Customs (Prohibited Imports) Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 2) (Cth)

Customs (Prohibited Imports) Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 2)¹

Select Legislative Instrument 2012 No. 196

I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulation under the Customs Act 1901.

Dated 16 August 2012

QUENTIN BRYCE

Governor-General

By Her Excellency’s Command

JASON CLARE

Minister for Home Affairs

1. Name of regulation

This regulation is the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 2).

1. Commencement

This regulation commences on the day after it is registered.

1. Amendment of Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956

Schedule 1 amends the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956.

Schedule 1          Amendments

(section 3)

[1]          Regulation 4F, definition of firearm accessory

after

means any of the following devices

insert

, whether or not complete, damaged, temporarily or permanently inoperable, or unfinished

[2]          Regulation 4F, definition of firearm magazine

after

means a magazine designed or intended for use with a firearm

insert

, whether or not complete, damaged, temporarily or permanently inoperable, or unfinished

[3]          Regulation 4F, definition of firearm part

after

means any of the following items

insert

, whether or not complete, damaged, temporarily or permanently inoperable, or unfinished

[4]          Regulation 4H (Importation of ice pipes)

renumber as regulation 4I

[5]          Schedule 13, paragraph 3.2 (b)

after

item 42

insert

or 43

[6]          Schedule 13, after paragraph 3.2 (b)

insert

(ba)for a good mentioned in item 41, 42 or 43 of Part 2 of this Schedule—the Minister or authorised person is satisfied of the following:

(i)the importer of the good is a person who has a legitimate use for the good;

(ii)the good will be imported for the use mentioned in subparagraph (i);

(iii)if the good is imported for sale by the importer and the importer is required to hold a licence or authorisation to possess and sell the good in the State or Territory in which the importer lives—the importer holds a licence or authorisation of that kind;

(iv)if a person is required to hold a licence or authorisation to possess the good in the State or Territory in which the person possesses the good—the good will be sold only to a person who holds the licence or authorisation;

(v)the good will be secured appropriately in Australia; or

[7]          Schedule 13, paragraph 4.2 (b)

substitute

(b)if the importation of the good is stated by the importer to be for demonstration or testing purposes—the good is to be used by the importer for the purpose of demonstrating its uses or for inspection, testing or evaluation purposes.

[8]          Schedule 13, Part 2, table, item 1

omit

filling

insert

killing

Note

1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See