Quarantine Regulations 1927 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1930. No. 136.

 

REGULATION UNDER THE QUARANTINE ACT 1908-1924.

I, THE person administering the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the Quarantine Act 1908-1924, to come into operation on the first day of December, 1930.

Dated this sixth day of November, 1930.

SOMERS

Administering the Government of the

Commonwealth of Australia.

By His Excellency’s Command,

FRANK ANSTEY

Minister for Health.

 

Amendment of Quarantine Regulations 1927.

The Quarantine Regulations 1927 (Statutory Rules 1927, No. 8) are amended—

1. By omitting paragraph (m) of regulation 145 and substituting therefor the following paragraph:—

(m) Timber—

(1) Sawn and dressed or partly dressed; shaped, out to size, wholly or partly made up or finished, or prepared in any way for any purpose or cut to size undressed:

(i) if in boxes cases, crates or bundles—One penny per ten packages;

(ii) if not in boxes, cases, crates or bundles—One penny per 1,000 superficial feet or part thereof.

(2) Sawn, other than that described in the preceding sub-paragraph (1), and excepting that imported from Canada, New Zealand or the United States of America, and that commonly known as Baltic—Sixpence (6d.) per 1,000 superficial feet or part thereof.

(3) Logs—Sixpence (6d.) per log.

(4) Bamboo, rattan, wicker, cane, whole or split; wood-wool, or other such substances:

(i) if in boxes, cases, crates or bundles—One penny per ten packages;

(ii) if not in boxes, cases, crates or bundles—One penny per 1,000 superficial feet.

 

(5) Tea-chests, desiccated cocoanut chests, or other chests or boxes or containers made of cane or straw or fibre, which in the opinion of the Chief Quarantine Officer require inspection—

Threepence (3d.) for the first 10 or part thereof;

Twopence (2d.) for each additional 10 or part thereof up to 100;

One penny (1d.) for each additional 10 or part thereof over 100.

2. By inserting after regulation 145 the following regulation:—

145a. If any timber or material included under paragraph (m) of regulation 145 is required to be destroyed, either wholly or in part, all costs or charges shall be paid by the importer.

3. By inserting after regulation 146 (2) (b) the following sub-paragraph:—

(c) Timber sawn and dressed or partly dressed, shaped, cut to size, wholly or partly made up or finished, or prepared in any way for any purpose or cut to size undressed:

(i) if in, boxes, cases, crates or bundles—

For the first 25 packages of a consignment—Ninepence. (9d.) per package.

For each additional package from 26 to 100 in the consignment—Fourpence (4d.) per package;

For each additional package over 100 in the consignment—Threepence (3d.) per package,

(ii) if not in boxes, cases, crates or bundles—One shilling (1s.) per 1,000 superficial feet.

4. By inserting after regulation 146 the following regulation:—

146a. Fees as follows shall be paid by the importer for the disinfection by heat of bales of raw cotton:—

s.	d.
Bales not exceeding 300 lb., in weight..........	2	6 per bale.
Bales exceeding 300 lb. but not, exceeding 600 lb. in weight..................................................	4	0 per bale.
Bales exceeding 600 lb. in weight.................	5	0 per bale.

 

By Authority: H. J. Green, Government Printer, Canberra.