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54 Commonwealth regulations for temporary exemptions
Without limiting any other power under any other Act, the
Governor-General may make regulations for the purposes
mentioned in section 46.
Schedule 1
Schedule 1 Exclusions
Part 1 Introduction
Clause 1
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Schedule 1 Exclusions
(see s 44)
Part 1 Introduction
1 Excluded laws
(1) The laws specified or described in this Schedule are excluded
from the operation of this Act, so far as they relate to—
(a) customs controls and tariffs—but only to the extent that
the laws provide for the imposition of tariffs and related
measures (for example, anti-dumping and countervailing
duties) and the prohibition or restriction of imports; and
(b) intellectual property—but only to the extent that the laws
provide for the protection of intellectual rights and relate to
requirements for the sale of goods set out in section 11;
and
(c) taxation and business franchises—but only to the extent
that the laws relate to taxes imposed on the sale of locally
produced and imported goods in a non-discriminatory way,
including, for example, wholesale sales tax
(Commonwealth) and business franchise and stamp duties
(States); and
(d) the implementation of international obligations—but only
to the extent that the laws implementing those obligations
deal with the requirements relating to the sale of goods set
out in section 11.
(2) The laws specified or described in this Schedule are excluded
only to the extent that those laws would be affected by the
Trans-Tasman mutual recognition principle as applying to
goods.
Schedule 1
Exclusions Schedule 1
Laws Part 2
Clause 2
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Part 2 Laws
2 Customs controls and tariffs (including laws relating
to international obligations)
Prohibited imports
Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations of the
Commonwealth
Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905 of the
Commonwealth
Any other laws of the Commonwealth to the extent that they
provide for the prohibition or restriction of imports and would
be affected by the Trans-Tasman mutual recognition principle
as applying to goods
Tariffs
Customs Tariff Act 1995 of the Commonwealth
Customs Act 1901 of the Commonwealth, Part XVB
Customs Tariff (Anti-Dumping) Act 1975 of the
Commonwealth
3 Intellectual property (including laws relating to the
Paris Convention of 20 March 1983 for the Protection
of Industrial Property)
Patents Act 1990 of the Commonwealth
Trade Marks Act 1995 of the Commonwealth
Designs Act 1906 of the Commonwealth
Olympic Insignia Protection Act 1987 of the
Commonwealth
Schedule 1
Schedule 1 Exclusions
Part 2 Laws
Clause 4
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Scout Association Act 1924 of the Commonwealth
Defence (Transitional Provisions) Act 1946 of the
Commonwealth
Defence Transition (Residual Provisions) Act 1952 of the
Commonwealth
Plant Breeder’s Rights Act 1994 of the Commonwealth
Copyright Act 1968 of the Commonwealth
Circuit Layouts Act 1989 of the Commonwealth
Sydney 2000 Games (Indicia and Images) Protection Act
1996 of the Commonwealth
Unauthorised Documents Act 1922 of New South Wales
Unauthorized Documents Act 1958 of Victoria
Badge, Arms, Floral and other Emblems of Queensland
Act 1959 of Queensland
Armorial Bearings Protection Act 1979 of Western
Australia
Unauthorised Documents Act 1916 of South Australia
Unauthorized Documents Act 1986 of Tasmania
City of Canberra Arms Act 1932 of the Australian Capital
Territory
Flag and Emblem Act 1985 of the Northern Territory
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Exclusions Schedule 1
Laws Part 2
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4 Other international obligations
Wildlife Protection (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act
1982 of the Commonwealth, sections 21 and 22, to the extent
that they implement the Convention on International Trade in
Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989
of the Commonwealth, sections 12, 14, 15, 17, 18B, 20, 24–31,
34 and 39, to the extent that they implement the Basle
Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movement of
Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal 1989
The following laws, to the extent that they implement the
Charter of the United Nations (as it relates to the imposition of
United Nations sanctions):
Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 of the
Commonwealth, section 6
Air Navigation Act 1920 of the Commonwealth, section 26
Banking Act 1959 of the Commonwealth, section 71
Migration Act 1958 of the Commonwealth, subsection 31
(3), paragraph 116 (1) (g) and section 504
Customs Act 1901 of the Commonwealth, section 50
Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986 of the
Commonwealth, to the extent that it implements the United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
(UNESCO) Convention Regulating the International Trade
in Cultural Property 1970
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