Statutory Rules
1977 No. 68
REGULATIONS UNDER THE CUSTOMS ACT 1901.*
I, THE ADMINISTRATOR of the Government 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 second day of June, 1977.
A. R. CUTLER
Administrator.
By His Excellency’s Command,
JOHN HOWARD
Minister of State for Business and Consumer Affairs.
Amendments of the Customs Regulations†
1. Regulation 19 of the Customs Regulations is repealed and the following regulation substituted:—
“ 19. The working days of the Customs, in relation to the performance of a function specified in column 2 of the following table in an item in that table, are the days specified in column 3 of that table in that item and the working hours of the Customs, in relation to the performance of that function on a day so specified, are the hours specified in column 4 of that table in that item opposite to the reference to that day in column 3 of that table in that item:—
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
Item | Function | Working days | Working hours |
1 | Boarding ships............ | Every day............ | The hours between 6 o’clock in the morning and 11 o’clock in the evening |
2 | Receiving documents relating to the reporting of the cargo, or the clearing, of ships | Monday to Friday inclusive (excluding public holidays) | The hours between 8.30 o’clock in the morning and 4.51 o’clock in the afternoon |
3 | Attendance for the examination or clearance of ships’ cargo at wharfs or places appointed for the examination of goods on landing | Monday to Friday inclusive (excluding public holidays) Saturdays (excluding public holidays) | The hours between 8 o’clock in the morning and 5 o’clock in the afternoon The hours between 8 o’clock in the morning and noon |
* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 7 June 1977.
† Statutory Rules 1926, No. 203 as amended by Statutory Rules 1927, Nos, 17, 95 and 121; 1928, Nos. 47, 57, 74 and 95; 1929, Nos. 25, 56 and 127; 1930, Nos. 91, 138 and 140; 1934, Nos. 16, 42 and 90; 1932, No. 90; 1933, Nos. 21, 105, 106 and 129; 1934, Nos. 109 and 127; 1935, Nos. 1, 41, 69 and 113; 1936, Nos. 49 and 163; 1938, No. 111; 1939, No. 157; 1940, Nos. 203 and 256; 1946, Nos, 127 and 161; 1947, Nos. 29, 83, 94 and 152; 1948, No. 156; 1919, Nos. 34, 78, 95 and 111; 1950, No. 17; 1951, Nos. 34, 38, 71, 99, 106, 109 and 159; 1952, No. 96; 1953, No. 102; 1954, No. 21; 1955, Nos. 15, 32 and 66; 1956, Nos. 71, 83, 91 and 127; 1957, Nos. 57 and 76; 1958, No. 86; 1959, No. 106; 1960, Nos. 29 and 70; 1961, Nos. 60 and 144; 1962, Nos. 102 and 103; 1961, No. 149; 1964, No. 141; 1965, Nos. 86, 121 and 194; 1966, Nos. 15 and 173; 1967, Nos. 9 and 179; 1968, No. 68; 1969, Nos. 69, 77, 133, 152 and 186; 1970, Nos. 104, 113 and 170; 1971, Nos. 9, 59 and 170, 1972, No. 96; 1973, Nos. 155, 251, 257 and 268; 1974, Nos. 29 and 112; and 1976, Nos. 261 and 262.
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
Item | Function | Working days | Working hours |
4 | Boarding aircraft | Every day............ | The hours between 6 o’clock in the morning and 11 o’clock in the evening |
5 | Receiving documents relating to the reporting of the cargo, or the clearing, of aircraft | Every day............ | The hours between 6 o’clock in the morning and 11 o’clock in the evening |
6 | Attendance for the examination or clearance of air cargo at airports | Every day............ | The hours between 6 o’clock in the morning and 11 o’clock in the evening |
7 | Attendance for the examination of ship or aircraft passengers’ baggage | Every day............ | The hours between 6 o’clock in the morning and 11 o’clock in the evening |
8 | Attendance during the receipt, loading, discharge or delivery of air cargo or ships’ cargo | Every day............ | All hours |
9 | Any other function of the Customs, performed in the Northern Territory | Monday to Friday inclusive (excluding public holidays) | The hours between 8 o’clock in the morning and 4.21 o’clock in the afternoon |
10 | Any other function of the Customs, performed elsewhere than in the Northern Territory | Monday to Friday inclusive (excluding public holidays) | The hours between 8.30 o’clock in the morning and 4.51 o’clock in the afternoon |
2. Regulation 20 of the Customs Regulations is repealed.
3. Regulation 153 of the Customs Regulations is amended by omitting the words “, and, except by permission of the Collector, only on the working days; and during the working hours prescribed for the purpose of section 28 of the Customs Act 1901-1959,”.