EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1984 NO. 260
CUSTOMS (PROHIBITED IMPORTS) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENTS)
ISSUED BY AUTHORITY OF THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE
Item 23A, paragraph (a) in the Third Schedule to the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations prohibits the importation of wheat seed into Australia without the permission of the Minister for Primary Industry.
In July 1984 the Government announced details of new wheat marketing arrangements to apply after the current plan expires on 30 September 1984. One of the elements of the new plan is the removal of import controls over wheat, while retaining necessary quarantine checks and controls.
The attached regulations effect this change by:
(a) deleting wheat seed (item 23A(a)) from the Third Schedule to the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations, and
(b) specifying 1 October 1984 as the date of commencement of the Regulation.