Customs Legislation Amendment (Import Processing Charges) Act 2005 (Cth)

Customs Legislation Amendment (Import Processing Charges) Act 2005

No. 91, 2005

An Act to amend the Customs Act 1901, and for related purposes

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Customs Legislation Amendment (Import Processing Charges) Act 2005

No. 91, 2005

An Act to amend the Customs Act 1901, and for related purposes

[Assented to 6 July 2005]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1Short title

This Act may be cited as the Customs Legislation Amendment (Import Processing Charges) Act 2005.

2Commencement

1. (1)

   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table	The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.	6 July 2005
2. Schedule 1, item 1	Immediately after the commencement of item 44 of Schedule 3 to the Customs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2002.	19 July 2005
3. Schedule 1, item 2	Immediately after the commencement of item 19 of Schedule 3 to the Customs Legislation Amendment and Repeal (International Trade Modernisation) Act 2001.	19 July 2005
4. Schedule 1, items 3 and 4	Immediately after the commencement of item 119 of Schedule 3 to the Customs Legislation Amendment and Repeal (International Trade Modernisation) Act 2001.	19 July 2005
5. Schedule 1, items 5 to 7	Immediately after the commencement of items 6 to 11 of Schedule 1 to the Customs Legislation Amendment (Application of International Trade Modernisation and Other Measures) Act 2004.	19 July 2005
6. Schedule 1, item 8	Immediately after the commencement of item 37 of Schedule 3 to the Customs Legislation Amendment and Repeal (International Trade Modernisation) Act 2001.	19 July 2005
7. Schedule 1, items 9 to 12	Immediately after the commencement of sections 3 to 6 of the Import Processing Charges Act 2001.	19 July 2005
8. Schedule 1, item 13	Immediately after the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Import Processing Charges (Amendment and Repeal) Act 2002.	19 July 2005

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally passed by the Parliament and assented to. It will not be expanded to deal with provisions inserted in this Act after assent.

1. (2)

   Column 3 of the table contains additional information that is not part of this Act. Information in this column may be added to or edited in any published version of this Act.

3Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1Amendments

Customs Act 1901

1. 1

   Subsection 4(1) (definition of screening charge)

   Repeal the definition.

2. 2

   Subsection 4(1) (definition of self‑assessed clearance declaration charge)

   Repeal the definition.

3

Section 64ABC

Repeal the section.

4

Section 67EA

Omit “sections 64AB and 64ABC”, substitute “section 64AB”.

5

Subsection 71AAAL(1)

Omit “(other than self‑assessed clearance declaration charge)”.

6

Paragraph 71AAAP(6)(b)

Omit “(other than self‑assessed clearance declaration charge)”.

7

Section 71AAA

Repeal the section.

8

Section 71AAB

Repeal the section.

Import Processing Charges Act 2001

1. 9

   Subsection 3(1) (paragraphs (a) and (b) of the definition of import processing charge)

   Repeal the paragraphs.

2. 10

   Subsection 3(1) (definition of reportable document)

   Repeal the definition.

11

Subsections 4(1) and (2)

Repeal the subsections.

12

Subsection 5(1)

Repeal the subsection.

13

Subsection 5(2)

Repeal the subsection.

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 26 May 2005

Senate on 14 June 2005]

(83/05)