Statutory Rules
1973 No. 164
REGULATIONS UNDER THE CUSTOMS ACT 1901-1971.*
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Customs Act 1901-1971.
Dated this twenty-third day of August, 1973.
PAUL HASLUCK
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
LIONEL MURPHY
Attorney-General.
Amendments of the Customs (National Literature Board of Review) Regulations†
References to Division of Board.
1. Regulation 9 of the Customs (National Literature Board of Review) Regulations is amended—
(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the words “The Minister or the Comptroller-General” and substituting the words “The Attorney-General”; and
(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (3) the words “the Comptroller-General” and substituting the words “the Attorney-General”.
Submission to Full Board.
2. Regulation 10 of the Customs (National Literature Board of Review) Regulations is amended—
(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the words “the Minister or the Comptroller-General” and substituting the words “the Attorney-General”; and
(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (2) the words “the Comptroller-General” (wherever occurring) and substituting the words “the Attorney-General”.
Proceedings of Division of Board.
3. Regulation 11 of the Customs (National Literature Board of Review) Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (5) the words “the Minister or the Comptroller-General” and substituting the words “the Attorney-General”.
* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 30 August 1973.
† Statutory Rules 1967, No. 176.
Proceedings of the Full Board.
4. Regulation 12 of the Customs (National Literature Board of Review) Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (5) the words “the Minister or the Comptroller-General” and substituting the words “the Attorney-General”.
5. After regulation 12 of the Customs (National Literature Board of Review) Regulations the following regulation is added:—
Delegation by Attorney-General or Secretary.
“13. (1) The Attorney-General may, by writing under his hand, delegate all or any of his powers, duties or functions under these Regulations except this power of delegation.
“(2) A power, duty or function so delegated may be exercised or performed by the person to whom it is delegated in accordance with the instrument of delegation.
“(3) A delegation under this regulation is revocable at will and does not prevent the exercise of a power or the performance of a duty or function by the Attorney-General.”.