CUSTOMS ACT 1975
No. 77 of 1975
An Act to amend the Customs Act 1901-1974.
BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, the Senate and the House of Representatives of Australia, as follows:—
Short title and citation.
1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Customs Act 1975.
(2) The Customs Act 1901-1974, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Customs Act 1901-1975.
Commencement.
2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which the Customs Tariff (Anti-Dumping) Act 1975 comes into operation.
Cancellation of bonds.
3. Section 45 of the Customs Act 1901-1974 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:—
“(2) A security in respect of any duty that may be payable on goods under section 8, 9, 10 or 11 of the Customs Tariff (Anti-Dumping) Act 1975 shall be cancelled before the expiration of 3 months after the date of the security, or before the expiration of such longer period, not exceeding 6 months after the date of the security, as the exporter and the importer of the goods request.”.
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