Customs By-law Nos. 9640030 to 9640051 (Cth)

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CUSTOMS ACT 1901

CUSTOMS TARIFF ACT 1995

PART I OF SCHEDULE 4

BY-LAW NOS. 9640030 TO 9640051

I, Richard Janeczko, delegate of the Chief Executive Officer for the purposes of section 271 of the Customs Act 1901, hereby make the by-laws set out in the Schedule hereto.

Unless the context otherwise requires, where a description of goods is specified in a by-law set out 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.

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. 9640030

Item 16

Part I of Schedule 4

1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 9640030.            

2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 July 1996.            

3. Item 16 in Part I of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995

applies to goods of a scientific nature that are imported in       

accordance with an agreement or arrangement between the            

Government of Australia and the government of another country on   

co-operation in the field of science and technology, provided      

that the Minister has approved in writing, prior to entry for      

home consumption, the kinds and quantities of the goods imported   

and the uses to which the goods are to be put.  

4. 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.

BY-LAW NO. 9640031

Item 4

Part I of Schedule 4

1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 9640031.            

2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 July 1996.            

3. Item 4 in Part I of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995

applies to goods that, at the time they are entered for home       

consumption, are:  

(i) owned by the government of a country other than Australia;   

and  

(ii) for the official use of that government and are not to be    

used for purposes of trade; and  

(iii) required, in accordance with an agreement or arrangement     

between the Government of Australia and the government of    

another country, to be allowed entry into Australia free     

of Customs duty.     

4. 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.

BY-LAW NO. 9640032

Item 4

Part I of Schedule 4

1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 9640032.            

2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 July 1996.            

3. Item 4 in Part I of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995

applies to goods that, at the time they are entered for home       

consumption, are:  

(i) owned by the government of a country other than Australia;    

and  

(ii) for the official use of that government and are not to be     

used for purposes of trade,  

provided that the Minister has approved in writing, prior to       

entry for home consumption, the kinds and quantities of the goods  

imported and the uses to which the goods are to be put.            

4. 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.

BY-LAW NO. 9640033

Item 8

Part I of Schedule 4

1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 9640033.            

2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 July 1996.            

3. Item 8 in Part I of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995

applies to goods, being:     

(1) the personal effects, furniture and household goods (other     

than motor vehicles, cigarettes, cigars, tobacco or            

spirituous liquors) of a member of a Papua New Guinea          

Visiting Force or of the civilian component or of a            

dependent, subject to the following conditions:                

(a) the goods are imported at the time of the first arrival    

of the member to take up service in Australia, or, in      

the case of a dependent at the time of the first arrival   

of the dependent to join a member; and  

(b) the member or dependent lodges an undertaking with the     

     Regional Director that the goods will not be sold, traded, 

exchanged, hired out, donated or otherwise disposed of     

in Australia within a period of two years immediately      

after the date of their importation, unless:               

(i) prior written approval has been obtained from the     

Regional Director; and  

(ii) unless the Regional Director determines otherwise,    

          the duty which would have been otherwise payable on the

goods on the date on which they were entered for home 

consumption is paid;  

(2) regulation military uniforms imported by a member of a Papua   

New Guinea Visiting Force, for that person's use;              

(3) motor vehicles imported by a member of a Papua New Guinea      

Visiting Force or of the civilian component, being a motor     

vehicle owned and used outside Australia by the member during  

the period of three months immediately preceding his first     

departure for Australia, provided that the motor vehicle       

remains in the use, ownership and possession of that member    

or, with the written permission of the Regional Director, of another   

member during the period of two years immediately after        

the date of its importation, UNDER SECURITY.                   

4. For the purposes of this by-law, "Visiting Force", "civilian       

component" and "dependent" have the meanings expressed in Section  

1 of the Agreement between the Governments of Australia and Papua  

New Guinea concerning the status of members of a "Visiting Force"  

in a "Receiving State" which entered into force on 16 September    

1975, ie.,  

(a) "Visiting Force" means members, including loan personnel or    

units of the Defence Force of one State when in the territory  

of the other State in connection with activities by            

arrangement between the two States, provided that the two      

States may arrange that certain individuals from units or      

formations shall not be regarded as constituting or being      

included in a Visiting Force;  

   (b) "civilian component" means civilian personnel in the           

Receiving State who, not being nationals nor persons           

ordinarily resident in the Receiving State;  

(i) are employed by or in the service of a Visiting Force    

or an authorised service organisation;                    

(ii) are serving with an organisation that with the approval  

of the authorities of the Receiving State is             

accompanying a Visiting Force, or  

(iii) are attached to or accompanying the Visiting Force,      

but does not include a dependent;  

(c) "dependent" means a person who is neither a national of nor    

ordinarily resident in the Receiving State and who in          

   relation to a member of a Visiting Force or of the civilian    

component is:  

(i) the spouse of the member;  

(ii) a part of the family of the member residing with the     

member;  

(iii) in the custody, care or charge of the member; or         

(iv) wholly or mainly maintained by the member, other than    

 as a servant or a member of the servant's family.        

