Customs Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

        

Statutory

Rules1991No. 139 1

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Customs 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 19 June 1991.

  BILL HAYDEN

 Governor-General

 By His Excellency’s Command,

JOHN N. BUTTON

Minister of State for Industry, Technology

and Commerce

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1.   Amendment

1.1   The Customs Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

  

2.   Application

2.1   The amendments of the Customs Regulations made by these Regulations apply in relation to applications lodged on or after 1 March 1991.

3.   New regulations 183aa and 183ab

3.1   After regulation 183, insert:

Anti-dumping: time for consideration of applications under subsection 269tb (1) or (2) of the Act

 “183aa. (1)  For the purposes of subsection 269tc (1) of the Act, the prescribed period in relation to an application by a person under subsection 269tb (1) of the Act for publication of a dumping duty notice or a countervailing duty notice is the period ending 35 days after lodgment of the application.

“(2)

For the purposes of subsection 269tc (2) of the Act, the prescribed period in relation to an application by the government of a country under subsection 269tb (2) of the Act for publication of a dumping duty notice or a countervailing duty notice is the period ending 35 days after lodgment of the application.

Anti-dumping: time for making preliminary finding under section 269td of the Act

 “183ab. (1)  Subject to subregulation (2), if the Comptroller does not reject an application under subsection 269tb (1) or (2) of the Act for publication of a dumping duty notice or a countervailing duty notice, the prescribed period for the purposes of paragraph 269tc (4) (c) of the Act within which the Comptroller will make a preliminary finding under section 269td of the Act is the period ending 100 days after publication of the notice under subsection 269tc (4) of the Act.

“(2)

If the Comptroller is of the opinion that more than 100 days will be needed to make a preliminary finding under section 269td of the Act, the prescribed period for the purposes of paragraph 269tc (4) (c) of the Act is the period ending 120 days after publication of the notice under subsection 269tc (4) of the Act.

“(3)

In forming that opinion, the Comptroller must have regard to all the circumstances of the case including, in particular, the following:

• (a)

  the complexity, or novelty, of the issues to be considered;

• (b)

  the variety of goods to be considered;

• (c)

  the number of persons whose activities must be investigated;

(d)

the difficulty of obtaining evidence.”.

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 26 June 1991.

 

2. Statutory Rules 1926 No.203 as amended by 1927 Nos 17, 95 and 121, 1928 Nos.47, 57, 74 and 95; 1929 Nos. 25, 56 and 127; 1930 Nos. 91, 138 and 140; 1931 Nos 16, 42, and 90; 1932 No. 90; 1933 Nos. 21, 105, 106 and 129; 1934 Nos 109 and 127; 1935 Nos. 1, 41, 69 and 113; 1936 Nos 49 and 163; 1938 No. 111; 1939 No. 157; 1940 Nos. 203 and 256; 1946 Nos 127 and 161; 1947 Nos 29, 83, 94 and 152; 1948 No. 156; 1949 Nos 34, 78, 95 and 111; 1950 No. 17; 1951 Nos. 34, 38, 71, 106, 109 and 159; 1952 Nos. 96; 1953 No 102; 1954 No. 21; 1955 Nos. 15, 32 and 66; 1956 Nos. 71, 83, 91 and 127; 1957 Nos. 57 and 76; 1958 No. 86; 1959 No. 106; 1960 Nos. 29 and 70; 1961 Nos. 60 and 144; 1962 Nos 102 and 103; 1963 No. 149; 1964 No. 141; 1965 Nos 86, 121 and 194; 1966 Nos. 15 and 173; 1967 Nos. 9 and 179; 1968 No. 68; 1969 Nos 69, 77, 133, 152 and 186; 1970 Nos. 104, 113 and 170; 1971 Nos 9, 59 and 170; 1972 No. 96; 1973 Nos. 155, 251, 257 and 268; 1974 Nos. 29 and 112; 1976 Nos. 261 and 262; 1977 Nos 68, 137 and 188; 1979 Nos 181, 275 and 277; 1980 Nos. 109, 255, 372 and 377; 1981 Nos. 162, 265 and 382; 1982 Nos. 140, 255, 311 335 and 404; 1983 Nos. 92, 93, 327, 328, 329 and 330; 1984 Nos. 13, 18 137, 319 and 462; 1985 Nos 12, 71, 76, 126, 306 and 308; 1986 Nos. 77, 91, 94, 144, 174, 175, 176, 215, 248, 361, 363, 367, and 368; 1987 Nos. 72, 102, 103, 124, 140, 162, 244, 297 and 316; 1988 Nos. 111, 179, 207, 260 and 270; 1989 Nos. 100, 101, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 243, 260 and 409; 1990 Nos. 6, 8, 123, 147, 148, 189, 217, 220, 222, 248, 274 and 450; 1991 Nos.30, 109 and 129.

  

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