Customs (Prohibited Imports) Amendment Regulations 1999 (No. 7) (Cth)

Customs (Prohibited Imports) Amendment Regulations 1999 (No. 7)

Statutory Rules 1999 No. 275

I, WILLIAM PATRICK DEANE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under theCustoms Act 1901.

Dated 12 November 1999.

WILLIAM DEANE

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

Amanda vanstone

Minister for Justice and Customs

Customs (Prohibited Imports) Amendment Regulations 1999 (No. 7)1

Statutory Rules 1999 No. 2752

made under the

Customs Act 1901

   

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1Name of Regulations

 These Regulations are the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Amendment Regulations 1999 (No. 7).

2Commencement

 These Regulations commence on gazettal.

3Amendment of Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956

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

Schedule 1Amendments

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(regulation 3)

[1]Subparagraph 3A (a) (xv)

omit

(1999); and

insert

(1999);

[2]After subparagraph 3A (a) (xv)

insert

• (xvi)

  a country that is contributing to the multinational force established under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1272 (1999); and

[3]After regulation 3A

insert

3BCriteria for the purposes of provisions of regulations 4 and 4F relating to police forces of certain overseas countries

 The criteria in relation to goods mentioned in subregulations 4 (1AAB) and 4F (2A) are that the goods:

• (a)

  are goods the owner of which is a police force of a country that is contributing to the multinational force established under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1272 (1999); and

• (b)

  have been imported into Australia by:

  • (i)

    the police force that is the owner of the goods; or

  • (ii)

    a member of that police force to whom the goods have been issued.

[4]Subregulation 4 (1)

omit

subregulation (1AAA),

insert

subregulations (1AAA) and (1AAB),

[5]After subregulation 4 (1AAA)

insert

• (1AAB)

  Also, subregulation (1) does not apply to goods that:

  • (a)

    are specified in item 29A of Schedule 2; and

  • (b)

    meet the criteria set out in regulation 3B.

[6]Subregulation 4F (1)

omit

subregulation (2),

insert

subregulations (2) and (2A),

[7]After subregulation 4F (2)

insert

• (2A)

  Also, subregulation (1) does not apply to the importation of:

  • (a)

    a handgun that:

    • (i)

      is mentioned in column 2 in item 9 of Part 2 of Schedule 6; and

    • (ii)

      meets the criteria set out in regulation 3B; or

  • (b)

    a handgun part:

    • (i)

      to which item 10 of Part 2 of Schedule 6 applies; and

    • (ii)

      that meets the criteria set out in regulation 3B; or

  • (c)

    ammunition that:

    • (i)

      is mentioned in column 2 in item 20 of Part 2 of Schedule 6; and

    • (ii)

      meets the criteria set out in regulation 3B.

Notes

1. These Regulations amend Statutory Rules 1956 No. 90, as amended by 1958 Nos. 6 and 67; 1959 Nos. 17, 31 and 93; 1960 No. 22; 1961 No. 117; 1962 No. 82; 1963 No. 26; 1964 Nos. 25 and 39; 1965 Nos. 81, 91, 135, 167 and 190; 1966 No. 95; 1967 Nos. 41, 58, 114 and 178; 1968 Nos. 100, 141 and 161; 1969 Nos. 2, 7, 10, 39, 43 and 218; 1970 Nos. 8, 72, 105 and 194; 1972 No. 97; 1973 Nos. 5, 6, 42, 43, 89, 93, 162, 175, 217, 227, 228 and 262; 1974 Nos. 123 and 249; 1975 Nos. 58, 62, 121, 172 and 183; 1976 Nos. 98, 159, 186 and 291; 1977 Nos. 18, 23, 24, 59, 67 and 162; 1978 No. 276; 1979 Nos. 145, 155 and 280; 1980 Nos. 71, 78, 150, 211, 368, 376, 380 and 382; 1981 Nos. 29, 71, 176, 309, 369 and 383; Act No. 75, 1981; Statutory Rules 1982 Nos. 44, 80, 102, 170, 236 and 252; 1983 No. 331; 1984 Nos. 55, 64, 102, 128, 260, 261, 317 and 318; 1985 Nos. 26, 96, 139, 160, 305 and 377; 1986 Nos. 180, 307, 342, 362 and 385; 1987 Nos. 37, 98, 101, 320 and 321; 1988 Nos. 64, 136, 177, 326, 327, 374 and 375; 1989 Nos. 60 and 379; 1990 Nos. 39, 191, 265, 324, 460 and 467; 1991 Nos. 23, 76, 248 and 289; 1992 Nos. 49, 154, 189, 286 and 413; 1993 Nos. 67, 211, 256, 257 and 382; 1994 Nos. 104, 171, 241, 314 and 378; 1995 Nos. 15, 89, 403 and 412; 1996 Nos. 31, 59, 68, 91, 123, 226, 324 and 325; 1997 Nos. 22, 93, 129, 254, 285, 317, 385 and 386; 1998 Nos. 4, 52, 58 and 228; 1999 Nos. 165, 201, 202, 217, 249 and 250.

2. Made by the Governor-General on 12 November 1999, and notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 12 November 1999.