Customs Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1997No. 128 1

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Customs Regulations2 (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 28 May 1997.

 WILLIAM DEANE

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

GEOFF PROSSER

Minister for Small Business and Consumer Affairs

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1.   Commencement

1.1   Regulation 4 commences on 1 July 1997.

[NOTE: The remainder of these Regulations commence on gazettal.

 See Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 48.]

2.   Amendment

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

3.   Regulation 19 (Working days and hours of business)

3.1   Subregulation 19 (2):

Insert the following definition:

“‘Customs place’ means:

• (a)

  a place owned or occupied by Customs; or

• (b)

  a port, airport or wharf that is appointed, and the limits of which are fixed, under section 15 of the Act; or

• (c)

  a boarding station that is appointed under section 15 of the Act; or

• (d)

  a place described in a depot licence that is granted under section 77G of the Act; or

• (e)

  a place described in a licence for warehousing goods that is granted under subsection 79 (1) of the Act; or

• (f)

  a place that is approved, in writing, by the CEO as a place for the examination of international mail;”.

[NOTE:  The note after subregulation 19 (1) should be omitted.]

4.   Regulation 50 (Fees in respect of warehouse licences)

4.1   Provisions are amended as set out in the following table:

Provision amended	Omit	Substitute
Subregulation 50 (2)	$9,815	$9,962
Subregulation 50 (2B)	$7,665	$7,780
Subregulation 50 (2C)	$475	$482
Paragraph 50 (2CA) (a)	$500	$508
Paragraph 50 (2CA) (b)	$541	$549
Paragraph 50 (2CA) (c)	$383	$389
Paragraph 50 (2CA) (d)	$336	$341
Subregulation 50 (2CB)	$541	$549
Paragraph 50 (2D) (a)	$162	$164
Paragraph 50 (2D) (b)	$396	$402
Paragraph 50 (2D) (c)	$558	$566

5.   Regulation 194 (Permits to carry firearms)

5.1   Regulation 194:

Omit “Comptroller-General”, substitute “CEO”.

6.   Further amendments

6.1   Subregulation 3 (2):

Omit “Collector of Customs”, substitute “Regional Director”.

6.2   For each of the provisions mentioned in the following table, omit “Comptroller” (wherever occurring), substitute “CEO”:

Provision	Occurrences
paragraph 70 (c)	1
paragraph 70 (d)	1
paragraph 70 (f)	1
paragraph 107 (1) (d)	1
subregulation 125A (2)	1
subregulation 125B (1)	1
subparagraph 126 (1) (q) (ii)	1
subparagraph 126 (1) (s) (ii)	1
paragraph 138A (a)	1
paragraph 138A (b)	1
paragraph 138A (c)	1
subregulation 138B (1)	2
subregulation 138B (2)	1
subregulation 183AB (1)	2
subregulation 183AB (2)	1
subregulation 183AB (3)	1
regulation 183A	1
regulation 201	1

7.   Schedule 1 (Forms)

7.1   For each of the provisions mentioned in the following table, omit “Collector of Customs” (wherever occurring), substitute “Regional Director”:

Provision	Occurrences
Schedule 1, Form 45AA	1
Schedule 1, Form 45A	1
Schedule 1, Form 61	2
Schedule 1, Form 67	1
Schedule 1, Form 68	1

7.2   For each of the provisions mentioned in the following table, omit “the said Collector” (wherever occurring), substitute “the Regional Director”:

Provision	Occurrences
Schedule 1, Form 45A	9
Schedule 1, Form 67	1
Schedule 1, Form 68	1

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 4 June 1997.

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, 99, 106, 109 and 159; 1952 No. 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; 1978 Nos. 32, 147, 180 and 195; 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 and Act No. 108, 1982; Statutory Rules 1983 Nos. 92,

NOTES—continued

 93, 327, 328, 329 and 330 and Act No. 101, 1983; Statutory Rules 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, 129, 139, 140, 228, 290, 316 and 384; 1992 Nos. 72, 175, 277 (as amended by 1992 No. 326), 328, 343, 344, 447 and 464; 1993 Nos. 66, 158 and 339; 1994 Nos. 53, 82, 183, 311, 312, 351, 366, 367, 391 and 435; 1995 Nos. 99, 136, 244, 313, 321, 352, 423 and 424; 1996 Nos. 42, 43, 134, 326 and 327; 1997 Nos. 52, 70, 79 and 89.