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• Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposals) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Nov 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Customs Tariff Act 1995

  to: reduce customs duty to free for machinery that incorporates or is imported with other goods which render the machinery ineligible for a Tariff Concession Order; allow duty free entry for certain aircraft parts, materials and test equipment; and expand the Enhanced Project By-law Scheme to include duty free entry for qualifying goods for the power supply and water supply industries. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Legislation Amendment (New Zealand Rules of Origin) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Nov 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Customs Act 1901

  to introduce new rules of origin for goods that are imported into Australia from New Zealand. Also makes complementary amendments to the

  Customs Tariff Act 1995

  , and consequential amendments to the

  Customs Tariff (Anti-Dumping) Act 1975

  and the

  Legislative Instruments Act 2003

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Amendment (2007 Harmonized System Changes) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Sep 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Consequential on the Customs Tariff Amendment (2007 Harmonized System Changes) Bill 2006, the bill amends the

  Customs Act 1901

  to enable the Chief Executive Officer to revoke approximately 700 tariff concession orders (TCOs) and to replace them with approximately 1200 new TCOs. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Tariff Amendment (2007 Harmonized System Changes) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Sep 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Customs Amendment (2007 Harmonized System Changes) Bill 2006, the bill amends the

  Customs Tariff Act 1995

  to implement changes resulting from the third review of the World Customs Organization’s Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Crimes Act Amendment (Forensic Procedures) Bill (No. 1) 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Jun 2006 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Crimes Act 1914

  to: allow the transfer of information so that inter-jurisdictional DNA matching can occur; permit prison officers to be present, subject to the relevant State or Territory law, while a forensic procedure is being carried out on a suspect; and correct drafting errors relating to DNA profile matching. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Legislation Amendment (Modernising Import Controls and Other Measures) Bill 2006 [2007]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Jun 2006 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Customs Act 1901

  to: provide Customs officers with additional powers to deal with prescribed prohibited imports that are low value and low risk, including allowing for: voluntary surrender of goods that have not been concealed, grant of post-importation permissions, rather than automatic seizure of goods, and service of infringement notices for certain offences; and reflect the new Certificate of Origin requirements for the Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Amendment (Fuel Tax Reform and Other Measures) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 May 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Part of a package of 4 bills to replace the current system of fuel tax concessions with a single fuel tax credit system from 1 July 2006, the bill amends the

  Customs Act 1901

  to: strengthen customs control over certain imported goods that are used in the manufacture of excisable goods; repeal the customs-related provisions of the fuel penalty surcharge legislation; and replicate certain provisions of the

  Spirits Act 1906

  which is to be repealed by the proposed Excise Laws Amendment (Fuel Tax Reform and Other Measures) Bill 2006. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Tariff Amendment (Fuel Tax Reform and Other Measures) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 May 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Part of a package of 4 bills to replace the current system of fuel tax concessions with a single fuel tax credit system from 1 July 2006, the bill amends the

  Customs Tariff Act 1995

  to strengthen customs control over certain goods that are used in the manufacture of excisable goods and to ensure that certain alcohol, tobacco and petroleum products are subject to the same duty, when imported, as is applied under the

  Excise Tariff Act 1921

  for equivalent products manufactured or produced in Australia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Legislation Amendment (Border Compliance and Other Measures) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Mar 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Customs Act 1901

  in relation to: disposal of dangerous goods; access of security identification card holders to section 234AA places, ships, aircrafts and wharves; minor corrections to provisions implementing the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement; provision of updated information in respect of security identification cards to Customs; implementation of an Accredited Client Program; and protection from criminal responsibility for Customs officers handling narcotic goods in the course of duty and others acting under instructions from Customs officers; and

  Customs Act 1901

  and

  Customs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2003

  in relation to issue of seizure warrants. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Tariff Amendment (Commonwealth Games) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Sep 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Customs Tariff Act 1995

  to provide duty free entry from 1 January to 30 June 2006 for goods that are of a non-commercial nature imported by non-Australian Commonwealth Games Family members for use in, or for purposes related to, the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum