Customs (Prohibited Imports) Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 6) (Cth)

Customs (Prohibited Imports) Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 6)¹

Select Legislative Instrument 2009 No. 357

I, QUENTIN BRYCE, 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 14 December 2009

QUENTIN BRYCE

Governor-General

By Her Excellency’s Command

BRENDAN O’CONNOR

Minister for Home Affairs

Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 6).

Commencement

These Regulations commence on 1 March 2010.

Amendment of Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956

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

Schedule 1 Amendment

(regulation 3)

[1] After regulation 4F

insert

4GImportation of tablet presses

(1)The importation into Australia of a tablet press is prohibited unless the Minister or an authorised person has granted permission in writing to import the tablet press.

(2)An applicant for permission to import a tablet press must:

(a)make the application on the form approved by the Secretary to the Department; and

(b)lodge the application with the Minister or an authorised person; and

(c)give to the Minister or authorised person any information that the Minister or authorised person reasonably requires for the purpose of making a decision on the application.

(3)In considering whether to grant permission, the Minister or authorised person may consider any relevant matter.

(4)A permission may specify:

(a)conditions or requirements for the permission; and

(b)a time (before or after the importation of the tablet press) at which the holder must comply with a condition or requirement.

(5)If the holder of a permission engages in conduct that contravenes a condition or requirement, the Minister or authorised person may revoke the permission in writing.

(6)The Minister or authorised person may revoke a permission whether or not the holder of the permission is charged with an offence under subsection 50 (4) of the Act of engaging in conduct that contravenes the condition or requirement.

(7)In this regulation:

authorised person means an SES employee or an acting SES employee of the Department who is authorised in writing by the Minister for this regulation.

tablet press means any manual, semi-automatic or fully automatic equipment which can be used for the compaction or moulding of powdered or granular solids, or semi‑solid material to produce coherent solid tablets.

Note

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