Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations (Amendment)

Legislation au C1953L00013 Regulations Not in force Legislative Instrument

Select Document

STATUTORY RULES.

1953. No. 13.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE CUSTOMS ACT 1901-1952.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Customs Act 1901-1952.

Dated this twentieth

day of February ,1953.

W.J. McKell

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

(Sgd.) NEIL O’SULLIVAN

Minister of State for Trade and Customs.

Amendments of the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations.†

Third Schedule

1. The Third Schedule to the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting items 6, 7 and 8;

(b) by omitting item 10 and inserting in its stead the following item:—

“10

Meat, meat products and edible offal

The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Commerce and Agriculture”:

(d) by omitting item 34 and inserting in its stead the following item:—

“34

Pancreas glands of cattle and pigs and alcoholic extracts from pancreas glands of those animals

The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Health”;

(e) by omitting items 60, 63, 64, 66 and 67;

(f) by omitting item 71 and inserting in its stead the following item:—

“71

Copper, and alloys of copper, in the form of angles, bars, billets, cakes, castings, concentrates, hollows, ingots, matte, ore, pipes, plates, rods, scrap, sections, sheets, strips, tubes or wires

The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of National Development”;

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 195 .

† Statutory Rules 1935, No. 2, as amended by Statutory Rules 1935, Nos. 4, 103 and 115; 1936, Nos. 27, 87, 103 and 141; 1937, No. 73; 1938, Nos. 61, 65 and 86; 1939, No. 170; 1940, No. 30; 1941, No. 136; 1942. No. 479; 1945, Nos. 87 and 149; 1946, Nos. 10, 53, 90, 106, 126, 138, 166, 178 and 179; 1947. Nos. 11, 35, 54, 80, 82, 95, 105, 116, 138 and 153; 1948, Nos. 6, 50, 105 and 120; 1949, Nos. 3, 8, 16 and 113; 1950, No. 79; and 1951, Nos. 1, 43 and 122.

5287.—Price 5d. 9/19.12.1952.

(g) by omitting item 85;

(h) by omitting item 87 and inserting in its stead the following item:—

“87

Linseed..................

The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Commerce and Agriculture”;

(i) by omitting items 88, 89 and 92;

(j) by omitting items 93 and 93a and inserting in their stead the following item:—

“93

Raw jute, and goods manufactured wholly or partly from jute

The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Commerce and Agriculture”;

(k) by omitting items 94, 97, 100, 103 and 105;

(l) by omitting item 107 and inserting in its stead the following item:—

“107	Iron and steel (including cast iron and malleable iron), and alloys of iron and steel, in any form, whether finished or unfinished, including—	The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of National Development”;
	Angles, beams, channels, columns, girders, joists, pillars, piling, tees and other sections, bars, rods, billets, blooms, ingots and slabs;
	Castings and forgings, including railway wheels, axles and tyres;
	Hoops and strips, coated or uncoated;
	Pig iron;
	Pipes and tubes, coated or uncoated;
	Plates, coated or uncoated;
	Pressings, stampings and spinnings, other than finished articles;
	Rails (light or heavy), and accessories for rails, including chains, crossings, dog spikes, fishplates, bolts for fishplates, points, sleepers, soleplates and switches;
	Scrap, including alloy steel scrap;
	Sheet bar;
	Sheets, coated or uncoated;
	Spring steel;
	Wire rods;
	Wire, coated or uncoated, including barbed wire, wire fabric, fencing wire, gauze and wire netting

(m) by omitting item 109 and inserting in its stead the following item:—

“109

Hard fibreboard, other than fibrous plaster

The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of the Interior”;

(n) by omitting items 110, 111, 112, 113, 115, 117, 118, 119, 125, 129, 131 and 132;

(o) by omitting item 133a and inserting in its stead the following item:—

“133A

Engines for motor vehicles, and automotive ball and roller bearings, wherever manufactured, and other spare and component parts for motor vehicles, being parts manufactured in Canada or in the United States of America

The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Supply”;

(p) by omitting items 134, 135 and 138;

(q) by omitting item 142 and inserting in its stead the following item:—

“142

Aluminium, and alloys of aluminium, in the form of ingots or sheets

The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of National Development”;

(r) by omitting items 143, 146, 148, 149, 151, 152, 153 and 156;

(s) by omitting item 163 and inserting in its stead the following item:—

“163

Rubber tyres, and rubber tubes, for grader and earth-moving equipment, and synthetic rubber in any form

The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Supply”;

(t) by omitting items 165, 169, 170, 171, 173, 174, 175 and 179;

(u) by omitting item 180 and inserting in its stead the following item:—

“180

Fencing posts, and droppers, made of iron or steel

The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of National Development”;

(v) by omitting item 181;

(w) by omitting item 182 and inserting in its stead the following item:—

“182

Cattle hides, including skins of calves and yearlings

The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Commerce and Agriculture”;

(x) by omitting items 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 189, 190 and 191;

(y) by omitting items 192 and 193 and inserting in their stead the following items:—

“192	Margarine, other than margarine produced from animal fat	The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Commerce and Agriculture
“193	Stainless steel sinks ...........	The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of National Development”;

(z) by omitting items 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 203, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 211, 212, 213, 214 and 215;

and

(za) by adding at the end thereof the following items:—

“218	Raw piezo electric quartz crystals, crystal oscillator blanks and other articles manufactured from raw piezo electric quartz crystal	The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Defence Production
“219	Diamonds, including diamonds forming a part of other goods	The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Defence Production
“220	Sheep ....................	The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Commerce and Agriculture
“221	Beer barrels made of iron or steel, including stainless steel	The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of National Development
“222	Flax meal and flax chaff ........	The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Commerce and Agriculture”.

