Customs
Tariff (No. 5)
No. 136 of 1972
An Act relating to Duties of
Customs.
[Assented to 2 November 1972]
BE
it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of
Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—
Short
title and citation.
1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the Customs Tariff (No. 5) 1972.
(2.) The Customs
Tariff 1966–1971, as amended by the Customs
Tariff 1912, by the Customs Tariff (No. 2) 1972, by the Customs
Tariff (No. 3) 1972 and by the Customs Tariff (No. 4) 1972,| is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.
(3.) Section 1 of the Customs Tariff (No. 3)
1972, as amended by the Customs Tariff (No. 4) 1972, is amended by omitting
sub-section (4.).
(4.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may
be cited as the Customs Tariff 1966–1972.
Commencement.
2.Except as otherwise provided, this Act shall be deemed
to have come into operation on the twenty-ninth day of September, One thousand
nine hundred and seventy-two.
Amendments
having effect from 29 September, 1972.
3. The Principal Act is amended as set out in the First Schedule to
this Act.
Amendments
having effect from 1 November, 1972.
4.—(1.) The Principal Act, as amended in accordance
with the last preceding section, is amended as set out in the Second Schedule
to this Act.
(2.) This section shall be deemed to have come into
operation on the first day of November, One thousand nine hundred and
seventy-two.
THE SCHEDULES
FIRST SCHEDULE Section
3.
AMENDMENTS
OF THE PRINCIPAL ACT
AMENDMENTS OF PART II.
OF THE FIRST SCHEDULE
1. In
sub-item 73.29.1, after “and parts therefor”, insert “, not being goods falling
within sub-item 73.29.2”.
2. After
sub-item 73.29.1, insert the following sub-item:—
“73.29.2 | - Roller
bush chain, inverted tooth sprocket chain or conveyor chain, being chain
having a pitch not exceeding 25.4 millimetres, and parts therefor:
|
73.29.21 | - - As
prescribed by by-law.............................................
| 35% | 25% |
73.29.29 | - - Other...........................................................................
| 35%,
and $8 per kg | 25%,
and $8 per kg”. |
AMENDMENT OF PART V. OF
THE FIFTH SCHEDULE
After
item 1479, insert the following items:—
“1479a | 73.29.21 | Goods
to which the tariff classification specified in column 2 of this item applies
| Free |
1479b | 73.29.29 | Goods
to which the tariff classification specified in column 2 of this item applies
| Free”. |
SECOND SCHEDULE Section
4.
AMENDMENTS
OF THE PRINCIPAL ACT AS AMENDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3 OF THIS ACT
AMENDMENT OF PART II. OF
THE FIRST SCHEDULE
Omit
sub-item 44.15.1, insert the following sub-item:—
“44.15.1 | - Plywood, including plywood covered
with any material
| $0.0753
per m2, and $0.0136 per m2 for each mm in thickness in
excess of 5.5 mm; or, if higher, 57½% | $0.0404
per m2, and $0.0073 per m2 for each mm in thickness in
excess of 5.5 mm; or, if higher, 32½%”. |
AMENDMENT OF PART I. OF
THE FIFTH SCHEDULE
Omit
item 15, insert the following item:—
“15 | 44.15.1 | Not
exceeding 23 millimetres in thickness.............................. | $0.0538
per m2, and $0.0102 per m2 for each mm in thickness in
excess of 5.5 mm; or, if higher, 47½%”. |
AMENDMENT OF PART V. OF
THE FIFTH SCHEDULE
Omit
item 823, insert the following item:—
“823 | 44.15.1 | Not
exceeding 23 millimetres in thickness.......................... | (A):
$0,032 per m2, and $0.0056 per m2 |