5. For the purposes of this by-law, "loan personnel" means members    

of, and "loan serviceman" means a member of, the Australian        

Visiting Force on loan and attached to the Papua New Guinea        

Defence Force under section 30(2) of the Defence Act 1974 of       

Papua New Guinea.  

6. For the purposes of this by-law, "at the time of the first         

arrival" means any time during the period extending from six       

months before to six months after the date of first arrival in     

Australia of the member or dependent, as the case may be, or       

such further period as the Regional Director may allow.                     

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.

BY-LAW NO. 9640034

Item 8

Part I of Schedule 4

1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 9640034.            

2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 July 1996.             

3. Item 8 in Part I of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995

applies to goods, being:  

(1) the personal effects, furniture and household goods (other     

than motor vehicles, cigarettes, cigars, tobacco or            

spirituous liquors) of a member of a Singapore Force, a        

civilian component of such a force or of a dependent,          

subject to the following conditions:  

(a) the goods are imported at the time of the first arrival    

of that person in Australia or, thereafter within six      

  months or, such further period as may be approved in       

writing by the Regional Director; and  

(b) that person gives a security or undertaking to the         

Regional Director that the goods will not be sold, traded  

exchanged, hired out, donated or otherwise disposed        

of within Australia within a period of two years           

immediately after the date of their importation, unless:   

   (i) prior written approval is obtained from the           

Regional Director; and  

(ii) unless the Regional Director determines otherwise, an 

amount equal to the duty otherwise payable on the goods

on the date on which they were entered for home       

consumption in Australia, is paid;  

(2) regulation military uniforms imported by a member of a         

Singapore Force, for that person's use;  

(3) motor vehicles imported by a member of a Singapore Force, by   

a civilian component or by a dependent, being:                 

(a) a motor vehicle used outside Australia by that person      

throughout the period of three months immediately          

preceding their first departure for Australia, provided    

a security or undertaking is given to the Regional Director

that the motor vehicle will remain in the use,             

ownership and possession of that person or, with the       

written permission of the Regional Director, of another    

member of a Singapore Force, civilian component of such a  

Force or dependent, throughout the period of two years     

immediately after the date of its importation, or          

(b) a motor vehicle for the use of that person, not being a    

motor vehicle of a kind described in the preceding sub-    

paragraph, which is intended to be exported, provided a    

security or undertaking is given to the Regional Director          

that the vehicle will be exported within twelve months     

from the date of its importation or within such further    

period as may be approved in writing by the Regional Director.     

4. For the purposes of this by-law:  

(a) "a Singapore Force" means any body, contingent or detachment   

of any naval, land or air forces of Singapore, when stationed  

in the territory of Australia or when present there in         

connection with their official duties;                          

(b) "civilian component of such a Force" means the civilian        

personnel accompanying a Singapore Force, who are employed in  

the service of a Singapore Force, or by a department or        

authority of the Government of Singapore having functions      

relating to the armed forces or to defence matters, and who    

are not stateless persons, nor nationals of, nor ordinarily    

resident in Australia; and  

(c) "dependent" means a person, not ordinarily resident in         

Australia, who:  

- belongs to the family of; or  

- is in the custody, charge or care of; or  

- is wholly or mainly maintained or employed by,               

a member of a Singapore Force or a civilian component of such  

a Force.  

5. For the purposes of this by-law, "imported" and "importation"      

includes lawfully delivered from a Customs warehouse or from       

continuous Customs control.  

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.  

BY-LAW NO. 9640035

Item 8

Part I of Schedule 4

1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 9640035.            

2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 July 1996.             

