PART II—AMENDMENTS OF THE CUSTOMS ACT 1901
Principal Act
3. In this Part, “Principal Act” means the Customs Act 19011.
Interpretation
4. Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended:
(a) by inserting before the definition of “Aircraft” in subsection (1) the following definition:
“ ‘Adjacent area’ means an adjacent area in respect of a State, of the Northern Territory or of the Territory of the Ashmore and Cartier Islands, as determined in accordance with section 5 of the Sea Installations Act;”;
(b) by omitting from subsection (1) the definition of “Australian installation” and substituting the following definition:
“ ‘Australian resources installation’ means a resources installation that is deemed to be part of Australia because of the operation of section 5c;”;
(c) by omitting from subsection (1) the definition of “Australian waters” and substituting the following definitions:
“ ‘Australian sea installation’ means a sea installation that is deemed to be part of Australia because of the operation of section 5c;
‘Australian waters’ means:
(a) in relation to a resources installation—waters above the Australian seabed; and
(b) in relation to a sea installation—waters comprising all of the adjacent areas and the coastal area;
‘Brought into physical contact’ has the same meaning as in the Sea Installations Act;”;
(d) by inserting after the definition of “Carriage” in subsection (1) the following definition:
“ ‘Coastal area’ means the area comprising the waters of:
(a) the territorial sea of Australia; and
(b) the sea on the landward side of the territorial sea of Australia and not within the limits of a State or an internal Territory;”;
(e) by omitting “installation” from the definition of “Country” in subsection (1) and substituting “resources installation or an Australian sea installation”;
(f) by inserting after the definition of “Duty” in subsection (1) the following definitions:
“‘Environment related activity’ has the same meaning as in the Sea Installations Act;
‘External place’ means:
(a) a Territory other than an internal Territory; or
(b) a foreign country;”;
(g) by omitting from subsection (1) the definition of “Installation” and substituting the following definition:
“ ‘Installation’ means:
(a) a resources installation; or
(b) a sea installation;”;
(h) by omitting from subsection (1) the definition of “Overseas installation” and substituting the following definitions:
“ ‘Overseas resources installation’ means an off-shore installation that:
(a) is in Australian waters; and
(b) has been brought into Australian waters from a place outside the outer limits of Australian waters;
but does not include an Australian resources installation;
‘Overseas sea installation’ means a sea installation that:
(a) is in an adjacent area or a coastal area; and
(b) has been brought into the adjacent area or coastal area, as the case may be, from a place outside the outer limits of Australian waters;
but does not include an Australian sea installation;”;
(j) by inserting after the definition of “Package” in subsection (1) the following definition:
“ ‘Permit’, in relation to a sea installation, has the same meaning as in the Sea Installations Act;”;
(k) by inserting after the definition of “Protected object” in subsection (1) the following definition:
“ ‘Resources installation’ means:
(a) a resources industry fixed structure within the meaning of subsection (5); or
(b) a resources industry mobile unit within the meaning of subsection (6);”;
(m) by inserting before the definition of “Ship” in subsection (1) the following definitions:
“ ‘Sea installation’ has the same meaning as in the Sea Installations Act;
‘Sea Installations Act’ means the Sea Installations Act 1987;”;
(n) by omitting from subsections (5), (6) and (7) “an off-shore” and substituting “a resources”;
(p) by omitting from subsection (8) “an installation” (wherever occurring) and substituting “a resources installation”;
(q) by omitting from subsection (9) “An installation” and substituting “A resources installation”;
(r) by inserting in subparagraph (9) (b) (i) “resources” after “another”; and
(s) by adding at the end the following subsections:
“(10) For the purposes of this Act, the space above or below a coastal area shall be deemed to be in that area.
“(11) Subject to subsection (13), for the purposes of this Act, a sea installation shall be taken to be installed in an adjacent area if:
(a) the installation is in, or is brought into, physical contact with a part of the seabed in the adjacent area; or
(b) the installation is in, or is brought into, physical contact with another sea installation that is to be taken to be installed in the adjacent area because of paragraph (a).
“(12) For the purposes of this Act, a sea installation shall be taken to be installed in an adjacent area at a particular time if the whole or part of the installation:
(a) is in that adjacent area at that time; and
(b) has been in a particular locality:
(i) that is circular and has a radius of 20 nautical miles; and
(ii) the whole or part of which is in that adjacent area; for:
(iii) a continuous period, of at least 30 days, that immediately precedes that time; or
(iv) one or more periods, during the 60 days that immediately precede that time, that in sum amount to at least 40 days.
“(13) Where a sea installation, being a ship or an aircraft:
(a) is brought into physical contact with a part of the seabed in an adjacent area; or
(b) is in, or is brought into, physical contact with another sea installation that is to be taken to be installed in an adjacent area;
for less than:
(c) in the case of a ship, or an aircraft, registered under the law of a foreign country—30 days; or
(d) in any other case—5 days;
it shall not be taken to be installed in that adjacent area under subsection (11).
“(14) A sea installation shall not be taken to be installed in an adjacent area for the purposes of this Act unless it is to be taken to be so installed under this section.
“(15) Subject to subsection (17), for the purposes of this Act, a sea installation shall be taken to be installed in a coastal area if:
(a) the installation is in, or is brought into, physical contact with a part of the seabed in the coastal area; or
(b) the installation is in, or is brought into, physical contact with another sea installation that is to be taken to be installed in the coastal area because of paragraph (a).
“(16) For the purposes of this Act, a sea installation (other than an installation installed in an adjacent area) shall be taken to be installed in a coastal area at a particular time if the whole or part of the installation:
(a) is in that coastal area at that time; and
(b) has been in a particular locality:
(i) that is circular and has a radius of 20 nautical miles; and
(ii) the whole or part of which is in that coastal area; for:
(iii) a continuous period, of at least 30 days, that immediately precedes that time; or
(iv) one or more periods, during the 60 days that immediately precede that time, that in sum amount to at least 40 days.
“(17) Where a sea installation, being a ship or an aircraft:
(a) is brought into physical contact with a part of the seabed in a coastal area; or
(b) is in, or is brought into, physical contact with another sea installation that is to be taken to be installed in a coastal area;
for less than:
(c) in the case of a ship, or an aircraft, registered under the law of a foreign country—30 days; or
(d) in any other case—5 days;
it shall not be taken to be installed in that adjacent area under subsection (15).
“(18) A sea installation shall not be taken to be installed in a coastal area for the purposes of this Act unless it is to be taken to be so installed under this section.”.
Attachment of overseas resources installations
5. Section 5a of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in subsections (1), (2) and (4) “resources” after “overseas”.
