EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1987 No 72
CUSTOMS REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
Issued by the Authority of the Minister of State for Industry, Technology & Commerce
The existing item 10 of Schedule 2 to the Customs Regulations has the effect of denying rubber coated work gloves from eligibility for a Tariff Concession Order Consistent with the findings of the Industries Assistance Commission in its recent report on the Textiles Clothing & Footwear Industries in Australia, the Government has agreed to the amendment of Schedule 2 of the Customs Regulations to permit work gloves, mittens and mitts to become eligible to receive tariff concession orders as from 1 July 1985, the day on which the items originally lost their eligibility to be considered for a Tariff Concession Order.
The Regulations provide as follows: -
Regulation 1 deems the Regulations to have commenced on 1 July 1985, the day on which the items originally lost their eligibility to be considered for a Tariff Concession Order.
Regulation 2 amends item 10 of Schedule 2 of the Customs Regulations by substituting the existing item with an item which will permit work gloves, mittens, and mitts, amongst other goods, to be eligible to receive a tariff concession order.