15Comptroller‑General of Customs to decide application

15 Comptroller‑General of Customs to decide application

(1) For the purposes of section 126AQE of the Act, the Comptroller‑General of Customs may, in writing, approve an entity as an approved exporter if: (a) the entity makes an application in accordance with section 13 of this instrument; and (b) the Comptroller‑General is satisfied that the entity meets the eligibility criteria under section 14 of this instrument. (2) For the purposes of section 126AQE of the Act, the Comptroller‑General must consider the following matters in deciding whether to approve an entity as an approved exporter: (a) whether a trusted trader agreement between the entity and the Comptroller‑General has been varied, suspended or terminated under section 178A of the Act; (b) whether the Comptroller‑General is considering varying, suspending or terminating a trusted trader agreement between the entity and the Comptroller‑General. (3) Subsection (2) does not limit the matters the Comptroller‑General may consider in deciding whether to approve an entity as an approved exporter. Approved exporter code (4) An approval under subsection (1) must specify the entity’s approved exporter code. Copy of approval to be given to entity (5) The Comptroller‑General of Customs must give a copy of an approval under subsection (1) to the entity. Period for which approval is in force (6) An approval under subsection (1) must specify the period for which it is in force.

Note: See section 17 for variation, suspension or termination of an approval.

Refusal to approve entity as approved exporter (7) If an entity makes an application for approval as an approved exporter and the application is in accordance with section 13, the Comptroller‑General of Customs may, in writing, refuse to approve the entity as an approved exporter. (8) If the Comptroller‑General does so, the Comptroller‑General must notify the entity of the refusal and of the reasons for the refusal. Review (9) An application may be made to the Administrative Review Tribunal for review of a decision to refuse to approve an entity as an approved exporter.