6. After section 5a of the Principal Act the following sections are inserted in Part I:
Installation of overseas sea installations
“5b. (1) A person shall not, without the permission of the Comptroller given under subsection (2), cause an overseas sea installation to be installed in a coastal area.
Penalty: $50,000.
“(2) The Comptroller may, by notice in writing given to a person who has applied for permission to cause an overseas sea installation to be installed in a coastal area, give the person permission, subject to such conditions (if any) as are specified in the notice, to cause that installation to be so installed.
“(3) A person who has been given permission under subsection (2) shall not refuse or fail to comply with any condition (including a condition imposed or varied under subsection (4)) to which that permission is subject.
Penalty: $10,000.
“(4) Where the Comptroller has, under subsection (2), given a person permission to cause an overseas sea installation to be installed in a coastal area, the Comptroller may, at any time before that installation is so installed, by notice in writing served on the person:
(a) revoke the permission;
(b) revoke or vary a condition to which the permission is subject; or
(c) impose new conditions to which the permission is to be subject.
“(5) Without limiting the generality of subsection (2), conditions to which a permission given under that subsection in relation to a sea installation may be subject include:
(a) conditions relating to matters of quarantine; and
(b) conditions requiring the owner of the installation, to bring the installation to a place specified by the Comptroller for examination for quarantine purposes before the installation is installed in a coastal area.
Certain installations to be part of Australia
“5c. (1) For the purposes of the Customs Acts:
(a) a resources installation that becomes attached to, or that is, at the commencement of this subsection, attached to, the Australian seabed; or
(b) a sea installation that becomes installed in, or that is, at the commencement of this subsection, installed in, an adjacent area or a coastal area;
shall, subject to subsections (2) and (3), be deemed to be part of Australia.
“(2) A resources installation that is deemed to be part of Australia because of the operation of this section shall, for the purposes of the Customs Acts, cease to be part of Australia if:
(a) the installation is detached from the Australian seabed, or from another resources installation attached to the Australian seabed, for the purpose of being taken to a place outside the outer limits of Australian waters (whether or not the installation is to be taken to a place in Australia before being taken outside those outer limits); or
(b) after having been detached from the Australian seabed otherwise than for the purpose referred to in paragraph (a), the installation is moved for the purpose of being taken to a place outside the outer limits of Australian waters (whether or not the installation is to be taken to a place in Australia before being taken outside those outer limits).
“(3) A sea installation that is deemed to be part of Australia because of the operation of this section shall, for the purposes of the Customs Acts, cease to be part of Australia if:
(a) the installation is detached from its location for the purpose of being taken to a place that is not in an adjacent area or in a coastal area; or
(b) after having been detached from its location otherwise than for the purpose referred to in paragraph (a), the installation is moved for the purpose of being taken to a place that is not in an adjacent area or in a coastal area.”.
Resources installations subject to the control of the Customs
7. Section 33a of the Principal Act is amended:
(a) by inserting in subsection (1) “resources” before “installation”;
(b) by omitting from subsection (2) “A Collector” and substituting “The Comptroller”;
(c) by inserting in subsection (2) “resources” after “Australian”; and
(d) by omitting that part of subsection (4) preceding paragraph (a) and substituting the following:
“(4) Where the Comptroller has, under subsection (2), given a person permission to engage in any activities in relation to an Australian resources installation, the Comptroller may, while that installation remains subject to the control of Customs, by notice on writing served on the person:”.
8. After section 33a of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:
Sea installations subject to the control of the Customs
“33b. (1) Except with permission in force under subsection (2), a person shall not use an Australian sea installation that is subject to the control of the Customs.
Penalty: $50,000.
“(2) The Comptroller may give permission in writing to a person specified in the permission, subject to such conditions (if any) as are specified in the
permission, to engage in specified activities in relation to the use of an Australian sea installation that is subject to the control of the Customs.
“(3) A person who has been given permission under subsection (2) shall not refuse or fail to comply with any condition (including a condition imposed or varied under subsection (4)) to which that permission is subject.
Penalty: $10,000.
“(4) Where the Comptroller has, under subsection (2), given a person permission to engage in any activities in relation to an Australian sea installation, the Comptroller may, while that installation remains subject to the control of the Customs, by notice in writing served on the person:
(a) suspend or revoke the permission;
(b) revoke or vary a condition to which the permission is subject; or
(c) impose new conditions to which the permission is to be subject.”.
Ships and aircraft deemed to be imported
9. Section 49a of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection (9) “installation” and substituting “resources installation or to an overseas sea installation”.
10. After section 49a of the Principal Act the following section is inserted in Division 1a of Part IV:
Installations and goods deemed to be imported
“49b. (1) Where:
(a) an overseas resources installation (not being an installation referred to in subsection (2)), becomes attached to the Australian seabed; or
(b) an overseas sea installation (not being an installation referred to in subsection (2)) becomes installed in an adjacent area or in a coastal area;
the installation and any goods on the installation at the time when it becomes so attached or so installed shall, for the purposes of the Customs Acts, be deemed to have been imported into Australia at the time when the installation becomes so attached or so installed.
“(2) Where:
(a) an overseas resources installation is brought to a place in Australia and is to be taken from that place into Australian waters for the purposes of being attached to the Australian seabed; or
(b) an overseas sea installation is brought to a place in Australia and is to be taken from that place into an adjacent area or into a coastal area for the purposes of being installed in that area;
the installation and any goods on the installation at the time when it is brought to that place shall, for the purpose of the Customs Acts, be deemed to have been imported into Australia at the time when the installation is brought to that place.”.
Ships and aircraft to enter ports or airports
11. Section 58 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection (6) “installation” and substituting “resources installation or an Australian sea installation”.
12. After section 58 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:
Direct journeys between sea installations and external places prohibited
“58a. (1) For the purposes of this section, sea installations shall be deemed not to be a part of Australia.
“(2) Subject to subsection (6), where a person:
(a) travels from an external place to a sea installation installed in an adjacent area in respect of a State, of the Northern Territory or of the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands or in a coastal area (whether or not in the course of a longer journey); and
(b) has not been available for questioning in Australia for the purposes of this Act after leaving the place and before arriving at the installation;
then:
(c) that person;
(d) the holder of the permit for the installation or, if there is no such holder, the owner of the installation; and
(e) the owner and person in charge of a ship or aircraft on which the person travelled from the place to the installation;
are each guilty of an offence against this section.
“(3) Subject to subsection (6), where goods:
(a) are brought from an external place to a sea installation installed in an adjacent area in respect of a State, of the Northern Territory or of the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands or in a coastal area (whether or not previously brought to that place from another place); and
(b) have not been available for examination in Australia for the purposes of this Act after leaving the place and before arriving at the installation;
then:
(c) the owner of the goods at the time of their arrival at the installation;
(d) the holder of the permit for the installation or, if there is no such holder, the owner of the installation; and
(e) the owner and person in charge of a ship or aircraft on which the goods were transported from the place to the installation;
are each guilty of an offence against this section.
