Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference) (No. 1) 1963

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CUSTOMS TARIFF (NEW ZEALAND PREFERENCE) (No. 1).

No. 12 of 1963.

An Act to amend the Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference) 1933-1962.

[Assented to 21st May, 1963.]

BE it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Short title and citation

1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference) (No. 1) 1963.

(2.) The Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference) 1933-1962 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference) 1933-1963.

Commencement.

2. Except as otherwise provided by this Act, this Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Amendment of Tariff in accordance with First Schedule.

3.—(1.) The Schedule to the Principal Act is amended as set out in the First Schedule to this Act and duties of Customs are imposed in accordance with the Schedule to the Principal Act as so amended.

(2.) This section shall be deemed to have come into operation on the sixteenth day of November, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-two.

Amendment of Tariff in accordance with Second Schedule.

4.—(1.) The Schedule to the Principal Act as amended by the last preceding section is further amended as set out in the Second Schedule to this Act and duties of Customs are imposed in accordance with the Schedule to the Principal Act as so amended and as so further amended.

(2.) This section shall be deemed to have come into operation on the thirtieth day of November, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-two.

Amendment of Tariff in accordance with Third Schedule

5.—(1.) The Schedule to the Principal Act as amended by the last two preceding sections is further amended as set out in the Third Schedule to this Act and duties of Customs are imposed in accordance with the Schedule to the Principal Act as so amended and as so further amended.

(2.) This section shall be deemed to have come into operation on the seventh day of December, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-two.

Amendment of Tariff in accordance with Fourth Schedule.

6.—(1.) The Schedule to the Principal Act as amended by the last three preceding sections is further amended as set out in the Fourth Schedule to this Act and duties of Customs are imposed in accordance with the Schedule to the Principal Act as so amended and as so further amended.

(2.) This section shall be deemed to have come into operation on the twenty-first day of December, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-two.

THE SCHEDULES.

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FIRST SCHEDULE. Section. 3.

Amendment of the Schedule to the Principal Act.

Consecutive No.	Tariff Item.	Tariff Rates on Goods the Produce or Manufacture of New Zealand.
4. By omitting the item and inserting in its stead the following item:—
“4	Ex 43 (a) (2) Coffee substitutes containing coffee and chicory----	8d. per lb.
	Ex 43 (a) (2) Coffee, other than raw, and coffee substitutes containing coffee but not chicory	9d. per lb.
	Ex 43 (b) (1) Extracts, essences or concentrates, of coffee and chicory, dry; preparations with a basis of those extracts, essences or concentrates, dry	5s. per lb.
	Ex 43 (b) (1) Extracts, essences or concentrates, of coffee, or of coffee and coffee substitutes other than chicory, dry; preparations with a basis of those extracts, essences or concentrates, dry	5s. 3d. per lb.
	Ex 43 (b) (2) Extracts, essences or concentrates, of coffee and chicory, other than dry; preparations with a basis of those extracts, essences or concentrates, other than dry	8d. per lb.
	Ex 43 (b) (2) Extracts, essences or concentrates, of coffee, or of coffee and coffee substitutes other than chicory, other than dry; preparations with a basis of those extracts, essences or concentrates, other than dry	9d. per lb.”

SECOND SCHEDULE. Section 4.

Amendments of the Schedule to the Principal Act as amended by Section Three of this Act.

Consecutive No.	Tariff Item.	Tariff Rates on Goods the Produce or Manufacture of New Zealand.
23. By omitting the item and inserting in its stead the following item:—
“23	Textile fabrics of wool or having a textile fibre content in chief part by weight of wool to which—
	(a) sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (3) of sub-item (c) of item 462	5s. 6d. per square yard less 22½ per cent, ad val. or 22½ per cent, ad val. whichever rate returns the higher duty.
	(b) paragraph (4) of sub-item (c) of item 462--------------	22½ per cent, ad val.
	in the Schedule to the Customs Tariff 1933-1962, or that Act as amended from time to time, or as proposed to be amended from time to time by a Customs Tariff alteration proposed in the Parliament, applies.

