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

Statutory Rules 1992

No. 154 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 2 June 1992.

 BILL HAYDEN

 Governor-General

 By His Excellency’s Command,

D. BEDDALL

Minister of State for Small Business, Construction and Customs

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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.   New regulation 4QB

2.1 After regulation 4qa, insert:

Importation of goods of Yugoslav origin

 “4qB.  (1) Except in accordance with a permission granted under subregulation (2), a person must not import:

(a)

from Yugoslavia—goods of any description; or

(b)

from any country—goods of Yugoslav origin.

“(2)

The Minister may grant a permission for the importation of specified goods, or goods of a specified kind, if:

(a)

the importation without the permission would contravene  subregulation (1); and

(b)

the Minister is satisfied that permitting the importation will not  infringe the international obligations of Australia.

“(3)

A permission granted under subregulation (2) may specify, in relation to the importation of goods that it permits:

• (a)

  conditions or requirements, including times for compliance to which the importation is subject; and

• (b)

  the quantity of goods that may be imported; and

• (c)

  the circumstances in which the goods may be imported.

“(4)

The Minister may revoke or modify a permission granted under subregulation (2) if the Minister is satisfied on reasonable grounds that:

• (a)

  a condition or requirement of the permission has not been complied with; or

• (b)

  permitting, or continuing to permit, the importation of goods in accordance with the permission would infringe the international obligations of Australia.

“(5)

The powers of the Minister under subregulations (2), (3) and (4) may be exercised by a person authorised in writing by the Minister to exercise those powers.

“(6)

If a person authorised under subregulation (5) forms the opinion that a permission should not be granted, the person must refer the application for the permission to the Minister.

“(7)

The Minister must decide an application referred under subregulation (6).

“(8)

In this regulation:

‘the Minister’ means the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Trade;

‘Yugoslavia’ means the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro).”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 2 June 1992.

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; and Act No. 75, 1981; 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, 354, 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 No. 49.