“(4) Subject to subsection (6), where a person:
(a) travels from a sea installation installed in an adjacent area in respect of a State, of the Northern Territory or of the Territory of Ashmore
and Cartier Islands or in a coastal area to an external place (whether or not in the course of a longer journey); and
(b) has not been available for questioning in Australia for the purposes of this Act after leaving the installation and before arriving in the place;
then:
(c) that person;
(d) the holder of the permit for the installation or, if there is no such holder, the owner of the installation; and
(e) the owner and person in charge of a ship or aircraft on which the person travelled from the installation to the place;
are each guilty of an offence against this section.
“(5) Subject to subsection (6), where goods:
(a) are sent from a sea installation installed in an adjacent area in respect of a State, of the Northern Territory or of the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands or in a coastal area to an external place (whether or not the goods are sent on from that place); and
(b) have not been available for examination in Australia for the purposes of this Act after leaving the installation and before arriving in the place;
then:
(c) the person who sent the goods;
(d) the holder of the permit for the installation or, if there is no such holder, the owner of the installation; and
(e) the owner and person in charge of a ship or aircraft on which the goods were transported from the installation to the place;
are each guilty of an offence against this section.
“(6) It is a defence to a charge of an offence against this section if it is established that the journey because of which the offence would have been committed:
(a) was necessary to secure the safety of, or appeared to be the only way of averting a threat to, human life;
(b) was necessary to secure, or appeared to be the only way of averting a threat to, the safety of a ship at sea, of an aircraft in flight or of a sea installation; or
(c) was authorised in writing, by the Comptroller, and was carried out in accordance with the conditions (if any) specified in that authorisation.
“(7) Subsection (6) shall not be taken to limit by implication any defence that would, but for the subsection, be available to a person charged with an offence against this section.
“(8) For the purposes of this section:
(a) a person shall not be taken to travel from or to an external place or a sea installation because only of having been in an aircraft flying over, or on a landing place in, the place or installation; and
(b) goods shall not be taken to have been brought from, or sent to, an external place or a sea installation because only of being in an aircraft flying over, or on a landing place in, the place or installation.
Penalty: $10,000.”.
Ships and aircraft to obey signals
13. Section 59 of the Principal Act is amended:
(a) by omitting from paragraphs (1) (b) and (2) (b) “installation” and substituting “resources installation or an Australian sea installation”; and
(b) by omitting from subparagraph (4) (b) (iii) “installation” and substituting “resources installation or an Australian sea installation”.
Facility for boarding
14. Section 61 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting “or the master of an installation” and substituting “the master of a resources installation, or the owner of a sea installation”.
15. After section 126 of the Principal Act the following sections are inserted in Part VI:
Export of installations
“126a. (1) Where an installation ceases to be part of Australia, the installation and any goods on the installation at the time when it ceases to be part of Australia shall, for the purposes of the Customs Acts, be taken to have been exported from Australia.
“(2) Where:
(a) a resources installation is taken from a place in Australia into Australian waters for the purpose of becoming attached to the Australian seabed; or
(b) a sea installation is taken from a place in Australia into an adjacent area or into a coastal area for the purpose of being installed in that area;
the installation and any goods on the installation shall not be taken, for the purposes of the Customs Acts, to have been exported from Australia.
Export of goods from installations
“126b. For the purposes of the Customs Acts, where goods are taken from an installation that is deemed to be part of Australia under section 5c for the purpose of being taken to parts beyond the seas, whether directly or indirectly, the goods shall be deemed to have been exported from Australia at the time when they are so taken from the installation.”.
Power to board and search
16. Section 187 of the Principal Act is amended:
(a) by inserting in paragraph (b) “resources” after “Australian”;
(b) by inserting in paragraph (c) “resources” before “installation” (wherever occurring); and
(c) by omitting paragraphs (d) and (e) and substituting the following paragraphs:
“(d) board any Australian sea installation:
(i) that is subject to the control of Customs;
(ii) at which there is a ship or aircraft that has come to the installation from parts beyond the seas; or
(iii) on which an officer has reasonable grounds to believe there are goods that are subject to the control of the Customs;
(e) board a sea installation (other than an Australian sea installation) in respect of which permission under section 5b has been granted;
(f) search any ship or aircraft or an installation of the kind referred to in paragraph (b), (c), (d) or (e); or
(g) secure any goods on any ship or aircraft or on any installation of the kind referred to in paragraph (b), (c), (d) or (e).”.
Power to question passengers etc.
17. Section 195 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from paragraph (1) (a) “187 (b) or (c)” and substituting “187 (b), (c), (d) or (e)’’.
Forfeited resources installations
18. Section 228a of the Principal Act is amended by inserting “resources” after “overseas”.
19. After section 228a of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:
Forfeited sea installations
“228b. Any overseas sea installation that becomes installed in a coastal area without the permission of the Comptroller given under subsection 5b (2) shall be forfeited to the Crown.”.
Review of decisions
20. Section 273ga of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after paragraph (1) (a) the following paragraph:
“(aaa) a decision by the Comptroller for the purposes of paragraph 58a (6) (c) refusing to authorise a journey;”.
Transitional provisions
21. (1) Where an overseas sea installation is installed in a coastal area before the day on which the Sea Installations Act 1987 receives the Royal Assent, the owner of the installation may keep the installation so installed on and after that day without permission being granted under section 5b of the Principal Act as amended by this Act for the installation to be so installed, until:
(a) where an application for such permission is made within one month after the day preceding that day—one month after the expiration of that month or after the final disposal of the application, whichever occurs last; or
(b) in any other case—2 months after the day preceding that day.
(2) Where an Australian sea installation that is subject to the control of the Customs is being used, immediately before the day on which the Sea Installations Act 1987 receives the Royal Assent for a particular activity, the owner of the installation may continue to use the installation for that activity on and after that day without permission being granted under section 33b of the Principal Act as amended by this Act for the installation to be so used until:
(a) where an application for permission so to use the installation is made within a period of 48 hours after the day preceding that day— the expiration of a further period of 48 hours after the expiration of that first-mentioned period or after the final disposal of the application, whichever last occurs; or
(b) in any other case—the expiration of a period of 96 hours after the day preceding that day.
(3) A person who may, under subsection (1), keep an installation installed in a coastal area for a particular period shall not, except in accordance with permission granted under section 5b of the Principal Act, keep the installation installed in that area after the expiration of that period.
Penalty: $50,000.
