Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

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Statutory Rules 1993

No. 322 1

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Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 2(Amendment)

I, The 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 2 December 1993.

 BILL HAYDEN

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

C. SCHACHT

Minister for Science and Small Business

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1.   Amendment

1.1   The Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

[NOTE:

 These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 48.]

2.   Regulation 13E (Exportation of strategic goods)

2.1   Subregulation (1) (definition of “authorised person”):

Omit the definition, substitute:

“‘authorised person’ means a person authorised under subregulation (1A);”.

2.2   Subregulation (1) (definition of “strategic goods list”, paragraph (a)):

Omit “by the Minister of State for Defence”, substitute “under paragraph 112 (2A) (aa) of the Act by the Minister for Defence”.

2.3   Subregulation (1) (definition of “strategic goods list”, paragraph (b)):

After “amended”, insert “under that paragraph by the Minister”.

2.4   After subregulation (1), insert:

“(1A)

The Minister for Defence may authorise in writing a person employed in the Department of Defence to grant a licence or permission, for the purposes of these Regulations, to export from Australia all or any of the goods referred to in the strategic goods list.”.

2.5   Paragraphs (2) (a), (2) (b), (3) (c), (3) (d) and (3) (e), subregulations (3C) and (5), paragraph (6) (a) and subregulation (7):

Omit “of State”.

3.   New regulations 13F and 13G

3.1   After regulation 13E, insert:

Exportation of live biological agents (pathogens) and toxins—non-vaccines

“13F.

(1) In this regulation, unless the contrary intention appears:

authorised person’ means a person authorised under subregulation (3);

pathogens’ means:

  • (a)

    live biological agents (human pathogens) of a kind referred to in Part 1 of Schedule 16 not intended for use as vaccines; or

  • (b)

    live biological agents (animal pathogens) of a kind referred to in Part 2 of Schedule 16 not intended for use as vaccines; or

  • (c)

    live biological agents (plant pathogens) of a kind referred to in Part 3 of Schedule 16 not intended for use as vaccines;

permission’ means a permission issued under subregulation (4);

toxins’ means toxins of a kind referred to in Part 4 of Schedule 16 not intended for use as vaccines.

“(2)

Except in accordance with a permission, a person must not export pathogens or toxins.

“(3)

The Minister for Foreign Affairs may authorise in writing a person to grant a permission, for the purposes of these Regulations, to export pathogens or toxins from Australia.

“(4)

The Minister for Foreign Affairs or an authorised person may grant a permission in writing to a person to export from Australia pathogens or toxins of the kind or kinds specified in the permission.

“(5)

A permission may specify conditions or restrictions to which the exportation allowed by the permission is subject.

“(6)

If the person to whom a permission is granted contravenes a condition or restriction specified in the permission the Minister for Foreign Affairs may revoke the permission, whether or not the person is charged with an offence against subsection 112 (2B) of the Act in respect of the contravention.”.

Exportation of live biological agents (pathogens) and toxins—vaccines

“13G.

(1)  In this regulation, unless the contrary intention appears:

authorised person’ means a person authorised under subregulation (3);

licence’ means a licence issued under subregulation (4).

pathogens’ means:

  • (a)

    live biological agents (human pathogens) of a kind referred to in Part 1 of Schedule 16 intended for use as vaccines; or

  • (b)

    live biological agents (animal pathogens) of a kind referred to in Part 2 of Schedule 16 intended for use as vaccines; or

  • (c)

    live biological agents (plant pathogens) of a kind referred to in Part 3 of Schedule 16 intended for use as vaccines;

toxins’ means toxins of a kind referred to in Part 4 of Schedule 16 intended for use as vaccines.

“(2)

Except in accordance with a licence, a person must not export pathogens or toxins.

“(3)

The Minister for Foreign Affairs may authorise in writing a person to grant a licence, for the purposes of these Regulations, to export pathogens and toxins from Australia.

“(4)

The Minister for Foreign Affairs or an authorised person may grant a licence in writing to a person to export from Australia pathogens and toxins of the kind or kinds specified in the licence.

