Customs Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Commonwealth of Australia.

Department of Trade and Customs,

Melbourne, 17th September, 1902.

HIS Excellency the Acting Governor-General in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, by and with the advice of the Executive Council thereof, in exercise of the powers conferred by the Customs Act 1901, has been pleased to make the following Regulations.

C. C. KINGSTON,

Minister for Trade and Customs.

INTER-STATE TRANSFERS.

On and after the 8th October, 1902.

1. It shall no longer be necessary on any Inter-State transfer to state the number of the warrant or the precise date of payment of duty on original importation unless the same are specially required by an officer, and in lieu of the precise date it shall suffice if it is stated whether the date of importation was before or on or after the 8th October, 1901.

1. No entry shall be required on the Inter-State transfer of goods of purely Australian origin upon which no Duty of Customs or Excise is charged, and which shall be specified as exempt from entry on Inter-State transfer by notice by the Minister published in the Government Gazette.

1. The only entry which shall be required on the Inter-State transfer of goods on which no Duty of Customs or Excise is charged shall be as follows :—

Australian Customs.

Inter-State Entry of Free Goods.

Consignor	per		Ship		From	Port of
Rail			State of
Consignee	Carriage		Date		190
To the Collector of Customs, Port of
State of
Marke and Nos.		Description of Goods.		Country or State of Origin.			Estimated Value or Quantity at time of Transfer.

(1) I enter the above goods for Inter-State transfer as above, and as free from ail Duties of Customs and Excise, and I declare to the truth of the whole of this entry to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief.

Declared before me at   this      day of              , 190    .

Consignor.

Collector or J.P.

Or

(2) I enter the above goods for Inter-State transfer as above, and as free from all Duties of Customs and Excise. I declare to the truth of the whole of this entry to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief.

Declared before me at   this      day of  , 190   .

Consignor.

Collector or J.P.

4.   It shall suffice for the purpose of any Inter-State transfer of goods upon any of which any Duty of Customs or Excise i^s charged if entry be made therefor in the following form :—

Australian Customs.

inter-state entry.

Dutiable or Partly Dutiable Goods.

Consignor

per

Ship

From

Port of

Rail

State of

Consignee

Carriage

Date

190

To the Collector of Customs, Port of

State of

Whether under Bond or Duty paid.

Marks and Nos.

Description of Goods.

Country or State of Origin.

Estimated Total Value or Quantity at Time of Transfer.

Estimated Value or Quantity of Dutiable Goods at Time of Transfer.

As to Dutiable Goods imported, whether imported before or on and after 8th October, 1901.

To be filled in by Customs.

Duty paid to be credited to Consuming State.

Duty still payable.

Amount.

£ s. d.

£ s. d.

(1) I am the Consigner, and I enter the above goods for Inter-State transfer as above, and I declare to the truth of the whole of this entry to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief.
Consignor.	Delivered the above described goods.
Declared before me at	this	day of	190
Collector or J.P.	Collector.
Or
(2) I am the Consignee, and I enter the above goods for Inter-State transfer as above, and I declare to the truth of the whole of this entry to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief.
Consignee.	Date	190.
Declared before me at	this	day of	190
Collector or J.P.

5.   Inter-State entry may be made either by the Consignor or by the Consignee, and the Consignor and Consignee shall, if so required by the Collector, answer questions and produce documents.

6.   In the absence of proof to the contrary, it shall be assumed that any duty paid before the 8th October, 1901, was at the rate obtaining in the State of import on the 7th October, 1901, and that the State of import was the State from which the goods are being transferred.

7.   The Collector shall on passing any Inter-State transfer mark thereon as indicated on the form the duty to be credited to the consuming State and any duty to be paid on the goods.