(4) A person who may, under subsection (2), continue to use a sea installation for a particular activity during a particular period shall not, except in accordance with permission granted under section 33b of the Principal Act for the installations to be so used, continue so to use the installation after the expiration of that period.
Penalty: $50,000.
(5) For the purpose only of dealing with an application for permission to install an overseas sea installation referred to in subsection (1) in a coastal area, the Comptroller may treat that installation as if it had not already been installed.
(6) An overseas sea installation that is permitted, under subsection (1) to remain installed in a coastal area for a particular period shall not be liable to forfeiture under section 228b of the Principal Act as amended by this Act unless, upon the expiration of that period, it is still so installed and no permission for it to be so installed has been obtained.
(7) Regulations made under subsection 50 (1) of the Principal Act before the commencement of this section and in force at the commencement of this section shall, so long as they continue in force, apply in relation to the doing of any act after the commencement of this section that would, because of the operation of section 49b of the Principal Act as amended by this Act, constitute an importation of goods into Australia.
(8) Regulations made under subsection 112 (1) of the Principal Act before the commencement of this section and in force at the commencement of this section shall, so long as they continue in force, apply in relation to the doing of any act after the commencement of this section that would, because of the operation of section 126a of the Principal Act as amended by this Act, constitute an exportation of goods from Australia.
(9) A person is not liable to prosecution for an offence under a provision of the Principal Act as amended by this Act or to the imposition of a pecuniary penalty under section 243b of the Principal Act as amended by this Act in relation to any act done or omitted to be done on or in relation to an Australian sea installation on a day occurring after the commencement of this section and before the day on which the Sea Installations Act 1987 receives the Royal Assent.
PART III—AMENDMENT OF THE CUSTOMS TARIFF ACT 1982
Principal Act
22. In this Part, “Principal Act” means the Customs Tariff Act 19822.
Repeal of sections 5 to 9, inclusive
23. Sections 5 to 9, inclusive, of the Principal Act are repealed.
PART IV—AMENDMENTS OF THE EXCISE ACT 1901
Principal Act
24. In this Part, “Principal Act” means the Excise Act 19013.
25. After section 4 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:
Certain installations to be part of Australia
“4a. (1) For the purposes of the Excise Acts:
(a) a resources installation that becomes attached to, or that is, at the commencement of this subsection, attached to, the Australian seabed; or
(b) a sea installation that becomes installed in, or that is, at the commencement of this subsection, installed in, an adjacent area or a coastal area;
shall, subject to subsections (2) and (3), be deemed to be part of Australia.
“(2) A resources installation that is deemed to be part of Australia because of the operation of this section shall, for the purposes of the Excise Acts, cease to be part of Australia if:
(a) the installation is detached from the Australian seabed, or from another resources installation attached to the Australian seabed, for the purpose of being taken to a place outside the outer limits of Australian waters (whether or not the installation is to be taken to a place in Australia before being taken outside those outer limits); or
(b) after having been detached from the Australian seabed otherwise than for the purpose referred to in paragraph (a), the installation is moved for the purpose of being taken to a place outside the outer limits of Australian waters (whether or not the installation is to be taken to a place in Australia before being taken outside those outer limits).
“(3) A sea installation that is deemed to be part of Australia because of the operation of this section shall, for the purposes of the Excise Acts, cease to be part of Australia if:
(a) the installation is detached from its location for the purpose of being taken to a place that is not in an adjacent area or in a coastal area; or
(b) after having been detached from its location otherwise than for the purpose referred to in paragraph (a), the installation is moved for the purpose of being taken to a place that is not in an adjacent area or in a coastal area.
“(4) In this section:
(a) ‘adjacent area’, ‘Australian seabed’, ‘coastal area’, ‘resources installation’ and ‘sea installation’ have the same respective meanings as in the Customs Act 1901;
(b) a resources installation shall be taken to be attached to the Australian seabed if it would be taken to be so attached for the purposes of the Customs Act 1901;
(c) a sea installation shall be taken to be installed in an adjacent area if it would be taken to be so installed for the purposes of the Customs Act 1901; and
(d) a sea installation shall be taken to be installed in a coastal area if it would be taken to be so installed for the purposes of the Customs Act 1901.”.
Powers of officers in relation to resources installations
26. Section 87a of the Principal Act is amended:
(a) by inserting in subsection (1) “resources” after “Australian” (first occurring);
(b) by omitting from subsection (1) “Australian” (last occurring); and
(c) by inserting in subsection (2) “resources” after “Australian”.
27. After section 87a of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:
Powers of officers in relation to sea installations
“87b. (1) An officer has, and may exercise, the same powers in relation to an Australian sea installation on which excisable goods are manufactured or produced as the officer would have if the installation were a factory.
“(2) In subsection (1), ‘Australian sea installation’ has the same meaning as in the Customs Act 1901.”.
Transitional provision
28. A person is not liable to prosecution for an offence under a provision of the Principal Act as amended by this Act in relation to any act done or omitted to be done on or in relation to an Australian sea installation on a day occurring after the commencement of this section and before the day on which the Sea Installations Act 1987 receives the Royal Assent.
