Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

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Statutory Rules 1996

No. 324 1

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Customs (Prohibited Imports) 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 20 December 1996.

 WILLIAM DEANE

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. D. PROSSER

Minister for Small Business and Consumer Affairs

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1.   Amendment

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

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

2.   Regulation 4F (Importation of firearms, firearm accessories, firearm parts, firearm magazines and ammunition)

2.1   Subregulation 4F (3):

Omit “item 2 of”, substitute “items 2 and 3 of”.

3.   Schedule 3 (Goods the importation of which is prohibited unless specified conditions, restrictions or requirements are complied with)

3.1   Omit “PART 1—SPECIFICATION OF GOODS ETC.”.

3.2   Omit Part 2.

4.   Schedule 6 (Requirements for the importation of firearms, firearm accessories, firearm parts, firearm magazines and ammunition)

4.1   Part 1, paragraph 1.2 (b):

Omit the paragraph, substitute:

  • “(b)

    the ownership arrangements for the article are, or will be, in accordance with subitem 1.4.”.

4.2   After subitem 1.2 of Part 1, insert:

“1.3 For paragraph 1.2 (a), examples of an article the importation of which is for the purposes of the government of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory are:

  • (a)

    an article to be supplied to the government under a contract in force when the article is to be imported; and

  • (b)

    an article to be shown to the government to demonstrate its uses; and

  • (c)

    an article that the government proposes to inspect, test or evaluate; and

  • (d)

    an article that the government proposes to use for training.

“1.4 For paragraph 1.2 (b), the ownership arrangements for an article are set out in the following table:

TABLE

Article

Ownership arrangements

Article to be supplied to the government of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory under a contract

(a) The government must own the article at the time of importation, and must retain ownership; or

(b) The government must intend to acquire ownership of the article in a period that the Attorney-General considers appropriate (to be specified in the Attorney-General’s permission), and must retain ownership

[NOTE: See item 3 of Part 3.]

Article to be shown to the government of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory to demonstrate its uses

Article that the government of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory proposes to inspect, test or evaluate

Article that the government of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory proposes to use for training

The article may be owned by any person

[NOTE: See item 3 of Part 3.]

TABLE— continued

Article

Ownership arrangements

Any other article

The government must own the article at the time of importation, and must retain ownership”.

4.3   Part 1, subitem 2.2:

Omit the subitem, substitute:

“2.2 The Attorney-General must not give written permission for the importation of the article unless the Attorney-General is satisfied that:

  • (a)

    the article is of a type not available in Australia, and is to be used in connection with the production of a film in a State or Territory in which the importer holds a licence or authorisation in accordance with the law of the State or Territory to possess an article of that type; or

  • (b)

    the article is of a type not available in Australia, and is to be used in the development of mountings for a laser target designator in a State or Territory in which the importer holds a licence or authorisation in accordance with the law of the State or Territory to possess an article of that type; or

  • (c) 

    the article is ammunition to be imported in the following circumstances:

    • (i)

      the ammunition is to be imported as part of a contract to which a person in Australia is a party;

    • (ii)

      the person made the contract with the intention of supplying the ammunition to a person outside Australia, in a manner that will not contravene Australia’s international obligations;

    • (iii)

      the contract will be in force when the ammunition is to be imported;

    • (iv)

      the Minister for Defence Industry, Science and Personnel, or a person authorised for regulation 13E of the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations, has stated, in writing, that a licence or permission to export the ammunition will be granted under that regulation; or

  • (d)

    the article is to be imported in the following circumstances:

    • (i)

      the article is owned by the government of a country other than Australia;

    • (ii)

      the article is to be imported for repairs in a State or Territory under a contract in force when the article is to be imported;

    • (iii)

      the importer holds a licence or authorisation in accordance with the law of the State or Territory to possess an article of that type;

    • (iv)

      the Minister for Defence Industry, Science and Personnel, or a person authorised for regulation 13E of the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations, has stated, in writing, that a licence or permission to export the article after the repairs will be granted under that regulation.”.

4.4   Part 3, paragraph 1.6 (a):

After “from a height of”, insert “at least 35 centimetres and”.

4.5   Part 3, paragraph 2.1 (a):

Omit the paragraph, substitute:

  • “(a)

    export the article in the period, after importation, mentioned in the Attorney-General’s permission; and”.

4.6   Part 3

Add at the end:

3.Official purposes test

“3.1 The importation, in accordance with the official purposes test, of an article to be supplied to the government of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory under a contract is subject to the following conditions:

  • (a)

    if the government does not acquire ownership of the article in the period, after importation, mentioned in the Attorney-General’s permission, the importer must export the article as soon as practicable;

  • (b)

    the importer must comply with any condition or requirement specified, in relation to the article, in the Attorney-General’s permission.

“3.2 The importation, in accordance with the official purposes test, of an article to be shown to the government of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory to demonstrate its uses is subject to the following conditions:

  • (a)

    the importer must export the article in the period, after importation, mentioned in the Attorney-General’s permission (unless the article has been destroyed);

  • (b)

    the importer must comply with any condition or requirement specified, in relation to the article, in the Attorney-General’s permission.

“3.3 The importation, in accordance with the official purposes test, of an article that the government of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory proposes to inspect, test or evaluate is subject to the following conditions:

  • (a)

    the importer must export the article in the period, after importation, mentioned in the Attorney-General’s permission (unless the article has been destroyed);

  • (b)

    the importer must comply with any condition or requirement specified, in relation to the article, in the Attorney-General’s permission.

“3.4 The importation, in accordance with the official purposes test, of an article that the government of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory proposes to use for training is subject to the following conditions:

  • (a)

    the importer must export the article in the period, after importation, mentioned in the Attorney-General’s permission (unless the article has been destroyed);

  • (b)

    the importer must comply with any condition or requirement specified, in relation to the article, in the Attorney-General’s permission.”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 23 December 1996.

2. 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 and 226.

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