Customs Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1997

No. 70 1

__________________

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 Act1901.

Dated 19 March 1997.

 WILLIAM DEANE

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

GEOFF PROSSER

Minister for Small Business and Consumer Affairs

____________

1.   Commencement

1.1   These Regulations commence on 1 April 1997.

[NOTE:

See section 4 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.]

2.   Amendment

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

3.   Regulation 1A (Interpretation)

3.1   Subregulation 1A (1):

Insert the following definitions:

“‘appointed’, for a port or wharf, means appointed under section 15 of the Act;

‘international airport’ means the following airports:

• (a)

  Adelaide International Airport;

• (b)

  Brisbane International Airport;

• (c)

  Cairns International Airport;

• (d)

  Darwin International Airport;

• (e)

  Hobart International Airport;

• (f)

  Melbourne International Airport;

• (g)

  Perth International Airport;

• (h)

  Sydney International Airport;”.

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

4.1   Subregulation 19 (1):

Omit the table, substitute:

Column 1 Item	Column 2 Function	Column 3 Working days	Column 4 Working hours
1	Receiving electronic cargo reports on the Sea Cargo Automation System	Every day	All hours
2	Boarding or clearing aircraft at an international airport	Every day	all hours
3	Receiving electronic cargo reports on the Air Cargo Automation System	Every day	All hours

4	Attendance for the examination of aircraft passengers’ baggage at an international airport or ship passengers’ baggage at an appointed port or wharf	Every day	all hours
5	Receiving computer import entries transmitted to the Customs using the COMPILE computer system	Every day, other than a national public holiday	(a) Monday to Friday: 6 am to 11 pm (b) Saturday and Sunday: 6 am to 10 pm; according to the time in force in the Australian Capital Territory
6	Receiving applications under subsections 77D (1) and 77E (1) of the Act (other than those to which paragraph 77E (2) (d) of the Act applies) at a place owned or occupied by Customs	Every day, other than a national public holiday	(a) Monday to Friday: 8 am to 8 pm (b) Saturday and Sunday: 8 am to 4 pm; according to the time in force in the Australian Capital Territory
7	Receiving computer export entries transmitted to the Customs using the EXIT computer system	Every day	All hours
8	Any other function of the Customs, done in the Northern Territory at a Customs place	Monday to Friday, other than a public holiday	8.00am to 4.30pm
9	Any other function of the Customs, done outside the Northern Territory at a Customs place	Monday to Friday, other than a public holiday	8.30am to 5.00pm

[NOTE:

 The following note should be inserted after the table:

“[NOTE: For ‘Customs place’, see subsection 183UA (1) of the Customs Act 1901.]”]

5.   New regulation

5.1   After regulation 19, insert:

Working days and hours etc.—travel expense

 “20. For paragraphs 28 (3) (b) and (5) (b) of the Act, the rate of travel expense is:

• (a)

  for travel by taxi:

  • (i)

    if Cabcharge is used—110% of the fare; or

  • (ii)

    if Cabcharge is not used—the fare; or

• (b)

  for travel by motor vehicle other than taxi—53.5 cents for each kilometre; or

• (c)

  for travel by bus, aircraft, boat or train—the fare.”.

6.   New regulations

6.1   After regulation 47, insert:

Conditions of depot licence—travelling expenses

 “48.(1) For subsection 77N (3) of the Act, travelling expenses are payable if the depot is more than 20 kilometres, by the most direct convenient route, from the nearest Customs office.

 “(2) For subregulation (1), travelling expenses are:

• (a)

  for travel:

  • (i)

    during the working hours mentioned in items 8 and 9 of the table to regulation 19—$37.00 for each hour or part of an hour; or

  • (ii)

    outside the working hours mentioned in items 8 and 9 of the table to regulation 19—$40.00 for each hour or part of an hour; and

• (b)

  for travel:

  • (i)

    by taxi:

    • (A)

      if Cabcharge is used—110% of the fare; or

    • (B)

      if Cabcharge is not used—the fare; or

  • (ii)

    by motor vehicle other than taxi—53.5 cents for each kilometre; or

  • (iii)

    by bus, aircraft, boat or train—the fare.

Transfer of depot licence

 “48A. For subsection 77Z (2)  of the Act, a depot licence may be transferred:

• (a)

  to the legal personal representative of a licence holder who dies; or

• (b)

  to the receiver of a company for which a receiver is appointed; or

• (c)

  to the adminstrator of a company for which an administrator is appointed under section 436A, 436B or 436C of the Corporations Law.”.

7.   Regulation 52

7.1   Paragraph 52 (1) (a):

Omit the paragraph.

8.   Regulation 128AB

8.1   Omit regulation 128AB.

9.   Regulation 192

9.1   Omit regulation 192.

_____________________________________________________

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 26 March 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, 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 No. 52.