Customs Act 1901
Customs Tariff Act 1995
PART II OF SCHEDULE 4
BY-LAW No. 9740004
I, MARION ESTELLE GRANT, delegate of the Chief Executive Officer for
the purposes of section 271 of the Customs Act 1901, hereby make the
by-law set out in the Schedule hereto.
Unless the context otherwise requires, where a description of goods
is specified in a by-law set out in the Schedule hereto, the goods to
which that by-law applies by virtue of that description are such goods
to which that description would apply if it were specified in the
tariff classification in Schedule 3 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995
that applies to those goods.
Unless the context otherwise requires, any word or phrase used in a
reference in a by-law set out in the Schedule hereto has the same
meaning as if it were used in the tariff classification in Schedule 3
to the Customs Tariff Act 1995 that applies to those goods to which
that reference in that by-law applies.
THE SCHEDULE
BY-LAW NO. 9740004
Item 20B
Part II of Schedule 4
1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 9740004.
2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 13 March 1997.
3. Item 20B in Part II of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995
applies to goods which have been repaired or renovated overseas
as part of a batch repair process and imported into Australia
to replace defective goods exported from Australia, provided the
imported goods are:
(a) not new or upgraded versions of the exported goods; and
(b) not replacing goods that have reached the end of their
effective operational life.
4. For the purposes of this by-law, "batch repair process" means a
system of repairing or renovating goods whereby defective goods
are exchanged for identical goods which have already undergone
repair or renovation while the defective goods are stored until
sufficient numbers are available for economical repair or
renovation.
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5. For the purposes of subparagraph 3(b) of this by-law, goods that
have reached the end of their effective operational life include
goods which are worn out or not otherwise capable of being
repaired or renovated economically through the batch repair
process.
6. For the purposes of this by-law, the "Customs Tariff Act 1995"
means the Customs Tariff Act 1995, as amended or proposed to be
altered.
Dated this fifth day of March 1997.
MARION ESTELLE GRANT
Delegate of the Chief Executive Officer