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CONTENTS
Date Introduced: 30 May 1996
House: House of Representatives
Portfolio: Industry, Science and Tourism
Commencement: By Proclamation at a time after the
Customs Tariff (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 1996 commences.
Where this Bill does not commence within six months of the day it
receives Royal Assent, it will be taken to have commenced the day
after that period.
The major amendments increase by 3% the rate of duty on imports
of certain goods subject to concessional entry under Tariff
Concession Orders and By-Laws.
Refer to the Digest for the Customs Amendment Bill 1996.
Item 1 of Schedule 1 repeals item 11 of
Schedule 4. Item 11 of Schedule 4 imposes a rate of duty of 5% on
imports of Tariff Concession declared goods subject to an agreement
between Australia and Canada.
Item 2 of Schedule 1 increases from "free" to
3% the rate of duty on imports of Tariff Concession declared goods
the identity of which has not been altered since the date the goods
were exported from Australia for repair and re-imported. The rate
of duty applicable to such goods is currently "free".
Item 3 of Schedule 1 increases from "free" to
3% the rate of duty on imports of goods prescribed by-law which are
machinery that incorporates, or is imported with other goods which
make the machinery ineligible for a Tariff Concession Order.
Item 4 of Schedule 1 amends item 50 of Schedule
4 of the Principal Act by increasing from "free" to 3% the rate of
duty on imports of goods that a Tariff Concession Order declares
are goods to which item 50 applies. The Explanatory Memorandum to
the Bill states that item 50 relates to goods for which no
substitute goods are produced in Australia.
Item 5 of Schedule 1 increases from "free" to
3% the rate of duty on imports of machinery tools and parts used
for working advanced materials and prescribed by by-law.
Item 6 of Schedule 1 increases from "free" to
3% the rate of duty on imports of certain raw materials and
intermediate goods prescribed by by-law which are ineligible for a
Tariff Concession Order and in the opinion of the Minister have a
substantial and demonstrable performance advantage in the
production of a specific end product over substitutable goods
produced in Australia.
Item 7 of Schedule 1 increases from "free" to
3% the rate of duty on imports of certain metal materials and goods
ineligible for a Tariff Concession Order and in the opinion of the
Minister have a substantial and demonstrable performance advantage
in the production of a specific end product over substitutable
goods produced in Australia.
Chris Field Ph. 06 2772439
Ian Ireland Ph. 06 277 2438
26 June 1996
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ISSN 1323-9032
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