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Customs By-Law No. 1540737

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This by‑law (under s.271 Customs Act) directs Customs to treat Article 2.4 of the Korea–Australia Free Trade Agreement as the external text governing item 16 of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995, effective 1 January 2016. It affects importers and agents whose tariff treatment depends on item 16 by changing which treaty text Customs will apply (it does not amend rates).

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Customs By-Law No. 1540737

CUSTOMS ACT 1901

CUSTOMS TARIFF ACT 1995

SCHEDULE 4

CUSTOMS BY-LAW No. 1540737

I, Christie Sawczuk, delegate of the Comptroller‑General of Customs, under section 271 of the Customs Act 1901 make the by‑law set out in the Schedule below.

THE SCHEDULE

Item 16

Schedule 4

This by‑law may be cited as Customs By‑Law No. 1540737.
This by‑law shall take effect on and from 1 January 2016.
For the purposes of item 16 of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995, Article 2.4 of the Korea‑Australia Free Trade Agreement is prescribed.
In this by‑law “Korea‑Australia Free Trade Agreement” means the Korea‑Australia Free Trade Agreement, done at Seoul, South Korea on 8 April 2014, as in force from the day this instrument is signed.
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 the 16th day of December 2015.

(signed)

Christie Sawczuk

Delegate of the

Comptroller‑General of Customs

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