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Customs
Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposals) Bill 2013
Introduced into the House of
Representatives on 20 March 2013
Portfolio: Home Affairs
Overview
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This bill amends
the Customs Tariff Act 1995 to incorporate five technical alterations
into the customs tariff that were contained in Customs Tariff Proposal (No. 1)
2013, which was tabled in the House of Representatives on 14 February 2013.
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The explanatory
memorandum explains that:
The Customs
Tariff Proposal mechanism is used for effecting alterations to the Customs
Tariff, particularly when such alterations are required to have effect in a
short time frame that cannot be achieved through a Customs Tariff Amendment
Bill. Customs Tariff Proposals are used most commonly for introducing new
items, for changing rates of duty or for restructuring items in the Schedules
to the Customs Tariff.
When the
Parliament is sitting, Customs Tariff Proposals are tabled in the House of
Representatives, specifying alterations to the Customs Tariff.
Following
the introduction of a Customs Tariff Proposal in the House of Representatives,
the alterations contained in the Proposal are incorporated in a Customs Tariff
Amendment Bill that is introduced into and debated by the Parliament.
Compatibility with human
rights
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The bill is
accompanied by a self-contained statement of compatibility which states that
the bill does not engage any human rights.
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The
committee considers that the bill does not appear to give rise to any human
rights concerns.
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