This instrument revokes a prior customs by‑law and replaces it with a rule that certain scientific instruments — plus specially designed spare parts and maintenance tools — consigned to a named list of research institutes, or to higher‑education providers, registered training organisations, schools, or minister‑approved similar institutions, are "prescribed" for paragraph (a) of item 1 of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995 (see Schedule, paras 2–5). It affects importers, suppliers and the listed or approved institutions because it determines which consignments fall within that Schedule provision.
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Current sections
Direct links to the current provisions in Customs By-law No. 2000668.
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Customs By-law No. 2000668
CUSTOMS ACT 1901
CUSTOMS TARIFF ACT 1995
SCHEDULE 4
BY-LAW No. 2000668
I, Alison Neil, delegate of the Comptroller‑General of Customs, under section 271 of the Customs Act 1901:
revoke the by-law cited as Customs By-Law No. 1919366; and
make the by-law set out in the Schedule to this instrument.
This instrument commences on the day after registration
Dated this 3rd day of March 2020.
[Signed]
Alison Neil
Delegate of the
Comptroller-General of Customs
SCHEDULE
Item 1
Schedule 4
This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 2000668.
For the purposes of paragraph (a) of item 1 of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995 (the Customs Tariff Act), scientific instruments or apparatus consigned to the following institutes and organisations are prescribed:
ANZAC Research Institute
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy Inc (AURA)
Austin Medical Research Foundation
The Australian Antarctic Division of the Department of Environment and Energy
Australian Institute of Marine Science
The Australian Nuclear Science Technology Organisation
The Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
Burnet Institute
The Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research
The Centenary Institute
Children’s Cancer Institute
Children’s Medical Research Institute
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
The Defence Science and Technology Organisation
Ear Science Institute Australia
The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
The Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Geoscience Australia
The Heart Research Institute
The Hudson Institute of Medical Research
Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
The Menzies School of Health Research
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
The National Measurement Institute
Neuroscience Research Australia
Olivia Newton John Cancer Research Institute
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Queensland Institute of Medical Research
Sir Albert Sakzewski Virus Research Centre
South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute
St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne
Telethon Kids Institute
Translational Research Institute
The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
The Woolcock Institute.
For the purposes of paragraph (a) of item 1 of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act, scientific instruments or apparatus consigned to the following are prescribed:
(a) higher education providers within the meaning of the Higher Education Support Act 2003;
(b) all registered training organisations as listed on the National Register under the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011;
(c) schools directly or indirectly funded under the Australian Education Act 2013;
(d) similar scientific, medical research or education institutions or organisations approved by the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology and, where applicable, the Minister for Health (for medical research related institutions or organisations) or the Minister for Education (for education institutions or organisations).
For the purposes of paragraph (a) of item 1 of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act, spare parts, components or accessories specially designed for use with the scientific instruments or apparatus prescribed in paragraphs 2 and 3 above are prescribed.
For the purposes of paragraph (a) of item 1 of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act, tools specially designed for the maintenance, checking, gauging or repair of scientific instruments or apparatus prescribed in paragraphs 2 and 3 above are prescribed.
In this by-law, the “Customs Tariff Act 1995” means the Customs Tariff Act 1995, as amended or proposed to be altered.
Source text
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1 Customs By-law No. 2000668
CUSTOMS ACT 1901
CUSTOMS TARIFF ACT 1995
SCHEDULE 4
BY-LAW No. 2000668
I, Alison Neil, delegate of the Comptroller‑General of Customs, under section 271 of the Customs Act 1901:
revoke the by-law cited as Customs By-Law No. 1919366; and
make the by-law set out in the Schedule to this instrument.
This instrument commences on the day after registration
Dated this 3rd day of March 2020.
[Signed]
Alison Neil
Delegate of the
Comptroller-General of Customs
SCHEDULE
Item 1
Schedule 4
This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 2000668.
For the purposes of paragraph (a) of item 1 of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995 (the Customs Tariff Act), scientific instruments or apparatus consigned to the following institutes and organisations are prescribed:
ANZAC Research Institute
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy Inc (AURA)
Austin Medical Research Foundation
The Australian Antarctic Division of the Department of Environment and Energy
Australian Institute of Marine Science
The Australian Nuclear Science Technology Organisation
The Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
Burnet Institute
The Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research
The Centenary Institute
Children’s Cancer Institute
Children’s Medical Research Institute
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
The Defence Science and Technology Organisation
Ear Science Institute Australia
The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
The Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Geoscience Australia
The Heart Research Institute
The Hudson Institute of Medical Research
Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
The Menzies School of Health Research
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
The National Measurement Institute
Neuroscience Research Australia
Olivia Newton John Cancer Research Institute
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Queensland Institute of Medical Research
Sir Albert Sakzewski Virus Research Centre
South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute
St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne
Telethon Kids Institute
Translational Research Institute
The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
The Woolcock Institute.
For the purposes of paragraph (a) of item 1 of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act, scientific instruments or apparatus consigned to the following are prescribed:
(a) higher education providers within the meaning of the Higher Education Support Act 2003;
(b) all registered training organisations as listed on the National Register under the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011;
(c) schools directly or indirectly funded under the Australian Education Act 2013;
(d) similar scientific, medical research or education institutions or organisations approved by the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology and, where applicable, the Minister for Health (for medical research related institutions or organisations) or the Minister for Education (for education institutions or organisations).
For the purposes of paragraph (a) of item 1 of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act, spare parts, components or accessories specially designed for use with the scientific instruments or apparatus prescribed in paragraphs 2 and 3 above are prescribed.
For the purposes of paragraph (a) of item 1 of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act, tools specially designed for the maintenance, checking, gauging or repair of scientific instruments or apparatus prescribed in paragraphs 2 and 3 above are prescribed.
In this by-law, the “Customs Tariff Act 1995” means the Customs Tariff Act 1995, as amended or proposed to be altered.