3. Item 8 in Part I of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995

applies to goods, being:  

(1) the personal effects, furniture and household goods (other than 

    motor vehicles, cigarettes,   cigars, tobacco or spirituous liquors)

  of a member of the United States Forces or of the civilian component

     or of a dependent, subject to the following conditions:            

(a)the goods are imported at the time of the first arrival of the 

member to take up service in Australia or in the case of a     

dependent at the time of the first arrival of the dependent to 

join a member; and  

(b)the member or dependent Lodges an undertaking with the Regional

Director that the goods will not be sold, traded, exchanged,   

hired out, donated, or otherwise disposed of in Australia within

a period of two years immediately after the date of their      

importation, unless:  

   (i) prior written approval has been obtained from the          

Regional Director; and  

(ii) unless the Regional Director determines otherwise,         

the duty which would have been otherwise payable on the    

goods on the date on which they were entered for home      

consumption is paid;  

(2) regulation military uniforms imported by a member of the United

States Forces, for that person's use;  

(3) motor vehicles imported by a member of the United States Forces

or of the civilian component, being goods as follows:          

(a)   a motor vehicle owned and used outside Australia by the    

member during the period of six months immediately preceding

his first departure for Australia, provided that the motor 

vehicle remains in the use, ownership and possession of that

member or, with the written permission of the Regional     

Director, of another member during the period of two years 

immediately after the date of its importation,             

UNDER SECURITY;  

(b)   a motor vehicle for the personal use of the member, not    

being a motor vehicle of a kind described in the preceding 

sub-paragraph, which is intended to be exported, provided  

that the vehicle is exported within three years from the   

date of its importation or within such extended period as  

      may be approved by the Regional Director, UNDER SECURITY.  

With the written permission of the Regional Director a motor

vehicle imported under this sub-paragraph may be transferred

to another member provided that it is exported by the latter

member within three years from the date of its importation 

or within such extended period as may be approved in writing

by the Regional Director, UNDER SECURITY;                  

(4) goods (other than tobacco products, spirituous liquors or fur  

apparel) imported from the United States through military post 

offices by a member of the United States Forces or of the      

civilian component or a dependent, that have a value not       

exceeding $US130, being goods as follows:  

(a)  goods which are personally consumable or goods of a kind    

which when in use are worn or carried on the person or goods

which are normally carried in hand baggage when travelling, 

and are required to fill a current need;  

(b)  unsolicited gifts sent by persons resident overseas in      

recognition or appreciation of an occasion or event,        

 which would not usually occur more than once annually.      

4.  For the purposes of this by-law, "member of the United States     

Forces or of the civilian component or a dependent", has the      

meaning expressed in Article 1 of the Agreement concerning the    

status of United States Forces in Australia, which entered into   

force on 9 May 1963, ie.,

(a)   "member of the United States Forces" means a person belonging 

to the land, sea or air armed services of the United States in

Australia in connection with activities agreed upon by the   

Governments of Australia and the United States of America,   

other than those for whom status is provided for otherwise   

(eg., a person having diplomatic or consular status);         

(b)   "member of the civilian component" means a civilian person in 

Australia in connection with activities agreed upon by the   

Governments of Australia and the United States of America, who

is neither a national of, nor ordinarily resident in

Australia, but who is:

(i) employed by United States Forces or by military sales    

  exchanges, commissaries, officers' clubs, enlisted mens' 

  clubs or other facilities established for the benefit or 

  welfare of United States personnel and officially        

  recognised by the United States authorities as           

  non-appropriated fund activities; or  

(ii) serving with an organisation which, with the approval of

the Government of Australia,    is accompanying the     

United States Forces;  

(c)   "dependent" means a person in Australia who is the spouse of, 

or other relative who depends for support upon, a member of  

the United States Forces or of the civilian component.       

5.  For the purposes of this by-law, "at the time of the first arrival"

means any time in a period extending from six months before to six

months after the date of first arrival in Australia of the member 

or dependent, as the case may be, or such further period as the   

Regional Director may allow.

6.  For the purposes of this by-law, "military post offices" means    

those U.S. postal establishments Located at Alice Springs, N.T.,  

at North West Cape, W.A., at St. Peters, N.S.W., at Woomera, S.A.,

at Melbourne, Vic. and at Canberra, A.C.T.

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.  

BY-LAW NO. 9640036

Item 8

Part I of Schedule 4

1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 9640036.            

2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 July 1996.            

3. Item 8 in Part I of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995

applies to goods for commissaries that are for use by or for       

sale to persons the subject of a Status of Forces Agreement        

between the Government of Australia and the government of another  

country.  