“(5)

A licence may specify conditions or restrictions to which the exportation allowed by the licence is subject.

“(6)

If the person to whom a licence is granted contravenes a condition or restriction specified in the licence the Minister for Foreign Affairs may revoke the licence, whether or not the person is charged with an offence against subsection 112 (2B) of the Act in respect of the contravention.”.

4.   Regulation 13H (Certain applications to be referred)

4.1   Paragraph 13H (1) (a):

Omit “or 13D (2)”, substitute “, 13D (2) or 13F (4)”.

4.2   New paragraph 13H (1) (d):

After paragraph 13H (1) (c), insert:

  • “or

    (d) a licence under subregulation 13G (4);”.

4.3   Paragraph 13H (3) (a):

Omit “or 13D (2)”, substitute “, 13D (2) or 13F (4)”.

4.4   New paragraph 13H (3) (c):

After paragraph 13H (3) (b), insert:

  • “or

    (c) a licence under subregulation 13G (4);”.

4.5   Paragraph 13H (4) (a):

Omit “of State”.

4.6   Paragraph 13H (4) (b):

Omit “or 13D (2)—the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Trade”, substitute “, 13D (2) or 13F (2)—the Minister for Foreign Affairs”.

4.7   New paragraph 13H (4) (ba):

After paragraph 13H (4) (b), insert:

  • “(ba)

    in relation to an application for a licence under subregulation 13G (2)—the Minister for Foreign Affairs; or”.

5.   New Schedule 16

5.1   Add at the end:

SCHEDULE 16 Subregulation 13F (1)

LIVE BIOLOGICAL AGENTS (HUMAN PATHOGENS AND ANIMAL PATHOGENS) : TOXINS

PART 1—HUMAN PATHOGENS

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Item No. Description of pathogen

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A—viruses

1

Chikungunya virus

2

Congo-Crimean haemorrhagic fever virus

3

Dengue fever virus

4

Eastern equine encephalitis virus

5

Ebola virus

6

Hantaan virus

SCHEDULE 16—continued

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Item No. Description of pathogen

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7

Junin virus

8

Lassa fever virus

9

Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus

10

Machupo virus

11

Marburg virus

12

Monkey pox virus

13

Rift Valley fever virus

14

Tick-borne encephalitis virus

   (Russian Spring-Summer encephalitis virus)

15

Variola virus

16

Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus

17

Western equine encephalitis virus

18

White pox

19

Yellow fever virus

20

Japanese encephalitis virus

B—rickettsiae

21

Coxiella burnetii

22

Rochalimea quintana

23

Rickettsia prowasecki

24

Rickettsia rickettsii

C—bacteria

25

Bacillus anthracis

26

Brucella abortus

27

Brucella melitensis

28

Brucella suis

29

Chlamydia psittaci

30

Clostridium botulinum

31

Francisella tularensis

32

Pseudomonas mallei

33

Pseudomonas pseudomallei

34

Salmonella typhi

35

Shigella dysenteriae

36

Vibrio cholerae

37

Yersinia pestis

SCHEDULE 16—continued

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Item No. Description of pathogen

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D—genetically modified micro-organisms

38

Genetically modified micro-organisms that contain nucleic acid sequences where those sequences are associated with the pathogenicity of any of the organisms listed in this Part

39

Genetic elements that contain nucleic acid sequences where those sequences are associated with the pathogenicity of any of the organisms listed in this Part.

PART 2—ANIMAL PATHOGENS

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Item No. Description of pathogen

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A—viruses

1

African swine virus fever

2

Avian influenza virus*

3

Bluetongue virus

4

Foot and mouth disease virus

5

Goat pox virus

6

Herpes virus (Aujeszky’s disease)

7

Hog cholera virus (synonym: swine fever virus)

8

Lyssa virus

9

Newcastle disease virus

10

Peste des petits ruminants virus

11

Porcine enterovirus type 9 (synonym: swine vesicular    disease virus)

12

Rinderpest virus

13

Sheep pox virus

14

Teschen disease virus

15

Vesicular stomatitis virus

 *Avian influenza virus—this incudes only viruses of high pathogenicity as defined in European Community Directive 92/40/EC, namely:

SCHEDULE 16—continued

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Item No. Description of pathogen

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“(a)

type A viruses with an IVPI (intravenous pathology index) in 6 week old chickens of greater than 1.2; or

(b)

type A viruses H5 or H7 subtype for which nucleotide sequencing has demonstrated multiple basic amino acids at the cleavage site of haemegglutinin.”

