Customs Administration Regulations 2000

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Legislation content

Customs Administration Regulations 2000

Statutory Rules No. 27, 2000 as amended

made under the

Customs Administration Act 1985

Compilation start date:   1 July 2014

Includes amendments up to: SLI No. 70, 2014

 

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Customs Administration Regulations 2000 as in force on 1 July 2014. It includes any commenced amendment affecting the legislation to that date.

This compilation was prepared on 1 July 2014.

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of each amended provision.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not reflected in the text of the compiled law but the text of the amendments is included in the endnotes.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Modifications

If a provision of the compiled law is affected by a modification that is in force, details are included in the endnotes.

Provisions ceasing to have effect

If a provision of the compiled law has expired or otherwise ceased to have effect in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

 

 

 

Contents

1 Name of Regulations

2 Commencement

3 Definition

4 International organisations

5 Disclosure—permitted entities

6 Disclosure—permitted classes of information

Schedule 1—International organisations

Schedule 2—Permitted entities

Part 1—Commonwealth

Part 2—New South Wales

Part 3—Victoria

Part 4—Queensland

Part 5—Western Australia

Part 6—South Australia

Part 7—Tasmania

Part 8—Australian Capital Territory

Part 9—Northern Territory

Part 10—Foreign or international

Schedule 3—Permitted classes of information

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Endnote 5—Uncommenced amendments [none]

Endnote 6—Modifications [none]

Endnote 7—Misdescribed amendments [none]

Endnote 8—Miscellaneous [none]

 

1  Name of Regulations

  These Regulations are the Customs Administration Regulations 2000.

2  Commencement

  These Regulations commence on the date of commencement of Schedule 2 to the Customs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1999.

3  Definition

  In these Regulations:

Act means the Customs Administration Act 1985.

4  International organisations

  For paragraph (b) of the definition of international organisation in subsection 16(1A) of the Act, the international organisations mentioned in Schedule 1 are prescribed.

5  Disclosure—permitted entities

  For paragraph 16(10)(a) of the Act, the entities mentioned in Schedule 2 are specified.

6  Disclosure—permitted classes of information

  For paragraph 16(10)(b) of the Act:

 (a) the classes of information mentioned in Schedule 3 are specified; and

 (b) a class of information mentioned in an item of Schedule 2 is specified as a class of information that may be disclosed to the entity mentioned in the item.

Schedule 1—International organisations

(regulation 4)

 

Caribbean Customs Law Enforcement Council

Combined Agency Border Intelligence Network

European Police Office (EUROPOL)

International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL)

Oceania Customs Organisation

Regional Intelligence Liaison Office (Asia/Pacific)

United Nations

World Customs Organization

World Trade Organization

Schedule 2—Permitted entities

(regulations 5 and 6)

Part 1—Commonwealth

 

Item

Entity

Classes of information

101

AttorneyGeneral’s Department

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

102

Australian Bureau of Statistics

C

103

Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity

B, C, G

104

Australian Communications and Media Authority

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

105

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

B, C, G

106

Australian Crime Commission

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

107

Australian Defence Force

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

108

Australian Federal Police

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

109

Australian Fisheries Management Authority

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

110

Australian Institute of Criminology

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

111

Australian Maritime Safety Authority

A, B, D, E, F

112

Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority

B, C, F, G

113

Australian Postal Corporation

A, G

114

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

115

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency

C, G

116

Australian Safeguards and NonProliferation Office

A, B, C

117

Australian Secret Intelligence Service

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

118

Australian Securities and Investments Commission

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

119

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

120

Australian Sports AntiDoping Authority

B, C, E, F, G

121

Australian Sports Commission

B, C, E, F, G

122

Australian Taxation Office

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

123

Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

125

Biosecurity Services Group, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

127

Civil Aviation Safety Authority

A, B, D, E, F, G

128

Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

129

CrimTrac

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

130

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

131

Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

132

Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency

C

133

Department of Defence

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

134

Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

135

Department of Finance and Deregulation

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

136

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

137

Department of Health and Ageing

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

137A

Department of Human Services

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

138

Department of Immigration and Citizenship

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

139

Department of Infrastructure and Transport

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

140

Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

141

Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

142

Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

143

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

144

Department of the Treasury

C

145

Director, National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme

C, G

146

Director of National Parks

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

147

Food Standards Australia New Zealand

C, G

148

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority

A, B, D

149

Horticulture Australia Limited

C

150

Indian Ocean Territories Customs Service (Christmas Island)

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

151

Indian Ocean Territories Customs Service (Cocos (Keeling) Islands)

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

152

IP Australia

C, G

154

National Measurement Institute

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

155

Norfolk Island Customs & Immigration Service

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

156

Office of National Assessments

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

157

Reserve Bank of Australia

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

158

Royal Australian Mint

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

159

Therapeutic Goods Administration

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

160

Trade Measures Review Officer

C

161

Australian Grape and Wine Authority

C

Part 2—New South Wales

 

