COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
This instrument gives legal approval to a specific paperwork form (the Import Declaration N10, form number B650) that businesses must use when bringing goods into Australia.
What it covers: The approved form can be used for three specific situations:
Who needs to know: Importers, customs brokers, and freight companies who lodge import paperwork with the Australian Border Force.
Why it exists: Under the Customs Act 1901, forms must be officially "approved" to be legally valid. This document makes the N10 form the official paperwork for these three purposes.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 88 of 2005.
I, LIONEL BARRIE WOODWARD, Chief Executive Officer of Customs, under section 4A and section 71K and paragraph 162AA(3)(a) of the Customs Act 1901 (the Act), approve the attached “Import Declaration (N 10) (B650 Aug/05)” form as an approved form for the purposes of communicating, by document:
a) an import declaration in respect of goods to which section 68 of the Act applies that are intended to be entered for home consumption;
b) a return for special clearance goods under subsection 70(7) of the Act; and
c) 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: 28 September 2005
LIONEL BARRIE WOODWARD
Chief Executive Officer of Custom
Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.
I, LIONEL BARRIE WOODWARD, Chief Executive Officer of Customs, under section 4A and section 71K and paragraph 162AA(3)(a) of the Customs Act 1901 (the Act), approve the attached “Import Declaration (N 10) (B650 Aug/05)” form as an approved form for the purposes of communicating, by document:
a) an import declaration in respect of goods to which section 68 of the Act applies that are intended to be entered for home consumption;
b) a return for special clearance goods under subsection 70(7) of the Act; and
c) 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: 28 September 2005
LIONEL BARRIE WOODWARD
Chief Executive Officer of Custom