PART V—AMENDMENT OF THE EXCISE TARIFF ACT 1921
Principal Act
29. In this Part, “Principal Act” means the Excise Tariff Act 19214.
Repeal of section 5a
30. Section 5a of the Principal Act is repealed.
PART VI—AMENDMENTS OF THE MIGRATION ACT 1958
Principal Act
31. In this Part, “Principal Act” means the Migration Act 19585.
Interpretation
32. Section 5 of the Principal Act is amended:
(a) by inserting before the definition of “area in the vicinity of the Protected Zone” in subsection (1) the following definition:
“ ‘adjacent area’ means an adjacent area in respect of a State, of the Northern Territory, of the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands, of the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands or of the Territory of Christmas Island, as determined in accordance with section 5 of the Sea Installations Act;”;
(b) by omitting from subsection (1) the definition of “Australian installation” and substituting the following definition:
“ ‘Australian resources installation’ means a resources installation that is deemed to be part of Australia because of the operation of section 5b;”;
(c) by omitting from subsection (1) the definition of “Australian waters” and substituting the following definitions:
“ ‘Australian sea installation’ means a sea installation that is deemed to be part of Australia because of the operation of section 5c;
‘Australian waters’ means:
(a) in relation to a resources installation—waters above the Australian seabed; and
(b) in relation to a sea installation—waters comprising all of the adjacent areas and the coastal area;”;
(d) by inserting after the definition of “authorised officer” in subsection (1) the following definitions:
“ ‘brought into physical contact’ has the same meaning as in the Sea Installations Act;
‘coastal area’ has the same meaning as in the Customs Act 1901;”;
(e) by inserting after the definition of “deportee” in subsection (1) the following definition:
“ ‘environment related activity’ has the same meaning as in the Sea Installations Act;”;
(f) by omitting from subsection (1) the definition of “installation” and substituting the following definition:
“ ‘installation’ means:
(a) a resources installation; or
(b) a sea installation;”;
(g) by omitting “or an Australian installation” from the definition of “port” in subsection (1) and substituting “, an Australian resources installation or an Australian sea installation”;
(h) by inserting after the definition of “Protected Zone” in subsection (1) the following definition:
“ ‘resources installation’ means:
(a) a resources industry fixed structure within the meaning of subsection (7); or
(b) a resources industry mobile unit within the meaning of subsection (8);”;
(j) by inserting after the definition of “return endorsement” in subsection (1) the following definitions:
“ ‘sea installation’ has the same meaning as in the Sea Installations Act;
‘Sea Installations Act’ means the Sea Installations Act 1987;”;
(k) by omitting from subsection (2a) “an installation” and substituting
“a resources installation”;
(m) by inserting after subsection (2a) the following subsection:
“(2b) For the purposes of this Act, where a sea installation that has been brought into Australian waters from a place outside the
outer limits of Australian waters is installed in an adjacent area or in a coastal area:
(a) the installation shall be deemed to have entered Australia at the time that it becomes so installed; and
(b) any person on board the installation at the time that it becomes so installed shall be deemed to have travelled to Australia on board that installation, to have entered Australia at that time and to have been brought into Australia at that time.”;
(n) by omitting from subsections (7), (8) and (9) “an off-shore” and substituting “a resources”;
(p) by omitting from subsection (10) “an installation” (wherever occurring) and substituting “a resources installation”;
(q) by omitting from subsection (11) “An installation” and substituting “A resources installation”;
(r) by inserting in subparagraph (11) (b) (i) “resources” after “another”; and
(s) by adding at the end the following subsections:
“(12) Subject to subsection (14), for the purposes of this Act, a sea installation shall be taken to be installed in an adjacent area if:
(a) the installation is in, or is brought into, physical contact with a part of the seabed in the adjacent area; or
(b) the installation is in, or is brought into, physical contact with another sea installation that is to be taken to be installed in the adjacent area because of paragraph (a).
“(13) For the purposes of this Act, a sea installation shall be taken to be installed in an adjacent area at a particular time if the whole or part of the installation:
(a) is in that adjacent area at that time; and
(b) has been in a particular locality:
(i) that is circular and has a radius of 20 nautical miles; and
(ii) the whole or part of which is in that adjacent area; for:
(iii) a continuous period, of at least 30 days, that immediately precedes that time; or
(iv) one or more periods, during the 60 days that immediately precede that time, that in sum amount to at least 40 days.
“(14) Where a sea installation, being a ship or an aircraft:
(a) is brought into physical contact with a part of the seabed in an adjacent area; or
(b) is in, or is brought into, physical contact with another sea installation that is to be taken to be installed in an adjacent area;
for less than:
(c) in the case of a ship, or an aircraft, registered under the law of a foreign country—30 days; or
(d) in any other case—5 days;
it shall not be taken to be installed in that adjacent area under subsection (12).
“(15) A sea installation shall not be taken to be installed in an adjacent area for the purposes of this Act unless it is to be taken to be so installed under this section.
“(16) Subject to subsection (18), for the purposes of this Act, a sea installation shall be taken to be installed in a coastal area if:
(a) the installation is in, or is brought into, physical contact with a part of the seabed in the coastal area; or
(b) the installation is in, or is brought into, physical contact with another sea installation that is to be taken to be installed in the coastal area because of paragraph (a).
“(17) For the purposes of this Act, a sea installation (other than an installation installed in an adjacent area) shall be taken to be installed at a particular time in a coastal area if the whole or part of the installation:
(a) is in that coastal area at that time; and
(b) has been in a particular locality:
(i) that is circular and has a radius of 20 nautical miles; and
(ii) the whole or part of which is in that coastal area; for:
(iii) a continuous period, of at least 30 days, that immediately precedes that time; or
(iv) one or more periods, during the 60 days that immediately precede that time, that in sum amount to at least 40 days.
“(18) Where a sea installation, being a ship or an aircraft:
(a) is brought into physical contact with a part of the seabed in a coastal area; or
(b) is in, or is brought into, physical contact with another sea installation that is to be taken to be installed in a coastal area;
for less than:
(c) in the case of a ship, or an aircraft, registered under the law of a foreign country—30 days; or
(d) in any other case—5 days;
it shall not be taken to be installed in that adjacent area under subsection (16).
“(19) A sea installation shall not be taken to be installed in a coastal area for the purposes of this Act unless it is to be taken to be so installed under this section.”.
Certain resources installations to be part of Australia
33. Section 5b of the Principal Act is amended:
(a) by omitting from subsection (1) “an installation” and substituting “a resources installation”;
(b) by omitting from subsection (2) “An installation” and substituting “A resources installation”; and
(c) by inserting in paragraph (2) (a) “resources” after “another”.
34. After section 5b of the Principal Act the following section is inserted in Part I:
Certain sea installations to be part of Australia
“5c. (1) For the purposes of this Act, a sea installation that:
(a) becomes installed in an adjacent area or in a coastal area after the commencement of this subsection; or
(b) at the commencement of this subsection, is installed in an adjacent area or in a coastal area;
shall, subject to subsection (2), be deemed to be part of Australia and shall be deemed not to be a place outside Australia.
“(2) A sea installation that is deemed to be part of Australia because of the operation of this section shall, for the purposes of this Act, cease to be part of Australia if:
(a) the installation is detached from its location for the purpose of being taken to a place outside the outer limits of Australian waters; or
(b) after having been detached from its location otherwise than for the purpose referred to in paragraph (a), the installation is moved for the purpose of being taken to a place outside the outer limits of Australian waters.”.
Persons entering Australia to be prohibited non-citizens in certain circumstances
35. Section 16 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from paragraph (4) (b) “installation” and substituting “resources installation or an Australian sea installation”.
Duty of master etc. of vessel or installation which brought deportee to Australia to provide passage
36. Section 21 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection (3a) “subsection 5 (2a)” and substituting “subsection 5 (2a) or (2b)”.
Production of identity documents by person in charge of resources installation
37. Section 23a of the Principal Act is amended:
(a) by omitting “an installation” and substituting “a resources installation”; and
(b) by inserting in paragraph (c) “resources” after “another”.
