Customs By-law No. 1301137 (Cth)

CUSTOMS ACT 1901

CUSTOMS TARIFF ACT 1995

SCHEDULE 4

BY-LAW No. 1301137

I, Geoff Johannes, delegate of the Chief Executive Officer, under section 271 of the Customs Act 1901 make the by-law set out in the Schedule below.

THE SCHEDULE

Item 1

Schedule 4

1.       This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 1301137.

2.       This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 March 2013.

3.       For the purposes of paragraph (a) of item 1 of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff  

Act 1995, scientific instruments or apparatus consigned to organisations listed in

Table A are prescribed:

Table A

The Australian Antarctic Division of the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities

Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy Inc (AURA)

Austin Medical Research Foundation

The Australian Astronomical Observatory

Australian Institute of Marine Science

The Australian Nuclear Science Technology Organisation

The Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency

Baker IDI

The Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research

The Centenary Institute

Children’s Medical Research Institute

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

The Defence Science and Technology Organisation

The Garvan Institute of Medical Research

Geoscience Australia

The Heart Research Institute

Florey Neuroscience Institutes

Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research

Burnet Institute

Mental Health Research Institute

The Menzies School of Health Research

The National Measurement Institute

Prince Henry's Institute

Queensland Institute of Medical Research

Sir Albert Sakzewski Virus Research Centre

St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne

The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research.

4.       For the purposes of paragraph (a) of item 1 of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff

Act 1995, scientific instruments or apparatus consigned to the following are prescribed:

(a)higher education providers within the meaning of the Higher Education Support Act 2003;

(b)all registered training organisations as listed on the National Register under the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011;

(c)schools directly or indirectly funded under the States Grants (Schools Assistance) Act 1984; or

(d)similar scientific or education institutions, approved by the Minister for Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education or by the Minister for School Education.

5.       For the purposes of paragraph (a) of item 1 of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff

Act 1995, spare parts, components or accessories specially designed for use with the scientific instruments or apparatus prescribed in paragraphs 3 and 4 above are prescribed.

6.       For the purposes of paragraph (a) of item 1 of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff

Act 1995, tools specially designed for the maintenance, checking, gauging or repair of scientific instruments or apparatus prescribed in paragraphs 3 and 4 above are prescribed.

7.       For the purposes of this by-law, the “Customs Tariff Act 1995” means the Customs Tariff Act 1995, as amended or proposed to be altered.

Dated this eleventh day of February 2013.

(Signed)

Geoff Johannes

Delegate of the

Chief Executive Officer