Second Schedule—continued.

Consecutive No.	Tariff Item.	Tariff Rates on Goods the Produce or Manufacture of New Zealand.
“23—continued.
	Textile fabrics containing not less than 20 per cent, by weight of wool calculated on the textile fibre content to which—
	(a) clause (1) of sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (2) of sub-item (c) of item 459;
	(b) clause (1) of sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (2) of sub-item (c) of item 460;
	(c) clause (1) of sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (3) of sub-item (c) of item 463;
	(d) clause (1) of sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (3) of sub-item (c) of item 464;
	(e) clause (1) of sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (2) of sub-item (c) of item 465; or
	(f) clause (1) of sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (2) of sub-item (a) of item 482,
	in the Schedule to the Customs Tariff 1933-1962, or that Act as amended from time to time, or as proposed to be amended from time to time by a Customs Tariff alteration proposed in the Parliament, applies	5s. 6d. per square yard less 22½ per cent, ad val. or 22½ per cent, ad val. whichever rate returns the higher duty.
	Textile fabrics containing not less than 20 per cent, by weight of wool calculated on the textile fibre content to which—
	(a) sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph (2) of sub-item (c) of item 459;
	(b) sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph (2) of sub-item (c) of item 460;
	(c) sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph (3) of sub-item (c) of item 463;
	(d) sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph (3) of sub-item (c) of item 464;
	(e) sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph (2) of sub-item (c) of item 465;
	(f) paragraph (2) of sub-item (c) of item 466;
	(g) paragraph (2) of sub-item (c) of item 467;
	(h) paragraph (2) of sub-item (c) of item 468;
	(i) paragraph (1) of sub-item (a) of item 472;
	(j) paragraph (1) of sub-item (b) of item 473; or
	(k) sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (2) of sub-item (a) of item 482,
	in the Schedule to the Customs Tariff 1933-1962, or that Act as amended from time to time, or as proposed to be amended from time to time by a Customs Tariff alteration proposed in the Parliament, applies	22½ per cent, ad val.
	Textile fabrics, wholly of wool, to which sub-item (d) of item 479 in the Schedule to the Customs Tariff 1933-1962, or that Act as amended from time to time, or as proposed to be amended from time to time by a Customs Tariff alteration proposed in the Parliament, applies	6d. per square yard and 17½ per cent, ad val.”
115. By omitting the item and inserting in its stead the following item:—
“115	Ex 390 (a) (1) Cordage rope and twines n.e.i. (excepting reaper and binder twine)	17½ per cent, ad val.
	Ex 245 (b) Cords and cordage-----------------------------	17½ per cent, ad val.
	in the Schedule to the Customs Tariff 1933-1962, or that Act as amended from time to time, or as proposed to be amended from time to time by a Customs Tariff alteration proposed in the Parliament, applies.”

THIRD SCHEDULE. Section 5.

Amendments of the Schedule to the Principal Act as Amended by Sections Three and Four of this Act.

Consecutive No.	Tariff Item.		Tariff Rates on Goods the Produce or Manufacture of New Zealand.
60. By omitting the item and inserting in its stead the following item:—
“60	Ex 170 (b) (2) Ex 170 (b) (3) Ex 176 (f) Ex 208 (a)	Coal-screening machinery, not being machinery to which item 170 (b) (5) in the Schedule to the Customs Tariff 1933-1962, or that Act as amended from time to time, or as proposed to be amended from time to time by a Customs Tariff alteration proposed in the Parliament, applies; screens, metal, all kinds	17½ per cent, ad val.”
69. By omitting the item and inserting in its stead the following item:—
“69	Water heaters being gas heating appliances-----------------		22½ per cent, ad val.”

FOURTH SCHEDULE Section 6.

Amendments of the Schedule to the Principal Act as Amended by Sections Three to Five of this Act.

