Statutory Rules
1976 No. 159
REGULATIONS UNDER THE CUSTOMS ACT 1901.*
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Customs Act 1901.
Dated this twenty-second day of July, 1976.
JOHN R. KERR
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
JOHN HOWARD
Minister of State for Business and Consumer Affairs.
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Amendments of the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations†
Interpretation.
1. Regulation 2 of the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations is amended—
(a) by inserting in sub-regulation (1) after the definition of “ Australian Standard ” the following definition:—
“ ‘ Australian Wool Corporation Standard ’ means a standard published by the Australian Wool Corporation, being the corporation of that name established under the Wool Industry Act 1972;”;
and
(b) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—
“ (5) For the purposes of these Regulations—
(a) a reference to an Australian Wool Corporation Standard published on a date specified in these Regulations shall be read as a reference to the Australian Wool Corporation Standard approved for publication on that date; and
(b) where an Australian Wool Corporation Standard refers to another instrument, that instrument shall be deemed to be incorporated with, and form part of, the Australian Wool Corporation Standard.”.
* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 3 August 1976.
† Statutory Rules 1956, No. 90, as amended by Statutory Rules 1958, Nos. 6 and 67; 1959, Nos. 17, 31 and 93; 1960, No. 22; 1961, No. 117; 1962, No. 82; 1963, No. 26; 1964, Nos. 25 and 39; 1965, Nos. 81, 91, 135, 167 and 190; 1966, No. 95; 1967, Nos. 41, 58, 114 and 178; 1968, Nos. 100, 141 and 161; 1969, Nos. 2, 7, 10, 39, 43 and 218; 1970, Nos. 8, 72, 105 and 194; 1972, No. 97; 1973, Nos. 5, 6, 42, 43, 89, 93, 162, 175, 217, 227, 228 and 262; 1974, Nos. 123 and 249; 1975, Nos. 58, 62, 121, 172 and 183; and 1976, No. 98.
2. After regulation 4j of the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—
Importation of woolpacks.
“ 4k. (1) The importation into Australia of woolpacks consisting of—
(a) synthetic fibre or a blend of synthetic fibres; or
(b) jute,
is prohibited unless permission in writing to import the woolpacks for a specified purpose has been granted by the Minister of State for Primary Industry or a person authorized in writing by him for that purpose.
“ (2) A permission under this regulation shall be subject to such conditions imposing requirements or prohibitions on the person to whom the permission is granted with respect to the custody, use, disposal or destruction of the wool-packs, as the Minister of State for Primary Industry or the person authorized by him thinks necessary to ensure that the woolpacks are not used otherwise than for the purpose in relation to which he grants the permission.
“ (3) The provisions of sub-regulation (1) do not apply in relation to unused woolpacks where the importer of the woolpacks produces to the Collector a certificate issued by a prescribed testing authority stating that the woolpacks conform to—
(a) in the case of woolpacks consisting of synthetic fibre or a blend of synthetic fibres—Australian Wool Corporation Standard No. 1 published on 12 March 1976; and
(b) in the case of woolpacks consisting of jute—Australian Wool Corporation Standard No. 2 published on 12 March 1976.
“ (4) In sub regulation (3), ‘ prescribed testing authority ’ means an Australian or overseas testing authority approved by the Minister of State for Primary Industry on the recommendation of the Australian Wool Corporation for the purposes of this regulation.”.