Commonwealth legislation

Customs By-law No. 1243830

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

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This by-law gives duty-free treatment (no customs tax) to goods imported by foreign Trade Commissioners for their official work.

Who benefits: Trade Commissioners (senior trade officials from other countries posted in Australia).

What qualifies: Goods imported for their official use when entered into Australia (cleared through customs).

What's excluded: The exemption does not cover:

Alcoholic beverages
Tobacco products
Motor vehicles
Aircraft
Seacraft (boats/ships)

Why it matters: This implements Australia's international obligations to give certain customs privileges to foreign trade officials, while preventing abuse by excluding luxury goods and expensive transport items.

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Customs By-law No. 1243830

CUSTOMS ACT 1901

CUSTOMS TARIFF ACT 1995

SCHEDULE 4

BY-LAW No. 1243830

I, Geoff Johannes, delegate of the Chief Executive Officer, under section 271 of the Customs Act 1901 make the by-law set out in the Schedule below.

THE SCHEDULE

Item 12

Schedule 4

This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 1243830.
This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 March 2013.
For the purposes of item 12 of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995, goods that at the time they are entered for home consumption are for the official use of a Trade Commissioner of any country are prescribed.
For the purposes of item 12 the goods in paragraph 3 do not include the goods listed in the table below:

TABLE

Alcoholic beverages

Tobacco products

Motor vehicles

Aircraft

Seacraft.

For the purposes of this by-law, the “Customs Tariff Act 1995” means the Customs Tariff Act 1995, as amended or proposed to be altered.

Dated this eleventh day of February 2013.

(Signed)

Geoff Johannes

Delegate of the

Chief Executive Officer

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Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

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