Contents
1............ Short title............................................................................................ 1
2............ Commencement.................................................................................. 1
3............ Schedule(s).......................................................................................... 2
Schedule 1—Amendment of the Customs Act 1901 3
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Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.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]