Item

Entity

Classes of information

201

Corrective Services NSW

A, B, D, E, F, G

202

Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water

A, B, D, E, F, G

203

New South Wales Crime Commission

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

204

New South Wales Police Force

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

205

New South Wales Police Integrity Commission

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

206

State Debt Recovery Office

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

207

WorkCover NSW

C, G

Part 3—Victoria

 

Item

Entity

Classes of information

301

Department of Sustainability and Environment

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

302

Office of Police Integrity Victoria

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

303

Victoria Consumer Affairs

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

304

Victoria Police

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

305

WorkSafe Victoria

C, G

Part 4—Queensland

 

Item

Entity

Classes of information

401

Crime and Misconduct Commission

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

402

Department of Justice and AttorneyGeneral

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

403

Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation

A, B, C, D E, F, G

404

Department of Environment and Resource Management

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

405

Queensland Health

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

406

Queensland Police Service

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

Part 5—Western Australia

 

Item

Entity

Classes of information

501

Corruption and Crime Commission of Western Australia

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

502

Department of Commerce

C, G

503

Department of Environment and Conservation

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

504

Department of Fisheries

A, B, D, E

505

Department of Mines and Petroleum

C, G

506

Department of Planning

A, B, D

507

Department of Transport

A, B, D

508

Western Australia Police Service

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

Part 6—South Australia

 

Item

Entity

Classes of information

601

Department for Environment and Heritage

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

602

Office of Consumer and Business Affairs

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

603

SafeWork SA

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

604

South Australia Police

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

Part 7—Tasmania

 

Item

Entity

Classes of information

701

Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources

C, G

702

Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

703

Tasmania Police

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

Part 8—Australian Capital Territory

 

Item

Entity

Classes of information

801

WorkSafe ACT

C, G

Part 9—Northern Territory

 

Item

Entity

Classes of information

901

Department of Natural Resources, Environment, the Arts and Sports

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

902

Northern Territory Police

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

903

NT WorkSafe

C, G

904

Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

Part 10—Foreign or international

 

Item

Entity

Classes of information

1001

Belgian Administration of Customs and Excise

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

1002

Bureau of Revenue, Customs and Taxation, Division of Customs, Republic of Palau

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

1003

Canada Border Services Agency

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

1004

Central Board of Excise and Customs, Republic of India

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

1005

Customs Administration of the Federal Republic of Germany

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

1006

Customs Department of the Kingdom of Thailand, The

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

1007

Customs Service of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

1008

Direction Générale des Douanes et Droits Indirects (Directorate General for Customs and Indirect Duties (France))

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

1009

Directorate General of Customs and Excise Indonesia

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

1010

DirectorateGeneral of the Tax and Customs Administration (Netherlands)

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

1011

El Paso Intelligence Center

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

1012

Federal Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Austria

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

1013

Fiji Islands Revenue and Customs Authority

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

1013A

French Centre Régional Opérationnel de Surveillance et de Sauvetage de La Réunion

D

1014

French Customs, French West Indies Directorate

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

1015

French Polynesian Customs Service

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

1016

General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

1017

Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

1018

Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (UK)

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

1019

Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department

A, B, C, D, E, F

1020

Japan Coast Guard

A, B, D, E, F, G

1021

Japan Customs

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

1022

Korea Customs Service

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

1023

Maldives Customs Service

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

1024

Marshall Islands Customs, Revenue and Taxation

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

1025

Ministry of Finance and Economic Management, Cook Islands

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

1026

Ministry of Finance, Customs and Excise Division, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

1027

National Maritime Command Centre (NZ)

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

1028

National Police Agency of Japan

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

1029

New Zealand Customs Service

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

1030

New Zealand Police

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

1031

Papua New Guinea Internal Revenue Commission

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

1032

Philippine Bureau of Customs

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

1033

Regional Intelligence Liaison Office (Asia/Pacific)

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

1034

Republic of Singapore Navy

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

1035

Serious Organised Crime Agency (UK)

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

1036

Service des Douanes de NouvelleCalédonie

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

1037

Solomon Islands Customs and Excise

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

1038

Sri Lanka Customs

A, B, D, F

1039

Taiwan Customs Service

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

1040

Tonga Customs Service, Revenue Services Department

A, B, D

1041

United Kingdom Border Agency

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

1042

United Nations

A, B, C, D, E, F, G as they concern activities in East Timor

1043

United States Department of Homeland Security

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

1044

United States Drug Enforcement Administration

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

1045

World Customs Organization

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

1046

World Trade Organization

C

Note: The use of information is limited to the performance of an entity’s functions or specified purposes—see section 16 of the Act.

Schedule 3—Permitted classes of information

(regulation 6)

 

A  Documents and information about surveillance activity or analysis

 1. This class includes, for a person, information such as identification details, travel documents and details of suspected offending conduct.

 2. It also includes documents and information derived from human and electronic surveillance methods, such as reports of observations, perceptions or detections, photographs, videotape recordings, radar, satellite or closed circuit television images or stills and sound recordings.

B  Documents and information about intelligence activity or analysis

 1. This class includes, for a person, details of convictions, identification details of known associates, past travel details, and details of agencies to whom the person is of interest.

