10When this Determination does not apply

10 When this Determination does not apply

(1) This Determination does not apply to services provided in relation to: (a) the importation of goods: (i) for the official use of a diplomatic mission in Australia; or (ii) for the personal use of a diplomatic agent of the mission; or (iii) for the personal use of a member of the diplomatic agent’s family, if the person forms part of the diplomatic agent’s household and is not an Australian citizen; or (b) the importation of goods for the personal use of a member of the administrative or technical staff (the staff member) of a diplomatic mission at the time of first installation, if the staff member is neither an Australian citizen nor permanently resident in Australia; or (c) the importation of goods for the personal use of a member of the staff member’s family at the time of first installation, if the person forms part of the staff member’s household and is neither an Australian citizen nor permanently resident in Australia; or (d) vessels or equipment used by the defence force of a foreign country that is engaged in a combined military activity if the Australian Defence Force has informed the Department of the operation; or (e) the importation of a disability assistance dog into Australia, Christmas Island or the Cocos Islands; or (f) the importation of goods into Christmas Island or the Cocos Islands. (2) In addition, this Determination does not apply in relation to the following services provided by the Department under the Act: (a) the examination of personal luggage that arrives in Australia, Christmas Island or the Cocos Islands aboard the same vessel as the owner or importer of the goods; (b) the screening or inspection of international postal items that arrive in Australia, Christmas Island or the Cocos Islands.