B—bacteria

16

Mycoplasma mycoides

C—genetically modified micro-organisms

17

Genetically modified micro-organisms that contain nucleic acid sequences where those sequences are associated with the pathogenicity of any of the organisms listed in this Part

18

Genetic elements that contain nucleic acid sequences where those sequences are associated with the pathogenicity of any of the organisms listed in this Part.

PART 3—PLANT PATHOGENS

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Item No. Description of pathogen

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A—bacteria

1

Xanthomonas albilineans

2

Xanthomonas campestris pv. citri

B—fungi

3

Colletotrichum coffeanum var. virulans

4

Cochliobolus miyabeanus (Helminthosporium oryzae)

5

Microcyclus ulei (synonym: Dothidella ulei)

6

Puccinia graminis (synonym: Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici)

SCHEDULE 16—continued

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Item No. Description of pathogen

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7

Puccinia striiformis (synonym: Puccinia glumarum)

8

Pyricularia grisea / Pyricularia oryzae

9

Genetically modified micro-organisms that contain nucleic acid sequences where those sequences are associated with the pathogenicity of any of the organisms listed in this Part

10

Genetic elements that contain nucleic acid sequences where those sequences are associated with the pathogenicity of any of the organisms listed in this Part.

PART 4—TOXINS

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Item No. Description of toxin

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1

Botulinum toxins

2

Clostridium perfringens toxins

3

Conotoxin

4

Ricin

5

Saxitoxin

6

Shiga toxin

7

Staphylococcus aureus toxins

8

Tetrodotoxin

9

Verotoxin

10

Microcystin (Cyanginosin)

11

Genetically modified micro-organisms that contain nucleic acid sequences coding for any of the toxins listed in this Part

12

Genetic elements that contain nucleic acid sequences coding for any of the toxins listed in this Part

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 3 December 1993.

2. Statutory Rules 1958 No. 5 as amended by 1959 No. 5; 1961 Nos. 16 and 112; 1963 Nos. 129 and 130; 1964 No. 144; 1965 No. 136; 1966 Nos. 70 and 75; 1967 Nos. 42, 59 and 123; 1968 Nos. 46, 83, 101, 153, 160 and 162; 1969 Nos. 11, 21, 22 and 219; 1970 Nos. 34, 68, 89, 106 and 121; 1972 No. 210; 1973 Nos. 4, 7, 39, 74, 102, 138, 218 and 248; 1974 Nos. 46, 157, 178

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and 250; 1975 Nos. 19, 44, 45, 173 and 224; 1976 Nos. 169 and 233; 1977 No. 89; 1978 Nos. 14, 58, 59 and 277; 1979 Nos. 160 and 237; 1980 Nos. 21, 61, 72, 76, 82, 99, 110, 212, 273, 358, 381 and 383; 1981 Nos. 49, 72, 86, 149, 225, 251 and 324; 1982 Nos. 169, 171 and 310; 1983 No. 272; 1984 Nos. 35, 63, 191, 262, 263 and 316; 1985 Nos. 1, 68, 138 and 378; 1986 Nos. 76, 89, 177, 178, 328, 364, 365, 366 and 388; 1987 Nos. 97, 115, 156, 176, 301, 317, 318 and 319; 1988 Nos. 65, 178, 195 and 361; 1989 Nos. 57, 59, 196, 264 and 388; 1990 Nos. 125, 146, 190, 264, 333 and 438; 1991 Nos. 24, 77, 118, 288 and 413; 1992 Nos. 61, 83, 103, 155, 412 and 414; 1993 Nos. 68, 212 and 258.

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