38. After section 23a of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:
Production of identity documents by person in charge of sea installation
“23b. The person in charge of a sea installation that has been brought into Australian waters from a place outside the outer limits of Australian waters for the purpose of being installed in an adjacent area or in a coastal area:
(a) shall, upon the arrival of the installation at its proposed location, have in his or her possession an identity document in respect of each person on board the structure;
(b) shall, upon the arrival of the installation at its proposed location, if so required by an officer, produce to the officer the identity documents referred to in paragraph (a);
(c) shall, before the installation is detached from its location for the purpose of being taken to a place outside the outer limits of Australian waters, if so required by an officer, produce an identity document in respect of each person who is on board the installation at the time that it is to be so detached; and
(d) shall not, where a requirement has been made of him or her under paragraph (c), cause the installation to depart from its former location unless the requirement has been complied with.
Penalty: $500.”.
Custody of prohibited non-citizen during stay of aircraft in Australia
39. Section 36a of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (9) and substituting the following subsection:
“(9) A reference in this section to a proclaimed airport includes a reference to an Australian resources installation and to an Australian sea installation.”.
Powers of entry and search
40. Section 37 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (2a) and substituting the following subsection:
“(2a) A reference in subsection (1) or (2) to a vessel includes a reference to an Australian resources installation and to an Australian sea installation.”.
PART VII—AMENDMENTS OF THE QUARANTINE ACT 1908
Principal Act
41. In this Part, “Principal Act” means the Quarantine Act 19086.
Interpretation
42. Section 5 of the Principal Act is amended:
(a) by inserting before the definition of “Animal” in subsection (1) the following definition:
“ ‘Adjacent area’ means an adjacent area in respect of a State, of the Northern Territory of the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands or of the Territory of the Cocos Islands, as determined in accordance with section 5 of the Sea Installations Act;”;
(b) by omitting from subsection (1) the definition of “Australian installation” and substituting the following definitions:
“ ‘Australian installation’ means:
(a) an Australian resources installation; or
(b) an Australian sea installation;
‘Australian resources installation’ means an installation that is deemed to be part of Australia because of the operation of section 16aa;”;
(c) by inserting after the definition of “Australian seabed” in subsection (1) the following definition:
“ ‘Australian sea installation’ means a sea installation that is deemed to be part of Australia because of the operation of section 16aaa;”;
(d) by omitting from subsection (1) the definition of “Australian waters” and substituting the following definitions:
“ ‘Australian waters’ means:
(a) in relation to a resources installation—waters above the Australian seabed; and
(b) in relation to a sea installation—waters comprising all of the adjacent areas and the coastal area;”;
(e) by inserting after the definition of “Authorised person” in subsection (1) the following definition:
“ ‘Brought into physical contact’ has the same meaning as in the Sea Installations Act;”;
(f) by inserting after the definition of “Chief Quarantine Officer” in subsection (1) the following definition:
“‘Coastal area’ has the same meaning as in the Customs Act 1901;”;
(g) by inserting before the definition of “Examine” in subsection (1) the following definition:
“ ‘Environment related activity’ has the same meaning as in the Sea Installations Act;”;
(h) by omitting from subsection (1) the definition of “Installation” and substituting the following definition:
“ ‘Installation’ means:
(a) a resources installation; or
(b) a sea installation;”;
(j) by omitting from subsection (1) the definition of “Overseas installation” and substituting the following definitions:
“ ‘Overseas installation’ means:
(a) an overseas resources installation; or
(b) an overseas sea installation;
‘Overseas resources installation’ means a resources installation that:
(a) is in Australian waters; and
(b) has been brought into Australian waters from a place (including a place at sea) outside the outer limits of Australian waters for the purpose of becoming attached to the Australian seabed;
but does not include an Australian resources installation;
‘Overseas sea installation’ means a sea installation that:
(a) is in an adjacent area or a coastal area;
(b) has been brought into the adjacent area or coastal area, as the case may be, from a place outside the outer limits of Australian waters;
but does not include an Australian sea installation;”;
(k) by inserting after the definition of “Quarantine officer” in subsection (1) the following definitions:
“ ‘Resources installation’ means:
(a) a resources industry fixed structure within the meaning of subsection (3); or
(b) a resources industry mobile unit within the meaning of subsection (4);
‘Sea installation’ has the same meaning as in the Sea Installations Act;
‘Sea Installations Act’ means the Sea Installations Act 1987;”;
(m) by omitting from subsections (3), (4) and (5) “an off-shore” and substituting “a resources”;
(n) by omitting from subsection (6) “an installation” (wherever occurring) and substituting “a resources installation”;
(p) by omitting from subsection (7) “An installation” and substituting “A resources installation”;
(q) by inserting in subparagraph (7) (b) (i) “resources” after “another”; and
(r) by inserting after subsection (7) the following subsections:
“(7a) Subject to subsection (7c), for the purposes of this Act, a sea installation shall be taken to be installed in an adjacent area if:
(a) the installation is in, or is brought into, physical contact with a part of the seabed in the adjacent area; or
(b) the installation is in, or is brought into, physical contact with another sea installation that is to be taken to be installed in the adjacent area because of paragraph (a).
“(7b) For the purposes of this Act, a sea installation shall be taken to be installed in an adjacent area at a particular time if the whole or part of the installation:
(a) is in that adjacent area at that time; and
(b) has been in a particular locality:
(i) that is circular and has a radius of 20 nautical miles; and
(ii) the whole or part of which is in that adjacent area; for:
(iii) a continuous period, of at least 30 days, that immediately precedes that time; or
(iv) one or more periods, during the 60 days that immediately precede that time, that in sum amount to at least 40 days.
“(7c) Where a sea installation, being a ship or an aircraft:
(a) is brought into physical contact with a part of the seabed in an adjacent area; or
(b) is in, or is brought into, physical contact with another sea installation that is to be taken to be installed in an adjacent area;
for less than:
(c) in the case of a ship, or an aircraft, registered under the law of a foreign country—30 days; or
(d) in any other case—5 days;
it shall not be taken to be installed in that adjacent area under subsection (7a).
“(7d) A sea installation shall not be taken to be installed in an adjacent area for the purposes of this Act unless it is to be taken to be so installed under this section.
“(7e) Subject to subsection (7g), for the purposes of this Act, a sea installation shall be taken to be installed in a coastal area if:
(a) the installation is in, or is brought into, physical contact with a part of the seabed in the coastal area; or
(b) the installation is in, or is brought into, physical contact with another sea installation that is to be taken to be installed in the coastal area because of paragraph (a).
“(7f) For the purposes of this Act, a sea installation (other than an installation installed in an adjacent area) shall be taken to be installed in a coastal area at a particular time if the whole or part of the installation:
(a) is in that coastal area at that time; and
(b) has been in a particular locality:
(i) that is circular and has a radius of 20 nautical miles; and
(ii) the whole or part of which is in that coastal area; for:
(iii) a continuous period, of at least 30 days, that immediately precedes that time; or
(iv) one or more periods, during the 60 days that immediately precede that time, that in sum amount to at least 40 days.
