Customs Legislation Amendment and Repeal (International Trade Modernisation) Act 2001 - Proclamation (05/08/2004)

This is a commencement proclamation—a formal legal instrument that "switches on" specific parts of an existing law that have been sitting dormant since Parliament passed them.

On 22 September 2004, selected provisions of the Customs Legislation Amendment and Repeal (International Trade Modernisation) Act 2001 will come into force, specifically:

Item 1 of Schedule 2; and
Twenty-seven separate items from Schedule 3 (including items 48, 48A, 50–53, 57–60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 72–74, 77, 83, 91, 93–94, 96–97, 97A, and 100–101).

Why this matters: Laws often pass Parliament long before they take effect. The Governor-General issues proclamations like this to set the start date, giving businesses (importers, exporters, customs brokers) and government agencies time to prepare for new border control procedures, documentation requirements, or cargo reporting systems. This proclamation advances the "International Trade Modernisation" reforms, which generally streamline how goods enter and leave Australia.

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Proclamation

Customs Legislation Amendment and Repeal (International Trade Modernisation) Act 2001

I, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under subsections 2 (4) and (5) of the Customs Legislation Amendment and Repeal (International Trade Modernisation) Act 2001, fix 22 September 2004 as the day on which the following provisions of that Act commence:

(a) item 1 of Schedule 2;

(b) items 1, 48, 48A, 50, 51, 52, 53, 57, 58, 59, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 72, 73, 74, 77, 83, 91, 93, 94, 96, 97, 97A, 100 and 101 of Schedule 3.

Signed and sealed with the Great Seal of Australia on 5 August 2004

P. M. JEFFERY

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command

CHRISTOPHER MARTIN ELLISON

Minister for Justice and Customs