COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
What this does: This document formally approves a specific customs form that importers must use when bringing goods into Australia.
Key details:
Who it affects: Anyone importing goods into Australia—importers, customs brokers, and businesses engaged in international trade.
Why it matters: The Customs Act requires certain communications to use officially "approved forms." Without this instrument, the import declaration form would not be legally valid, potentially blocking goods at the border.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 107 of 2005.
I, LIONEL BARRIE WOODWARD, Chief Executive Officer of Customs:
a) under section 4A and section 71K of the Customs Act 1901 (the Act), and subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, revoke CEO Instrument of Approval No. 88 of 2005 dated 28 September 2005 that approved the “Import Declaration (N 10) (B650 Aug/05)” form; and
b) under section 4A and section 71K of the Act, approve the attached “Import Declaration (N 10) (B650 Aug/05)” form as an approved form for the purposes of communicating by document:
(i) an import declaration in respect of goods to which section 68 of the Act applies that are intended to be entered for home consumption; and
(ii) a return for special clearance goods under subsection 70(7) of the Act; and
(iii) an application under subsection 162A(2A) of the Act to take delivery of goods temporarily imported without duty.
This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.
Dated: 7 October 2005
LIONEL BARRIE WOODWARD
Chief Executive Officer of Customs
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I, LIONEL BARRIE WOODWARD, Chief Executive Officer of Customs:
a) under section 4A and section 71K of the Customs Act 1901 (the Act), and subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, revoke CEO Instrument of Approval No. 88 of 2005 dated 28 September 2005 that approved the “Import Declaration (N 10) (B650 Aug/05)” form; and
b) under section 4A and section 71K of the Act, approve the attached “Import Declaration (N 10) (B650 Aug/05)” form as an approved form for the purposes of communicating by document:
(i) an import declaration in respect of goods to which section 68 of the Act applies that are intended to be entered for home consumption; and
(ii) a return for special clearance goods under subsection 70(7) of the Act; and
(iii) an application under subsection 162A(2A) of the Act to take delivery of goods temporarily imported without duty.
This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.
Dated: 7 October 2005
LIONEL BARRIE WOODWARD
Chief Executive Officer of Customs