Second Reading Speeches

Customs Legislation Amendment (Modernising) Bill 2008

Type
Government
Portfolio
Home Affairs Portfolio
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends the:

Customs Act 1901
in relation to: the new Certificate of Origin requirements for the Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement; broker licensing provisions; and false or misleading declarations in using the new SmartGate automated passenger processing system; and
Customs Act 1901
and
Customs Legislation Amendment and Repeal (International Trade Modernisation) Act 2001
in relation to duty recovery and payments under protest and the treatment of certain refunds.

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