“(7g) Where a sea installation, being a ship or an aircraft:
(a) is brought into physical contact with a part of the seabed in a coastal area; or
(b) is in or is brought into, physical contact with another sea installation that is to be taken to be installed in a coastal area;
for less than:
(c) in the case of a ship, or an aircraft, registered under the law of a foreign country—30 days; or
(d) in any other case—5 days;
it shall not be taken to be installed in that adjacent area under subsection (7e).
“(7h) A sea installation shall not be taken to be installed in a coastal area for the purposes of this Act unless it is to be taken to be so installed under this section.”.
Certain resources installations to be part of Australia
43. Section 16aa of the Principal Act is amended:
(a) by inserting in paragraph (1) (a) “resources” after “overseas”;
(b) by omitting from subsection (2) “an installation” and substituting “a resources installation”;
(c) by inserting in paragraph (2) (a) “resources” after “overseas”;
(d) by omitting from subsection (3) “An installation” and substituting “A resources installation”; and
(e) by inserting in paragraph (3) (a) “resources” after “another”.
44. After section 16aa of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:
Certain sea installations to be part of Australia
“16aaa. (1) For the purposes of this Act, where:
(a) an overseas sea installation has been installed in an adjacent area or in a coastal area; and
(b) pratique has been granted to the installation or the installation has been released from quarantine;
the installation shall, subject to subsection (3), be deemed to be part of Australia.
“(2) For the purposes of this Act, a sea installation that:
(a) not being an overseas sea installation, becomes installed in an adjacent area or in a coastal area after the commencement of this subsection; or
(b) is installed in an adjacent area or in a coastal area at the commencement of this subsection;
shall, subject to subsection (3), be deemed to be part of Australia.
“(3) A sea installation that is deemed to be part of Australia because of the operation of this section, shall, for the purposes of this Act, cease to be part of Australia if:
(a) the installation is detached from its location for the purpose of being taken to a place outside the outer limits of Australian waters; or
(b) after having been detached from its location otherwise than for the purpose referred to in paragraph (a), the installation is moved for the purpose of being taken to a place outside the outer limits of Australian waters.”.
Certain goods deemed to be imported into Australia
45. Section 16ab of the Principal Act is amended:
(a) by inserting in subsection (1) “resources” after “overseas”; and
(b) by inserting after subsection (1) the following subsection:
“(1a) For the purposes of this Act, where an overseas sea installation is installed in an adjacent area or in a coastal area, any goods, animals or plants that are on board the installation at the time when it becomes so installed, not being goods, animals or plants that have been brought to the installation from a place in Australia, shall be deemed to be imported into Australia at that time.”.
Persons and goods subject to quarantine
46. Section 18 of the Principal Act is amended:
(a) by omitting from paragraph (2) (c) “and”;
(b) by omitting from paragraph (2) (d) “installation or an installation” and substituting “resources installation or a resources installation”; and
(c) by adding at the end of subsection (2) the following word and paragraph:
“; and (e) all animals which are on board an Australian sea installation or a sea installation that is in Australian waters for the purpose of being installed in an adjacent area or in a coastal area, being animals which arrived at the installation otherwise than on board a vessel.”.
Notification of outbreak of a disease
47. Section 22 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (1a) and substituting the following subsection:
“(1a) A reference in subsection (1) to a vessel includes a reference to:
(a) an Australian resources installation or a resources installation that is in Australian waters for the purpose of becoming attached to the Australian seabed; or
(b) an Australian sea installation or a sea installation that is in Australian waters for the purpose of becoming installed in an adjacent area or in a coastal area.”.
Boarding of installations
48. Section 25a of the Principal Act is amended:
(a) by omitting “installation or an installation” and substituting “resources installation or a resources installation”;
(b) by omitting the penalty set out at the foot of the section; and
(c) by adding at the end the following subsection and penalty:
“(2) The master of an Australian sea installation or a sea installation that is in Australian waters for the purpose of becoming installed in an adjacent area or in a coastal area shall, upon being so required by a quarantine officer, permit the quarantine officer to go on board the installation and shall, by all reasonable means, facilitate the boarding of the installation by the quarantine officer.
Penalty: $5,000 or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.”.
Grant of pratique to installations
49. Section 33a of the Principal Act is amended:
(a) by omitting from subsection (1) “attached or is to be attached” and substituting “, or is to be, attached or installed, as the case requires,”; and
(b) by omitting from subsection (2) “the installation is attached to the Australian seabed” and substituting the following:
“the installation is:
(a) if the installation is an overseas resources installation— attached to the Australian seabed; or
(b) if the installation is an overseas sea installation— installed in an adjacent area or in a coastal area.”.
Order to perform quarantine
50. Section 35 of the Principal Act is amended:
(a) by inserting in subsection (1) “resources” before “installation” (second occurring); and
(b) by inserting in subsection (1) “, sea installation that is in Australian waters for the purpose of being installed in an adjacent area or in a coastal area” after “seabed”.
Vessel or installation having a communicable disease on board
51. Section 35a of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (6) and substituting the following subsection:
“(6) A reference in this section to a vessel includes a reference to:
(a) an Australian resources installation or a resources installation that is in Australian waters for the purpose of becoming attached to the Australian seabed; and
(b) an Australian sea installation or a sea installation that is in Australian waters for the purpose of becoming installed in an adjacent area or in a coastal area.”.
Power to order goods into quarantine
52. Section 55a of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subparagraphs (2) (b) (i) and (ii) and substituting the following subparagraphs:
“(i) an overseas vessel;
(ii) an overseas installation;
(iii) an Australian vessel subject to quarantine;
(iv) a Cocos Islands vessel subject to quarantine;
(v) an Australian resources installation, or a resources installation that is in Australian waters for the purpose of becoming attached to the Australian seabed, subject to quarantine; or
(vi) an Australian sea installation, or a sea installation that is in Australian waters for the purpose of becoming installed in an adjacent area or in a coastal area, subject to quarantine.”.
Liability of owner etc. for expenses of quarantine
53. Section 59 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after paragraph (2) (aa) the following paragraphs:
“(ab) between Australian ports and Australian resources installations;
(ac) between Australian ports and Australian sea installations;”.
Cleansing and disinfection of insanitary vessels or installations
54. Section 78a of the Principal Act is amended:
(a) by inserting in subsection (4) “resources” before “installation” (first and second occurring); and
(b) by adding at the end the following subsection:
“(5) A quarantine officer may, subject to the regulations, order any Australian sea installation, or any sea installation which is in Australian waters for the purpose of becoming installed in an adjacent area or in a coastal area, which is, in the opinion of the officer, in an insanitary condition favourable to the spread of communicable disease, to be cleansed, fumigated, disinfected or treated to the satisfaction of the officer, and the master of the installation shall cause the installation to be cleansed, fumigated, disinfected or treated accordingly.