 2. It also includes reports, assessments, briefings and other intelligence publications.

C  Documents and information about commercial transactions, including the importation or exportation of goods to and from Australia

D  Documents and information about the movement of vessels and aircraft

E  Documents and information about passenger and crew detentions and examinations

F  Documents and information about the arrival and departure of persons to and from Australia

G  Documents and information about detection, examination and seizure of goods including postal articles

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

The endnotes provide details of the history of this legislation and its provisions. The following endnotes are included in each compilation:

 

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Endnote 5—Uncommenced amendments

Endnote 6—Modifications

Endnote 7—Misdescribed amendments

Endnote 8—Miscellaneous

 

If there is no information under a particular endnote, the word “none” will appear in square brackets after the endnote heading.

 

Abbreviation key—Endnote 2

The abbreviation key in this endnote sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

 

Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4

Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

 

The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended the compiled law. The information includes commencement information for amending laws and details of application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

 

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision level. It also includes information about any provisions that have expired or otherwise ceased to have effect in accordance with a provision of the compiled law.

 

Uncommenced amendments—Endnote 5

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not reflected in the text of the compiled law, but the text of the amendments is included in endnote 5.

Modifications—Endnote 6

If the compiled law is affected by a modification that is in force, details of the modification are included in endnote 6.

 

Misdescribed amendments—Endnote 7

An amendment is a misdescribed amendment if the effect of the amendment cannot be incorporated into the text of the compilation. Any misdescribed amendment is included in endnote 7.

 

Miscellaneous—Endnote 8

Endnote 8 includes any additional information that may be helpful for a reader of the compilation.

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

 

ad = added or inserted

pres = present

am = amended

prev = previous

c = clause(s)

(prev) = previously

Ch = Chapter(s)

Pt = Part(s)

def = definition(s)

r = regulation(s)/rule(s)

Dict = Dictionary

Reg = Regulation/Regulations

disallowed = disallowed by Parliament

reloc = relocated

Div = Division(s)

renum = renumbered

exp = expired or ceased to have effect

rep = repealed

hdg = heading(s)

rs = repealed and substituted

LI = Legislative Instrument

s = section(s)

LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003

Sch = Schedule(s)

mod = modified/modification

Sdiv = Subdivision(s)

No = Number(s)

SLI = Select Legislative Instrument

o = order(s)

SR = Statutory Rules

Ord = Ordinance

SubCh = SubChapter(s)

orig = original

SubPt = Subpart(s)

par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s)
/subsubparagraph(s)

 

Endnote 3—Legislation history

 

Number and year

FRLI registration or gazettal

Commencement

Application, saving and transitional provisions

2000 No 27

23 Mar 2000

23 Mar 2000 (see r 2 and Gazette 2000, No. S142)

 

2000 No 351

20 Dec 2000

20 Dec 2000

2001 No 24

23 Feb 2001

23 Feb 2001

2002 No 158

3 July 2002

3 July 2002

2002 No 326

20 Dec 2002

1 Jan 2003 (see r 2)

2004 No 260

26 Aug 2004

26 Aug 2004

2005 No 207

19 Sept 2005 (see F2005L02673)

1 Oct 2005 (see r 2)

2005 No 277

2 Dec 2005 (see F2005L03701)

3 Dec 2005

2006 No 5

16 Feb 2006 (see F2006L00484)

17 Feb 2006

2006 No 263

20 Oct 2006 (see F2006L03390)

21 Oct 2006

2007 No 141

12 June 2007 (see F2007L01604)

13 June 2007

2007 No 291

28 Sept 2007 (see F2007L03835)

rr 1–3 and Sch 1: 29 Sept 2007
Sch 2: 1 Oct 2007

2008 No 63

2 May 2008 (see F2008L01198)

3 May 2008

2009 No 78

15 May 2009 (see F2009L01782)

16 May 2009

2010 No 288

25 Nov 2010 (see F2010L03090)

26 Nov 2010

2011 No. 120

30 June 2011 (see F2011L01364)

1 July 2011

2012 No 320

7 Dec 2012 (see F2012L02371)

s 4 and Sch 2: 1 Jan 2013

208, 2013

6 Aug 2013 (see F2013L01518)

7 Aug 2013

70, 2014

13 Jun 2014 (see F2014L00707)

Sch 2 (item 1): 1 July 2014

Endnote 4—Amendment history

 

Provision affected

How affected

r 4.....................

am 2005 No 277

Sch 1

 

Sch 1...................

am 2002 No 158

Sch 2

 

Sch 2...................

am 2000 No 351; 2001 No 24; 2002 No 158 and 326; 2004 No 260; 2005 No 207 and 277; 2006 No 5

 

rs 2006 No 263

 

am 2007 No 141 and 291; 2008 No 63

 

rs 2009 No. 78

 

am 2010 No 288; 2011 No 120; 2012 No 320; No 208, 2013; No 70, 2014

Endnote 5—Uncommenced amendments [none]

Endnote 6—Modifications [none]

Endnote 7—Misdescribed amendments [none]

Endnote 8—Miscellaneous [none]

 

 

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