Commonwealth act

Customs Tariff Validation Act 1952

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.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

86 of 1952

Collection

act

Plain English Summary

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This Act retrospectively validates customs duties the Australian government collected under temporary "Customs Tariff Proposals No. 5" between May and 25 September 1952, treating them as lawfully imposed. It affects importers from that period by removing grounds to claim refunds over technical questions about how those tariffs were introduced.

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Customs Tariff Validation Act 1952

CUSTOMS TARIFF VALIDATION.

No. 86 1952.

An Act to provide for the Validation of Collections of Duties of Customs under Customs Tariff Proposals.

[Assented to 6th November, 1952.]

BE it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Short title.

This Act may be cited as the Customs Tariff Validation Act 1952.

Commencement.

This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Validation of collections under Customs Tariff Proposals.

All duties of Customs demanded or collected (whether before or after the commencement of this Act and on or before the twenty-fifth day of September, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-two) pursuant to Customs Tariff Proposals No. 5 introduced into the House of Representatives on the twenty-ninth day of May, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-two, shall be deemed to have been lawfully imposed and lawfully demanded or collected.

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Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

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