4. This by-law does not apply to:  

(a) goods that are not for the use of persons referred to in the   

above paragraph;  

(b) goods that are to be sold or otherwise disposed of by or on    

behalf of a person referred to in the above paragraph to a     

person not referred to in the above paragraph; and             

(c) goods that the Minister has not approved of in writing as      

regards the kind of goods and the quantity of such goods.      

5. 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.         

BY-LAW NO. 9640037

Item 9

Part I of Schedule 4

1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 9640037.            

2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 July 1996.            

3. Item 9 in Part I of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995

applies to goods imported by traditional inhabitants of the area   

covered by the Torres Strait Treaty, for use by such traditional   

inhabitants in the performance of traditional activities in, or    

in the vicinity of, the Protected Zone.  

4. For the purposes of this by-law, "traditional inhabitants" means   

persons who:  

(i) are Torres Strait Islanders who live in the Protected Zone   

or the adjacent coastal area of Australia; and               

(ii) are citizens of Australia; and  

(iii) maintain traditional customary associations with areas or    

features in, or in the vicinity of, the Protected Zone in    

relation to their subsistence or livelihood or social,       

cultural or religious activities.  

5. For the purposes of this by-law, "traditional activities" means    

activities performed by the traditional inhabitants in accordance  

with local tradition, and includes, when so performed:             

(i) activities on land, including gardening, collection of food  

and hunting;     

(ii) activities on water, including traditional fishing;          

(iii) religious and secular ceremonies or gatherings for social    

purposes, for example, marriage celebrations and settlement  

of disputes; and  

(iv) barter and market trade.  

In the application of this definition, except in relation to       

activities of a commercial nature, "traditional" shall be          

interpreted liberally and in the light of prevailing customs.      

6. For the purposes of this by-law, "in the vicinity" means an area   

adjacent to the Protected Zone declared by the Minister, by        

virtue of a notice published in the Gazette, to be an area in the  

vicinity of the Protected Zone.  

7. For the purposes of this by-law, "Protected Zone" means the zone   

established under Article 10 of the Torres Strait Treaty, being    

the area bounded by the line described in Annex 9 to that Treaty.  

8. 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.          

BY-LAW NO. 9640038

Item 16

Part I of Schedule 4

1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 9640038.            

2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 July 1996.            

3. Item 16 in Part I of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995

applies to goods of a scientific nature that are:                  

(i) imported in accordance with an agreement or arrangement       

between the Government of Australia and the government of     

another country on co-operation in the field of science and   

technology; and  

(ii) required, in accordance with that agreement or arrangement,   

to be allowed entry into Australia free of Customs duty.      

4. 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.  

BY-LAW NO. 9640039

Item 12

Part I of Schedule 4

1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 9640039.            

2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 July 1996.            

3. Item 12 in Part I of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995

applies to FM systems, designed for use as, or with, hearing       

aids, consisting of the following:  

(a) chargers/carrying cases; and  

(b) FM microphones/transmitters; and  

(c) FM receivers with or without in-built microphones.             

4. 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.

BY-LAW NO. 9640040

Item 12

Part I of Schedule 4

1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 9640040.            

2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 July 1996.            

3. Item 12 in Part I of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995

applies to braille information handling or processing systems,     

capable of all of the following:  

(a) editing;  

(b) displaying on screen;       

(c) printing;  

(d) retrieving;  

(e) storing.  

4. 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.  

BY-LAW NO. 9640041

Item 12

Part I of Schedule 4

1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 9640041.            

2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 July 1996.            

3. Item 12 in Part I of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995

applies to artificial larynxes.      

4. 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.

BY-LAW NO. 9640042

Item 12

Part I of Schedule 4

1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 9640042.            

2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 July 1996.            

3. Item 12 in Part I of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995

applies to pedestrian safety equipment for the blind, being        

braille tiles and braille road rivets.  

4. 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.

BY-LAW NO. 9640043

Item 12

Part I of Schedule 4

1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 9640043.            

2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 July 1996.            

3. Item 12 in Part II of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995

applies to reading machines, capable of converting printed         

matter into tactile images thus enabling the blind to read by      

the sense of touch.  

4. 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.

BY-LAW NO. 9640044

Item 12

Part I of Schedule 4

1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 9640044.            

2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 July 1996.            

3. Item 12 in Part I of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995

applies to reading machines, capable of converting printed         

matter into speech.  

4. 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.