Penalty: $5,000 or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.”.
Master, medical officer or agent misleading quarantine officer
55. Section 83 of the Principal Act is amended:
(a) by omitting “or an installation” and substituting “, a resources installation”; and
(b) by inserting “or a sea installation that is in Australian waters for the purpose of becoming installed in an adjacent area or in a coastal area” after “seabed”.
Regulations
56. Section 87 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (4) and substituting the following subsection:
“(4) A reference in this section to a vessel includes a reference to:
(a) an Australian resources installation or a resources installation that is in Australian waters for the purposes of becoming attached to the Australian seabed; and
(b) an Australian sea installation or a sea installation that is in Australian waters for the purpose of becoming installed in an adjacent area or in a coastal area.”.
PART VIII—REPEAL OF CUSTOMS TARIFF (INSTALLATIONS AT SEA) ACT 1987
Repeal
57. The Customs Tariff (Installations at Sea) Act 19877 is repealed.
NOTES
1. No. 6, 1901, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 21, 1906; Nos. 9 and 36, 1910; No. 9, 1914; No. 10, 1916; No. 41, 1920; No. 19, 1922; No. 12, 1923; No. 22, 1925; No. 6, 1930; Nos. 7 and 45, 1934; No. 7, 1935; No. 85, 1936; No. 54, 1947; No. 45, 1949; Nos. 56 and 80, 1950; No. 56, 1951; No. 108, 1952; No. 47, 1953; No. 66, 1954; No. 37, 1957; No. 54, 1959; Nos. 42 and 111, 1960; No. 48, 1963; Nos. 29, 82 and 133, 1965; No. 28, 1966; No. 54, 1967; Nos. 14 and 104, 1968; Nos. 12 and 134, 1971; No. 162, 1973; No. 216, 1973 (as amended by No. 20, 1974); Nos. 28 and 120, 1974; Nos. 56, 77 and 107, 1975; Nos. 41, 91 and 174, 1976; No. 154, 1977; Nos. 36 and 183, 1978; Nos. 92, 116, 177 and 180, 1979; Nos. 13, 15 and 110, 1980; Nos. 45, 64, 67, 152 and 157, 1981; Nos. 48, 51, 80, 108, 115 and 137, 1982; No. 81, 1982 (as amended by No. 39, 1983); Nos. 19, 39 and 101, 1983; Nos. 2, 22, 63, 72 and 165, 1984; Nos. 39 and 175, 1985; No. 40, 1985 (as amended by No. 34, 1986); Nos. 10, 34 and 149, 1986; and Nos. 51, 76 and 81, 1987.
2. No. 113, 1982, as amended. For previous amendments, see Nos. 32 and 100, 1983; Nos. 22, 31, 91 and 130, 1984; Nos. 39, 42 and 176, 1985; Nos. 10, 36, 97 and 150, 1986; and Nos. 43 and 52, 1987.
3. No. 9, 1901, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 26, 1918; No. 8, 1923; No. 44, 1934; No. 16, 1942; No. 88, 1947; No. 46, 1949; No. 55, 1952; No. 10, 1957; No. 49, 1958; No. 37, 1962; No. 49, 1963; No. 139, 1965; No. 93, 1966; Nos. 15 and 105, 1968; No. 23, 1972; Nos. 24 and 145, 1973; No. 216, 1973 (as amended by No. 20, 1974); No. 29, 1974; No. 91, 1976; No. 110, 1978; Nos. 11 and 50, 1979; No. 42, 1980; Nos. 61 and 65, 1981; Nos. 51, 80 and 108, 1982; No. 81, 1982 (as amended by No. 39, 1983); Nos. 39 and 101, 1983; Nos. 72 and 165, 1984; Nos. 39 and 175, 1985; No. 40, 1985 (as amended by No. 34, 1986); Nos. 10, 34 and 149, 1986; and No. 81, 1987.
4. No. 26, 1921, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 28, 1924; No. 28, 1926; No. 4, 1928; Nos. 20 and 21, 1933; No. 17, 1936; Nos. 24 and 70, 1938; Nos. 29, 54 and 65, 1939; Nos. 3, 4, 14 and 93, 1948; Nos. 77 and 82, 1949; Nos. 61, 62 and 80, 1950; No. 83, 1952; No. 78, 1953; Nos. 16, 59 and 87, 1956; No. 82, 1957; No. 19, 1958; Nos. 26, 65 and 66, 1959; Nos. 26 and 57, 1960; Nos. 21 and 55, 1961; No. 73, 1962; Nos. 41 and 91, 1963; No. 125, 1964; Nos. 83 and 140, 1965; Nos. 18 and 82, 1967; Nos. 74 and 75, 1968; Nos. 5 and 33, 1969; No. 81, 1970; No. 108, 1971; Nos. 22, 64 and 119, 1972; Nos. 20, 23, 146 and 216, 1973; No. 121, 1974; Nos. 104 and 136, 1977; Nos. 48 and 184, 1978; Nos. 81, 83 and 164, 1979; Nos. 43, 44, 45 and 122, 1980; No. 50, 1981; Nos. 45, 54 and 80, 1982; Nos. 27 and 99, 1983; Nos. 53, 72 and 131, 1984; Nos. 41 and 189, 1985; Nos. 20 and 160, 1986; and Nos. 53 and 76, 1987.
5. No. 62, 1958, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 87, 1964; No. 10, 1966; Nos. 16 and 216, 1973; Nos. 37 and 91, 1976; Nos. 117 and 118, 1979; Nos. 89 and 175, 1980; No. 61, 1981; No. 51, 1982; Nos. 73 and 112, 1983; Nos. 22, 72 and 123, 1984; Nos. 71, 102 and 168, 1986; and No. 86, 1987.
NOTES—continued
6. No. 3, 1908, as amended, For previous amendments, see No. 15, 1912; No. 42, 1915; No. 47, 1920; No. 30, 1924; Nos. 19 and 92, 1947; No. 80, 1950; No. 61, 1961; No. 12, 1966; No. 1, 1969; No. 216, 1973; No. 37, 1976; Nos. 1, 105 and 155, 1979; No. 70, 1980; No. 54, 1981; No. 51, 1982; No. 84, 1983; Nos. 19, 22 and 165, 1984; and No. 2, 1985.
7. No. 83, 1987.
[Minister’s second reading speech made in—
House of Representatives on 7 October 1987
Senate on 26 October 1987]
