Customs By-Laws 2023
61Split consignment goods (item 45)
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61 Split consignment goods (item 45)
By-law (1) This section may be cited as Customs By‑law No. 2300067. Prescribed goods (2) For the purposes of item 45, goods being original components of a completed machine or equipment to which a single tariff classification applies, other than those covered by subsection (3), are goods to which that item applies. (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to the following goods: (a) replacement parts, components or spares used in modernising or refurbishing existing machinery or equipment; (b) initial spare parts, maintenance tools and the like that may be supplied as part of an original shipment. Conditions (4) Item 45 applies to those goods covered by subsection (2) subject to the following conditions: (a) the goods were despatched to Australia as a single consignment but were separated for shipment due to accidental circumstances; or (b) the goods are of such a size, shape or weight that transport necessities demand separate shipment; or (c) transport necessities, due to the nature of the goods, demand separate modes of shipment for some components.