Customs Tariff Amendment Act (No. 2) 2005 (Cth)

Customs Tariff Amendment Act (No. 2) 2005

No. 114, 2005

An Act to amend the Customs Tariff Act 1995, and for related purposes

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Customs Tariff Amendment Act (No. 2) 2005

No. 114, 2005

An Act to amend the Customs Tariff Act 1995, and for related purposes

[Assented to 15 September 2005]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1Short title

This Act may be cited as the Customs Tariff Amendment Act (No. 2) 2005.

2Commencement

1. (1)

   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table	The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.	15 September 2005
2. Schedule 1, items 1 to 3	1 July 2005.	1 July 2005
3. Schedule 1, items 4 to 7	11 May 2005.	11 May 2005

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally passed by the Parliament and assented to. It will not be expanded to deal with provisions inserted in this Act after assent.

1. (2)

   Column 3 of the table contains additional information that is not part of this Act. Information in this column may be added to or edited in any published version of this Act.

3Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1Amendments

Customs Tariff Act 1995

1. 1

   Schedule 3 (Chapter 22, paragraph (a) of Additional Note 3)

   After “1.15%”, insert “vol but not exceeding 22%”.

2. 2

   Schedule 3 (subheading 2206.00.30, the description of goods in column 2)

   Repeal the description, substitute:

‑‑‑Beverages, as follows:

1. (a)

   grape wine as defined in Additional Note 3 to this Chapter, other than goods of 2204, but not containing goods which, if imported separately, would be classified in 2208;

2. (b)

   grape wine product as defined in Additional Note 4 to this Chapter, other than goods of 2205, but not containing goods which, if imported separately, would be classified in 2207 or 2208;

3. (c)

   cider or perry as defined in Additional Note 5 to this Chapter;

4. (d)

   fruit or vegetable wine as defined in Additional Note 6 to this Chapter but not containing goods which, if imported separately, would be classified in 2207 or 2208;

5. (e)

   mead as defined in Additional Note 7 to this Chapter but not containing goods which, if imported separately, would be classified in 2207 or 2208;

6. (f)

   sake as defined in Additional Note 8 to this Chapter

1. 3

   Schedule 3 (subheading 2206.00.4, the description of goods in column 2)

   Repeal the description, substitute:

‑‑‑Beverages, containing goods which, if imported separately, would be classified in 2207 or 2208, as follows:

1. (a)

   grape wine as defined in Additional Note 3 to this Chapter, other than goods of 2204;

2. (b)

   grape wine product as defined in Additional Note 4 to this Chapter, other than goods of 2205;

3. (c)

   fruit or vegetable wine as defined in Additional Note 6 to this Chapter;

4. (d)

   mead as defined in Additional Note 7 to this Chapter:

1. 4

   Schedule 4 (item 19, the rates of duty in column 3)

   Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:

Free

5

Schedule 4 (item 50)

Repeal the item, substitute:

50

Goods that a Tariff Concession Order declares are goods to which this item applies:

(1) Goods other than goods classified under heading 3819.00.00 of Schedule 3

Free

(2) Goods classified under heading 3819.00.00 of Schedule 3:

(a) That have been approved by the Minister administering the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 as being exempt from the Product Stewardship Oil Levy, as prescribed by by‑law

Free

(b) Other

$0.05449/L

NZ/PG/FI/DC/LDC/SG/US/TH: $0.05449/L

6

Schedule 4 (item 50A)

Repeal the item.

7

Transitional

(1) This item applies to a tariff concession order that:

1. (a)

   declares goods to be goods to which item 50 of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995 applies; and

2. (b)

   is in force immediately before the commencement of this item.

(2) The order has effect after the commencement of this item as if it were an order made for the purposes of item 50 of that Schedule after that commencement.

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 23 June 2005

Senate on 16 August 2005]

(99/05)