Commonwealth legislation

Customs (Certificates of Origin and Interest) Regulations (Repeal)

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

186 of 1945

Collection

legislative instrument

Plain English Summary

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This regulation completely cancels the Customs (Certificates of Origin and Interest) Regulations originally made in 1940.

What this does:

Removes paperwork requirements: Businesses no longer need to submit specific certificates proving where imported goods came from (certificates of origin) or detailing financial interests in those goods.
Cleans up old law: The 1940 regulations (amended in 1942) required these documents for customs clearance. This repeal eliminates those specific requirements.

Why it matters: This is administrative housekeeping that reduces red tape for importers and exporters. Certificates of origin are used to determine duty rates and trade restrictions, while certificates of interest disclose who owns the goods financially. Removing these specific 1940 regulations simplified the documentation needed for international trade at the time.

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Customs (Certificates of Origin and Interest) Regulations (Repeal)

STATUTORY RULES.

1945. No. 186.

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REGULATION UNDER THE CUSTOMS ACT 1901-1936.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the Customs Act 1901-1936.

Dated this twenty-ninth day of November, 1945.

HENRY

Governor-General.

By His Royal Highness’s Command,

R. V. KEANE

Minister of State for Trade and Customs.

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Repeal of Customs (Certificates of Origin and Interest) Regulations. †

Repeal of Custom (Certificates of Origin and Interest) Regulation.

The Customs (Certificates of Origin and Interest) Regulations (being Statutory Rules 1940, No. 27, as amended by Statutory Rules 1942, No. 148) are repealed.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 29th November, 1945.

† Statutory Rules 1949; No 27, as amended by Statutory Rules 1942, No. 148.

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By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.

6673.—Price 3d.

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