Explanatory Statement
Statutory Rules 1985 No. 26
Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations (Amendment)
Issued by Authority of the Minister of State for Industry, Technology and Commerce
Sub-Regulation 4(1) of the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations prohibits the importation into Australia of the goods listed in the Second Schedule to those Regulations, unless the permission in writing of the Minister for Industry, Technology and Commerce to import the goods has been granted.
This regulation introduces a new sub-regulation 4(1A), to make permissions granted for the purposes of sub-regulation (1) subject to such conditions or requirements as might be specified in the permission.
The amendment will provide greater flexibility in the administration of the prohibited imports Schedule, and allow in particular, permissions for the importation of such goods to be issued subject to controls over such things as the quantity, unit value, or quality of the goods.