regulations means the Customs Regulations 1926.

Schedule 1          Amendments

(regulation 3)

[1]          After regulation 25

insert

1. Impending arrival reports: prescribed period

For paragraph 64 (1) (a) of the Act, the prescribed period is 48 hours.

26AImpending arrival reports: specified period for certain kinds of journeys

For paragraph 64 (1) (b) of the Act, the period of 24 hours is specified for a journey that is likely to take less than 48 hours from the time of departure from the last port (whether that port is inside or outside Australia).

26BCargo reports: prescribed period

For paragraph 64AB (2) (a) of the Act, the prescribed period is 48 hours.

26CCargo reports: specified period for certain kinds of voyages

For paragraph 64AB (2) (b) of the Act, the period of 24 hours is specified for a voyage that is likely to take less than 48 hours from the time of departure from the last port outside Australia to its first port in Australia.

[2]          After regulation 30

insert

30APassenger reports: prescribed period

For paragraph 64ACA (5) (a) of the Act, the prescribed period is 48 hours.

30BPassenger reports: specified period for certain kinds of journeys

For paragraph 64ACA (5) (b) of the Act, the period of 24 hours is specified for a journey that is likely to take less than 48 hours from the time of departure from the last port (whether that port is inside or outside Australia).

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, 227, 237, 249 and 319; 2004 Nos. 88, 165, 243, 258, 259, 364 and 365.

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 23 December 2004.