Customs Amendment (Alcoholic Beverages) Act 2000

No. 84, 2000

An Act to amend the Customs Act 1901, and for related purposes

[Assented to 30 June 2000]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Customs Amendment (Alcoholic Beverages) Act 2000.

2 Commencement

This Act commences on 1 July 2000.

3 Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendment of the Customs Act 1901

1 Part VA (heading)

Repeal the heading, substitute:

Part VA—Special provisions relating to customable beverages

2 Section 103 (definition of bulk container)

Omit “spirit”, substitute “customable beverage”.

3 Section 103

Insert:

customable beverage means like customable goods (within the meaning of section 69):

(a) that are described in Chapter 22 of Schedule 3 to the Customs Tariff; and

(b) that are prescribed.

4 Section 103 (definition of spirit)

Repeal the definition.

5 Section 104

Omit “spirit”, substitute “customable beverage”.

Note: The heading to section 104 is altered by omitting “Spirit” and substituting “Customable beverage”.

6 Subsection 105(1)

Omit “Spirit”, substitute “Customable beverage”.

Note: The heading to section 105 is altered by omitting “spirit” and substituting “customable beverage”.

7 Paragraphs 105(1)(a) and (b)

Omit “spirit”, substitute “customable beverage”.

8 Subsection 105(2)

Omit “spirit” (first occurring), substitute “customable beverage”.

9 Paragraph 105(2)(a)

Omit “is from time to time prescribed”, substitute “the CEO approves in writing”.

10 Paragraph 105(2)(b)

Omit “spirit”, substitute “customable beverage”.

11 After paragraph 273GA(1)(b)

Insert:

(baa) a decision of the CEO giving an approval, or refusing to give an approval, under paragraph 105(2)(a);

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 6 April 2000

Senate on 22 June 2000]

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