EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Statutory Rules 1982 No. 236
Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations (Amendment)
Issued by the Authority of the Minister for the Capital Territory for and on behalf of the Minister for Industry and Commerce
The purpose of the accompanying regulations is to amend Item 3 in the Third Schedule to the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations to bring the provisions of this Item up to date to accord with amendments made to the Cigarette Containers (Labelling) Ordinance 1972 of the Australian Capital Territory as amended to 1 October 1982.
Regulation 4(2) of the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations prohibits the importation into Australia of the goods specified in the second column of the Third Schedule to the Regulations unless the conditions, restrictions or requirements specified in the third column of that Schedule opposite to the description of the goods are complied with.
Item 3 in the Third Schedule to the Regulations imposes a prohibition on the importation into Australia of cigarettes in packages which do not bear, in an approved style and form, a warning that smoking is a health hazard as provided by section 5 of the Cigarette Containers (Labelling) Ordinance 1972.
This provision was inserted in 1973 to assist State and Territory Governments in the administration of their requirements by ensuring that imported cigarettes are marked with the approved warning.