Customs By-law No. 9740004 (Cth)

CUSTOMS ACT 1901

CUSTOMS TARIFF ACT 1995

PART II OF SCHEDULE 4

BY-LAW NO. 9740004

I, MARION ESTELLE GRANT, delegate of the Chief Executive Officer for  

the purposes of section 271 of the Customs Act 1901, hereby make the

by-law set out in the Schedule hereto.  

Unless the context otherwise requires, where a description of goods

is specified in a by-law set out in the Schedule hereto, the goods to  

which that by-law applies by virtue of that description are such goods

to which that description would apply if it were specified in the      

tariff classification in Schedule 3 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995

that applies to those goods.

Unless the context otherwise requires, any word or phrase used in a    

reference in a by-law set out in the Schedule hereto has the same      

meaning as if it were used in the tariff classification in Schedule 3  

to the Customs Tariff Act 1995 that applies to those goods to which

that reference in that by-law applies.

                THE SCHEDULE

BY-LAW NO. 9740004

Item 20B

Part II of Schedule 4

1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 9740004.            

2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 13 March 1997.           

3. Item 20B in Part II of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995

applies to goods which have been repaired or renovated overseas     

as part of a batch repair process and imported into Australia      

to replace defective goods exported from Australia, provided the   

imported goods are:  

(a) not new or upgraded versions of the exported goods; and        

(b) not replacing goods that have reached the end of their         

effective operational life.  

4. For the purposes of this by-law, "batch repair process" means a    

system of repairing or renovating goods whereby defective goods    

are exchanged for identical goods which have already undergone     

repair or renovation while the defective goods are stored until    

sufficient numbers are available for economical repair or          

renovation.  

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5. For the purposes of subparagraph 3(b) of this by-law, goods that   

have reached the end of their effective operational life include   

goods which are worn out or not otherwise capable of being         

repaired or renovated economically through the batch repair        

process.  

6. 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 fifth day of March 1997.

MARION ESTELLE GRANT

Delegate of the Chief Executive Officer