Fourth Schedule.

2. The Fourth Schedule to the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting items 5d, 7b, 7ba and 7c;

(b) by omitting item 9 and inserting in its stead the following item:—

“9	Goods shipped as ships’ stores”;

and

Sixth Schedule.

3. The Sixth Schedule to the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations is amended by omitting items 3 and 5.

Seventh Schedule.

4. The Seventh Schedule to the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations is amended by omitting item 2 and inserting in its stead the following item:—

“2	Liqueurs..	United Kingdom.....	The alcoholic strength, as determined by distillation, of a liqueur specified in the following table shall be not less than a strength equal to the percentage of proof spirit specified opposite to the liqueur in that table, or shall be within such margin of tolerance of that strength as the Minister allows—
			Advocaat ........	30 per centum
			Cherry Brandy ....	43 per centum
			Crême de Cacao, Crême de Café or Passion Fruit Liqueur	44 per centum
			Apricot Brandy, Blackberry Brandy, Crême de Cassia, Crême de Menthe, Maraschino or Peach Brandy	50 per centum
			Curaçao, White or Orange ..	55 per centum
			Kümmel ........	60 per centum
			Benedictine, Chartreuse, Cointreau, Grand Marnier or a similar type of liqueur	65 per centum
			Any other liqueur ..	50 per centum”.

By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.

Overview

The Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1953, made under the Customs Act 1901-1952, were enacted to address the need for more precise control over the export of certain goods from Australia. The Parliament of Australia, through the Governor-General, acting on the advice of the Federal Executive Council, established these regulations to refine and update the list of prohibited and controlled exports. The policy objective was to ensure that the export of specific goods aligned with national economic and strategic interests, particularly in times of economic and geopolitical tension. The regulations required exporters to obtain specific approvals from relevant government departments for the export of certain items such as meat, metals, and machinery, ensuring compliance with Australia's trade policies and international obligations.

Scope and Application

The Regulations under the Customs Act 1901-1952 pertain to the control of exports that are either prohibited or require approval from specified government departments. These regulations apply to any person or entity intending to export goods listed in the schedules of the Regulations. The scope of the Act is national, operating within the Commonwealth of Australia, and it impacts a wide array of industries, including agriculture, manufacturing, and trade. The Act requires exporters to obtain a covering approval from relevant departments such as the Department of Commerce and Agriculture, the Department of National Development, the Department of Supply, and the Department of Defence Production, depending on the nature of the goods being exported. There are no explicit exclusions or exemptions stated in the text, but the necessity of approvals suggests that all listed exports require some form of regulatory oversight. The Act also extends its application through subordinate instruments, which may further define specific conditions or additional categories of exports requiring approval.

Key Provisions

The Regulations, as stated in Section 1, amend the Third Schedule to the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations by omitting and inserting new items. For example, item 10 now reads "Meat, meat products and edible offal", requiring the intending exporter to produce a covering approval from the Department of Commerce and Agriculture. Similarly, item 34 now includes "Pancreas glands of cattle and pigs and alcoholic extracts from pancreas glands of those animals", necessitating a covering approval from the Department of Health. The Regulations also amend the Fourth Schedule by omitting and inserting new items, such as "Goods shipped as ships’ stores" in item 9. Furthermore, the Regulations modify the Seventh Schedule by specifying the alcoholic strength requirements for various liqueurs. The Regulations impose specific obligations on intending exporters. For instance, they must produce a covering approval from the relevant department for items such as meat, pancreas glands, and liqueurs. The approval must be issued by the Department of Commerce and Agriculture for items like meat and pancreas glands, or by the Department of Health for pancreas glands. Similarly, the Department of National Development must issue the approval for items like copper alloys and iron and steel products. Exporters must ensure they comply with these requirements to facilitate the export of the specified items. Failure to comply with the provisions of these Regulations may result in legal consequences. While the Regulations themselves do not explicitly state penalties for non-compliance, breaches of export control regulations generally can lead to civil or criminal penalties under the Customs Act 1901-1952. Such penalties may include fines and, in severe cases, imprisonment. The specific penalties would depend on the nature and extent of the breach, as well as any additional laws and regulations that may apply.

Area of Law: Commercial Law
Instrument: Legislative Instrument
Concepts: Reporting & Disclosure Obligations; Licensing & Registration; Enforcement Powers

Interactions

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 26 August 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au.

Legislation content

Overview

Scope and Application

Key Provisions

Legal classification tags

Interactions

Authorises

All Versions