BY-LAW NO. 9640045

Item 12

Part I of Schedule 4

1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 9640045.            

2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 July 1996.            

3. Item 12 in Part I of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995

applies to reading systems, capable of scanning printed matter     

and reproducing the enlarged text on a screen.  

4. 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.

BY-LAW NO. 9640046

Item 12

Part I of Schedule 4

1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 9640046.            

2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 July 1996.            

3. Item 12 in Part I of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995

applies to hand held sensors, capable of indicating obstacles       

in the user's path.  

4. 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.     

BY-LAW NO. 9640047

Item 12

Part I of Schedule 4

1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 9640047.            

2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 July 1996.            

3. Item 12 in Part I of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995

applies to sound reproducers or sound reproducers and sound        

recorders, having a power output rms of less than 2.5 W, using a   

magnetic tape as the recorded or recording medium, monophonic, DC   

or AC/DC operated, designed for carrying in the hand or on the     

person, with colour coded, raised symbol control keys and dual     

playing speeds.  

4. 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.  

BY-LAW NO. 9640048

Item 12

Part I of Schedule 4

1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 9640048.            

2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 July 1996.            

3. Item 12 in Part I of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995

applies to sound reproducers or sound recorders and reproducers,    

in which the tape can be played at up to double normal speed       

without a change in tape voice pitch.  

4. 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.  

BY-LAW NO. 9640049

Item 12

Part I of Schedule 4

1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 9640049.            

2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 July 1996.            

3. Item 12 in Part I of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995

applies to telecommunications equipment, being integrated units    

incorporating both of the following, whether or not also           

incorporating a printer:  

(a) keyboard;  

(b) visual display screen.  

4. 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.  

BY-LAW NO. 9640050

Item 15

Part I of Schedule 4

1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 9640050.       

2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 July 1996.        

3. Item 15 in Part I of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995

applies to goods imported or despatched by persons stationed     

outside Australia and who are members of the armed services of   

Australia (including auxiliary services thereto) as follows:     

(a) souvenirs, gifts and other goods, not being goods that    

are:

    (i) tobacco products, spirituous liquors or spirituous    

        beverages;

   (ii) intended for sale, exchange or trade; or

(iii) in excess of a value of $50 per calendar year per

person aforesaid stationed outside Australia;

(b) tobacco products not in excess of 2 500 g per calendar

year per person aforesaid stationed outside Australia;

(c) tobacco products imported as personal baggage by a person

aforesaid stationed outside Australia who has returned to

Australia for authorised Leave, not being tobacco products

in excess of the lesser of the following two quantities:

     (i) 250 g of tobacco products for each week of authorised

      leave; or

     (ii) 2 500 g of tobacco products.

4. For the purposes of this by-law, "members of the Armed

Services of Australia (including auxiliary services thereto)"

means personnel of the Australian Defence Force on service

under the terms of the Five Power Defence Arrangements

(Department of Foreign Affairs Treaty Series 1971 No. 21).

5. 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.

BY-LAW NO. 9640051

Item 15

Part I of Schedule 4

1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 9640051.

2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 July 1996.

3. Item 15 in Part I of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995

applies to motor vehicles imported by a member of the Forces

of Canada, New Zealand or the United Kingdom being goods, as

follows:

(a) a motor vehicle owned and used outside Australia by the

member during the period of six months immediately

preceding his first departure for Australia, provided

that the motor vehicle remains in the use, ownership and

possession of that member or, with the permission of the

Regional Director, of another member during the period of

two years immediately after the date of its importation,

UNDER SECURITY;

(b) a motor vehicle for the personal use of the member, not

being a motor vehicle of a kind described in the preceding

sub-paragraph, which is intended to be exported, provided

that the vehicle is exported within three years from the

date of its importation or within such extended period as

may be approved by the Regional Director, UNDER SECURITY.

With the permission of the Regional Director, a motor

vehicle imported under this sub-paragraph may be

transferred to another member provided that it is exported

by the latter member within three years from the date of

importation or within such extended period as may be

approved by the Regional Director, UNDER SECURITY.

4. For the purposes of this by-law, "member of the Forces of

Canada, New Zealand or the United Kingdom" means a person

belonging to the land, sea or air armed services of those

countries temporarily serving in Australia under arrangements

agreed on by the Government of Australia and the Governments

of Canada, New Zealand or the United Kingdom.

5. 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 15th day of May 1996

Richard Janeczko   .

Delegate of the Chief Executive Officer

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