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

Statutory Rules 1994

No. 104 1

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Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 2(Amendment)

I, THE ADMINISTRATOR of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Customs Act 1901.

Dated 13 April 1994.

 P. BENNETT

 Administrator

By His Excellency’s Command,

C. SCHACHT

Minister for Small Business, Customs and Construction

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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 2 (Interpretation)

2.1   Insert the following definition:

“ ‘Australian Wool Research and Promotion Organisation Standard’ means a standard published by the Australian Wool Research and Promotion Organisation;”.

3.   Regulation 4K (Importation of woolpacks and woolpack caps)

3.1   Subregulation 4K (1):

Omit all the words after “Minister”, insert “for Primary Industries and Energy or an authorised person.”.

3.2   Subregulations 4K (3), (4) and (5):

Omit the subregulations, substitute:

“(3)

Subregulation (1) does not apply in relation to unused woolpacks consisting of high density polyethylene for which:

• (a)

  there is produced to the Collector, no later than 30 June 1994, a certificate issued by a prescribed testing authority stating that the woolpacks conform to Australian Wool Corporation Standard No. 1 published on 27 July 1990; or

• (b)

  there is produced to the Collector a certificate issued by a prescribed testing authority stating that the woolpacks conform to Australian Wool Research and Promotion Organisation Standard No. 1 published on 10 February 1994.

“(4)

Subregulation (1) does not apply in relation to unused woolpacks consisting of jute for which:

• (a)

  there is produced to the Collector, no later than 30 June 1994, a certificate issued by a prescribed testing authority stating that the woolpacks conform to Australian Wool Corporation Standard No. 2 published on 27 July 1990; or

• (b)

  there is produced to the Collector a certificate issued by a prescribed testing authority stating that the woolpacks conform to Australian Wool Research and Promotion Organisation Standard No. 2 published on 10 February 1994.

“(5)

Subregulation (1) does not apply in relation to unused woolpacks consisting of multifilament nylon for which:

• (a)

  there is produced to the Collector, no later than 30 June 1994, a certificate issued by a prescribed testing authority stating that the woolpacks conform to Australian Wool Corporation Standard No. 3 published on 27 July 1990; or

• (b)

  there is produced to the Collector a certificate issued by a prescribed testing authority stating that the woolpacks conform to Australian Wool Research and Promotion Organisation Standard No. 3 published on 10 February 1994.

“(6)

Subregulation (1) does not apply in relation to unused woolpack caps for which:

• (a)

  there is produced to the Collector, no later than 30 June 1994, a certificate issued by a prescribed testing authority stating that the woolpack caps conform to Australian Wool Corporation Standard No. 4 published on 27 July 1990; or

• (b)

  there is produced to the Collector a certificate issued by a prescribed testing authority stating that the woolpack caps conform to Australian Wool Research and Promotion Organisation Standard No. 4 published on 10 February 1994.

“(7)

Subregulation (1) does not apply in relation to unused premium grade woolpacks consisting of high density polyethylene for which there is produced to the Collector a certificate issued by a prescribed testing authority stating that the woolpacks conform to Australian Wool Research and Promotion Organisation Standard No. 5 published on 10 February 1994.

“(8)

In this regulation:

‘authorised person’ means an officer or employee of the Department of Primary Industries and Energy authorised in writing by the Minister for Primary Industries and Energy to grant a permission to import woolpacks or woolpack caps;

‘prescribed testing authority’ means an Australian or overseas testing authority approved by the Minister for Primary Industries and Energy on the recommendation of:

• (a)

  the Australian Wool Corporation; or

• (b)

  the Australian Wool Research and Promotion Organisation;

for the purposes of this regulation.”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 19 April 1994.

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.