Consecutive No.	Tariff Item.	Tariff Rates on Goods the Produce or Manufacture of New Zealand.
23. By omitting—
	“Textile fabrics, wholly of wool, to which sub-item (d) of item 479 in the Schedule to the Customs Tariff 1933-1962, or that Act as amended from time to time, or as proposed to be amended from time to time by a Customs Tariff alteration proposed in the Parliament, applies	6d. per square yard and 17½ per cent. ad val.”
and inserting in its stead the following:—
	“Textile fabrics, wholly of wool, to which sub-item (e) of item 479 in the Schedule to the Customs Tariff 1933-1962, or that Act as amended from time to time, or as proposed to be amended from time to time by a Customs Tariff alteration proposed in the Parliament, applies	6d. per square yard and 17½ per cent, ad val.”
39. By omitting the item and inserting in its stead the following item:—
“39	166 (a) Hay rakes, horse-----------------------------	Free “
49. By omitting the item and inserting in its stead the following item:—
“49	167 (b) Clothes wringers for household use----------------	17½ per cent.
		ad val.”
52. By omitting the item.

Overview

The Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference) (No. 1) 1963 was enacted to amend the Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference) 1933-1962, updating the tariff rates on goods produced or manufactured in New Zealand. The Act was assented to on 21 May 1963 by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia. The Act aimed to revise tariff rates to better reflect the economic relationship and trade preferences between Australia and New Zealand. It introduced amendments to the tariff schedule to adjust duties on various goods, such as coffee substitutes, textile fabrics, and machinery, ensuring that the preferential treatment provided to New Zealand goods remained consistent with the trade agreements in place. The policy objective was to facilitate smoother trade between the two countries by providing clearer and more updated tariff guidelines.

Scope and Application

The Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference) (No. 1) 1963 is an Act that amends the Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference) 1933-1962. It applies to goods that are the produce or manufacture of New Zealand, imposing specific duties of Customs on such goods as detailed in the various schedules to the Act. The Act operates within the Commonwealth of Australia and governs the tariff rates on imported goods from New Zealand. It includes amendments to the tariff rates for various goods, including coffee, textile fabrics, and machinery. The Act does not explicitly state any exclusions or exemptions, but the specific tariff rates outlined in the schedules suggest that certain goods may be exempt from duty or subject to reduced rates based on their classification. The Act may be further extended or restricted through subordinate instruments, although such details are not provided in the text.

Key Provisions

The Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference) (No. 1) 1963 (referred to as the Act) amends the Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference) 1933-1962 (referred to as the Principal Act) by introducing new tariff rates for goods produced or manufactured in New Zealand. Section 3 of the Act amends the Schedule to the Principal Act, imposing new customs duties on various goods, including coffee substitutes, coffee, textile fabrics, and machinery. Section 4 further amends the Schedule to modify the tariff rates on textile fabrics and other goods, while Section 5 introduces additional amendments for specific items like coal-screening machinery and water heaters. Finally, Section 6 makes further amendments to the Schedule, adjusting duties on textile fabrics and introducing free trade for hay rakes and a duty for household clothes wringers. The Act imposes specific obligations on importers, exporters, and customs officials to comply with the new tariff rates set forth in the amended Schedules. Importers and exporters must ensure that the appropriate duties are paid on goods entering or leaving Australia, while customs officials are responsible for enforcing these duties and assessing the correct tariff rates according to the amended Schedules. The Act also requires that all relevant documentation, such as invoices and shipping manifests, accurately reflect the goods being imported or exported and the applicable duties. Breaches of the Act, including the failure to pay the correct customs duties, can result in civil and criminal penalties. Under the Customs Act 1901, individuals or entities found guilty of under-declaring the value of goods or failing to pay the correct duties may be subject to fines, imprisonment, or both. The maximum penalties can vary depending on the severity of the offence, with significant fines and extended periods of imprisonment possible for serious or repeated breaches. Additionally, the Act may impose penalties for providing false or misleading information to customs officials, further emphasising the importance of compliance with the new tariff rates.

Area of Law: International Trade Law
Instrument: Act
Concepts: Commencement Provisions; Regulatory Standards; Tariff Rates

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