Customs (Prohibited Exports) Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 1) (Cth)

Customs (Prohibited Exports) Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 1)¹

Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 4

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 15 February 2007

P. M. JEFFERY

Governor‑General

By His Excellency’s Command

CHRISTOPHER MARTIN ELLISON

Minister for Justice and Customs

Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 1).

Commencement

These Regulations commence on the day after they are registered.

Amendment of Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958

Schedule 1 amends the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958.

Schedule 1 Amendment

(regulation 3)

[1] After regulation 13CP

insert

13CQExportation of certain goods to Iran

(1)In this regulation:

authorised person means an employee of the Department administered by the Foreign Minister, authorised in writing by the Foreign Minister to give permissions under this regulation.

listed goods means the goods in the list (if any) determined by the Foreign Minister under regulation 18 of the Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions —Iran) Regulations 2007.

(2)The exportation of listed goods, the immediate or final destination of which is, or is intended to be, Iran is prohibited unless the written permission of the Foreign Minister or an authorised person is shown to a Collector at or before the time of exportation.

(3)A permission to export goods granted under subregulation (2) may state, in relation to the exportation:

(a)conditions or requirements, including times for compliance, to which the exportation is subject; and

(b)the quantity of the goods that may be exported; and

(c)the circumstances in which the goods may be exported.

(4)When deciding whether to give permission under subregulation (2), the Foreign Minister or an authorised person must take into account:

(a)Australia’s relations with other countries; and

(b)Australia’s obligations under international law.

(5)The Foreign Minister may revoke or modify a permission granted under subregulation (2) if the Foreign Minister is satisfied on reasonable grounds that:

(a)a condition or requirement of the permission has not been complied with, or is unlikely to be complied with unless modified; or

(b)permitting, or continuing to permit, the exportation of goods in accordance with the permission would breach Australia’s international obligations or otherwise damage Australia’s international relations.

Note

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