Summary
Introduced with the Customs Tariff (Anti-Dumping) Amendment Bill 2013, the bill amends the
Customs Act 1901
to: remove, in certain circumstances, the minister’s mandatory consideration of the lesser duty rule; align the retrospective duties provisions of the anti-dumping system with the relevant World Trade Organization agreements; clarify that the minister is the decision maker for certain findings; and provide for a circumvention activity to address sales at a loss and other similar practices.