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

Statutory Rules 1997

No. 385 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 18 December 1997.

 WILLIAM DEANE

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

WARREN ERROL TRUSS

Minister for Customs 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.   New regulation 5K

2.1   After regulation 5J, insert:

Importation of ozone-depleting substances

 “5K.(1)This regulation applies to goods mentioned in column 2 of an item in Schedule 10.

 “(2) However, this regulation does not apply to goods classified in Schedule 3 of the Customs Tariff Act 1995 under:

• (a)

  heading 3004 (‘Medicaments (excluding goods of 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale’); or

• (b)

  Chapter 39 (‘Plastics and articles thereof’); or

• (c)

  Chapter 84 (‘Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof’).

 “(3) The importation into Australia of goods to which this regulation applies is prohibited unless the Minister for the Environment has granted a licence to import the goods under section 16 of the Ozone Protection Act 1989 and the licence, or a copy of the licence, is produced to a Collector.”.

3.   New Schedule 10

3.1   After Schedule 9, insert:

SCHEDULE 10 Regulation 5K

OZONE-DEPLETING SUBSTANCES

PART 1—CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS

Column 1

Item

Column 2

Substance

1

Trichlorofluoromethane (CFC-11)

2

Dichlorodifluoromethane (CFC-12)

3

Trichlorotrifluoroethane (CFC-113)

4

Dichlorotetrafluoroethane (CFC-114)

5

(Mono) chloropentafluoroethane (CFC-115)

6

CF3 Cl (CFC-13)

7

C2 FCl5 (CFC-111)

8

C2 F2 Cl4 (CFC-112)

9

C3 FCl7 (CFC-211)

10

C3 F2 Cl6 (CFC-212)

11

C3 F3 Cl5 (CFC-213)

12

C3 F4 Cl4 (CFC-214)

13

C3 F5 Cl3 (CFC-215)

14

C3 F6 Cl2 (CFC-216)

15

C3 F7Cl (CFC-217)

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PART 2—HALONS

Column 1

Item

Column 2

Substance

1

Bromochlorodifluoromethane (Halon-1211)

2

Bromotrifluoromethane (Halon-1301)

3

Dibromotetrafluoroethane (Halon-2402)

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PART 3—CARBON TETRACHLORIDE

Column 1

Item

Column 2

Substance

1

Carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)

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PART 4—METHYL CHLOROFORM

Column 1

Item

Column 2

Substance

1

1,1,1-trichloroethane (C2 H3 Cl3)

[NOTE:  This formula does not refer to 1,1,2-trichloroethane.]

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PART 5—HYDROCHLOROFLUOROCARBONS

Column 1

Item

Column 2

Substance

1

CHFCl2 (HCFC-21)

2

CHF2 Cl(HCFC-22)

3

CH2 FCl (HCFC-31)

4

C2 HFCl4 (HCFC-121)

5

C2 HF2 Cl3 (HCFC-122)

6

C2 HF3 Cl2 (HCFC-123)

7

CHCl2 CF3 (HCFC-123)

8

C2 HF4Cl (HCFC-124)

9

CHFClCF3 (HCFC-124)

10

C2 H2 FCl3 (HCFC-131)

11

C2 H2 F2 Cl2 (HCFC-132)

12

C2 H2 F3Cl (HCFC-133)

13

C2 H3 FCl2 (HCFC-141)

14

CH3 CFCl2 (HCFC-141b)

15

C2 H3 F2Cl (HCFC-142)

16

CH3 CF2Cl (HCFC-142b)

17

C2 H4FCl (HCFC-151)

18

C3 HFCl6 (HCFC-221)

19

C3 HF2 Cl5 (HCFC-222)

20

C3 HF3 Cl4 (HCFC-223)

21

C3 HF4 Cl3 (HCFC-224)

22

C3 HF5 Cl2 (HCFC-225)

23

CF3 CF2 CHCl2 (HCFC-225ca)

24

CF2 ClCF2CHClF (HCFC-225cb)

25

C3 HF6Cl (HCFC-226)

26

C3 H2 FCl5 (HCFC-231)

27

C3 H2 F2 Cl4 (HCFC-232)

28

C3 H2 F3 Cl3 (HCFC-233)

29

C3 H2 F4 Cl2 (HCFC-234)

30

C3 H2 F5Cl (HCFC-235)

31

C3 H3 FCl4 (HCFC-241)

32

C3 H3 F2 Cl3 (HCFC-242)

33

C3 H3 F3 Cl2 (HCFC-243)

34

C3 H3 F4Cl (HCFC-244)

35

C3 H4 FCl3 (HCFC-251)

36

C3 H4 F2 Cl2 (HCFC-252)

37

C3 H4 F3Cl (HCFC-253)

38

C3 H5 FCl2 (HCFC-261)

39

C3 H5 F2Cl (HCFC-262)

40

C3 H6FCl (HCFC-271)

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PART 6—HYDROBROMOFLUOROCARBONS

Column 1

Item

Column 2

Substance

1

CHFBr2

2

CHF2 Br (HBFC-22B1)

3

CH2 FBr

4

C2 HFBr4

5

C2 HF2 Br3

6

C2 HF3 Br2

7

C2 HF4 Br

8

C2 H2 FBr3

9

C2 H2 F2 Br2

10

C2 H2 F3 Br

11

C2 H3 FBr2

12

C2 H3 F2 Br

13

C2 H4 FBr

14

C3 HFBr6

15

C3 HF2 Br5

16

C3 HF3 Br4

17

C3 HF4 Br3

18

C3 HF5 Br2

19

C3 HF6 Br

20

C3 H2 FBr5

21

C3 H2 F2 Br4

22

C3 H2 F3 Br3

23

C3 H2 F4 Br2

24

C3 H2 F5 Br

25

C3 H3 FBr4

26

C3 H3 F2 Br3

27

C3 H3 F3 Br2

28

C3 H3 F4 Br2

29

C3 H4 FBr3

30

C3 H4 F2 Br2

31

C3 H4 F3 Br

32

C3 H5 FBr2

33

C3 H5 F2 Br

34

C3 H6 FBr

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PART 7—METHYL BROMIDE

 

Column 1

Item

Column 2

Substance

1

CH3 Br

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 24 December 1997.

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, 226, 324 and 325; 1997 Nos. 22, 93, 129, 254, 285 and 317.