Commonwealth act

Customs Tariff Validation Act 1961

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.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

97 of 1961

Collection

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Plain English Summary

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This Act retroactively validates customs duties the government imposed under Tariff Proposals announced 12, 19 and 25 October 1961 (including concessional rates for Canada and New Zealand), covering any amounts demanded or collected up to 30 June 1962. It protects those collections from legal challenge, securing revenue and preventing importers from claiming refunds while the formal Customs Tariff Act was still pending.

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Customs Tariff Validation Act 1961

CUSTOMS TARIFF VALIDATION.

No. 97 of 1961.

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

[Assented to 30th October, 1961].

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 1961.

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 thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-two) pursuant to—

(a) any Customs Tariff Proposals introduced into the House of Representatives on the twelfth, nineteenth or twenty-fifth day of October, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-one;

(b) Customs Tariff (Canada Preference) Proposals introduced into the House of Representatives on the twenty-fifth day of October, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-one; or

(c) Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference) Proposals introduced into the House of Representatives on the twenty-fifth day of October, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-one,

shall be deemed to have been lawfully imposed and lawfully demanded or collected.

Source text

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

1 Customs Tariff Validation Act 1961