Customs Regulations 1913 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1918. No. 277.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE CUSTOMS ACT 1901-1916.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Customs Act 1901-1916 to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this sixteenth day of October, 1918.

R. M. FERGUSON.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

J. A. JENSEN,

Minister of State for Trade and Customs.

 

Amendment of the Customs Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1913, No. 346.)

1. Regulation 22 of the Customs Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

“Overtime Rates.

22. (1) When work is permitted before or after working hours, or on any Sunday or holiday, for the convenience of the public, the rates to be charged for the services of the officers employed shall be as follow, viz.:—

(a) Officers acting under the direct supervision of a superior officer; lockers; drawback officers; and officers inspecting re-imported goods (regulation 111a), 2s. 6d. per hour, or part thereof, except between the hours of 11 p.m. and 8 a.m., when the rate shall be 3s. per hour, or part thereof.

(b)Officers in charge of the loading on or discharge of goods from ships, 3s. per hour, or part thereof, except between the hours of 11 p.m. and 8 a.m., when the rate shall be 4s. per hour, or part thereof.

(c) Officers of the Indoor Staff, 3s. per hour, or part thereof.

(d)Officers receiving the report of a vessel, clearing a vessel, or receiving the report and clearing a vessel at the same time—

(i) if not engaged for more than two hours, 5s.;

(ii) if engaged for more than two hours, 2s. 6d. per hour or part thereof, with a maximum charge of 20s. for any twenty-four hours.

(2) The charges under (a), (b), and (c) shall be calculated from the hour at which the officer is required to attend, and shall include charges at the same rates in respect of the time reasonably occupied in proceeding to and returning from the wharf or other place where the attendance is required.”

 

2. Regulation 24 of the Customs Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

“24. The money received for overtime shall be held by the Department, and payment shall be made to the officers who have earned the overtime, at the rates provided for by law.”

3. Regulation 111b of the Customs Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

“111b. (1) The conditions under which samples of duty-paid goods sent out of Australia may be re-imported or brought back to Australia free of duty, shall be as follow:—

(a) The goods shall be inspected by an officer prior to shipment.

(b)An export entry, in accordance with Form 38, shall be made and passed giving full particulars of the samples intended to be shipped.

(c) Drawback of duty must not have been paid thereon.

(d)The goods must be re-imported into Australia within twelve months from the date of their exportation therefrom.

(e) The goods shall, on re-importation, be entered as “Returned Samples,” and shall be verified, by an officer, with the original export entry.

(2) Where services are performed by an officer in pursuance of this regulation—

(a) if the services are performed during official hours (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) they may be charged for at the rate of 2s. 6d. per hour;

(b)if the services are performed outside official hours they may be charged for in accordance with regulation 22 (1) (a).”

4. Regulation 147 of the Customs Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

“Payment for Officers’ Services.

147. Exporters of goods for drawback shall pay to the Collector a charge of 2s. 6d. per hour, or any portion of an hour, for the time an officer is employed on their application under these Regulations within official hours, and any other expense incurred on their behalf, and no debenture shall be passed for payment until such charges and expenses have been paid: Provided that the charge for an officer’s services outside official hours (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) shall be in accordance with regulation 22 (1) (a).” (T. & C. 17/B.12749.)

  

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