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Customs Tariff (Safeguard Goods) Notice (No. 1) 2005

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What this does: This notice is the legal trigger that activates emergency import protections for Australian fish processors. It formally declares that imports of canned tuna and similar preserved fish (tariff code 1604.14.00) exceeded the 2005 safety threshold set by Parliament.

Who it affects: Importers of these specific fish products, and Australian seafood canneries competing against them.

Why it matters: Australia uses "safeguard" rules to protect local industries from sudden floods of cheap imports. This notice tells the Customs service and trading partners: "The import limit has been breached—temporary extra duties or quotas can now be applied to level the playing field for domestic producers."

This is a short, technical instrument that performs a single job: flipping the switch on trade protections.

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Customs Tariff (Safeguard Goods) Notice (No. 1) 2005

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Customs Tariff (Safeguard Goods) Notice (No. 1) 2005

I, PETER JOHN MCGAURAN, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, make this notice under subsection 16A (1) of the Customs Tariff Act 1995.

Dated 19 October 2005

PETER MCGAURAN

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

1 Name of notice

This notice is the Customs Tariff (Safeguard Goods) Notice (No. 1) 2005.

2 Goods to which this notice applies

(1) In this notice:

safeguard goods has the same meaning as in section 16A of the Tariff Act.

Tariff Act means the Customs Tariff Act 1995.

(2) This notice applies to safeguard goods classified under subheading 1604.14.00 in Schedule 3 to the Tariff Act.

3 Quantity of certain goods imported

The quantity of safeguard goods to which this notice applies imported into Australia during 2005 exceeds the quantity specified for that year in column 3 of the table in subsection 16A (1) of the Tariff Act.

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1 Customs Tariff (Safeguard Goods) Notice (No. 1) 2005

Customs Tariff (Safeguard Goods) Notice (No. 1) 2005

I, PETER JOHN MCGAURAN, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, make this notice under subsection 16A (1) of the Customs Tariff Act 1995.

Dated 19 October 2005

PETER MCGAURAN

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

1 Name of notice

This notice is the Customs Tariff (Safeguard Goods) Notice (No. 1) 2005.

2 Goods to which this notice applies

(1) In this notice:

safeguard goods has the same meaning as in section 16A of the Tariff Act.

Tariff Act means the Customs Tariff Act 1995.

(2) This notice applies to safeguard goods classified under subheading 1604.14.00 in Schedule 3 to the Tariff Act.

3 Quantity of certain goods imported