EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1986 NO. 346
CUSTOMS (PROHIBITED EXPORTS) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
Issued with the Authority of Minister of State for Industry, Technology and Commerce
This Statutory Rule continues the deregulation Initiatives of the Minister for Primary Industry by removing or modifying many of the export controls contained in the Third Schedule to the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations.
The Statutory Rule deletes item No. 5 “cattle”, item No. 23 “semen” and item No. 26 “sheep” from the Third Schedule to the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations and imposes a more limited prohibition on the exportation of Sheep, ie (limited to female Merino Sheep, uncastrated male Merino Sheep and sheep semen) which will apply unless permission to export has been granted by the Minister for Primary Industry.