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Customs Act 1901
33BSea installations subject to customs control
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33B Sea installations subject to customs control
(1) A person shall not use an Australian sea installation that is subject to customs control.
(1B) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person has permission in force under subsection (2).
(2) The Comptroller‑General of Customs may give permission in writing to a person specified in the permission, subject to such conditions (if any) as are specified in the permission, to engage in specified activities in relation to the use of an Australian sea installation that is subject to customs control.
(3) A person who has been given permission under subsection (2) shall not refuse or fail to comply with any condition (including a condition imposed or varied under subsection (4)) to which that permission is subject.
(4) Where the Comptroller‑General of Customs has, under subsection (2), given a person permission to engage in any activities in relation to an Australian sea installation, the Comptroller‑General of Customs may, while that installation remains subject to customs control, by notice in writing served on the person:
(a) suspend or revoke the permission;
33BA Offshore electricity installations subject to customs control
(1) A person commits an offence of strict liability if:
(a) the persons uses an Australian offshore electricity installation; and
(b) the Australian offshore electricity installation is subject to customs control.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person has permission in force under subsection (4).
(3) A person may apply to the Comptroller‑General of Customs for permission to engage in specified activities in relation to the use of an Australian offshore electricity installation that is subject to customs control.
(4) The Comptroller‑General of Customs may, by notice in writing given to the applicant, grant the permission, subject to such conditions (if any) as are specified in the notice.
(a) the person has permission in force under subsection (4); and
(b) the permission is subject to one or more conditions (including a condition imposed or varied under subsection (6)); and
(c) the person fails to comply with any of those conditions.
(6) If the Comptroller‑General of Customs has, under subsection (4), granted a person permission to engage in any activities in relation to an Australian offshore electricity installation, the Comptroller‑General of Customs may, while that installation remains subject to customs control, by notice in writing served on the person:
(a) suspend or revoke the permission; or