2004-2005
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
THE SENATE
Presented and read a first time
Customs Amendment (Extension of Import Cut-over Time) Bill 2005
No. , 2005
(Justice and Customs)
A Bill for an Act relating to the implementation of the imports phase of the Integrated Cargo System, and for related purposes
Contents
1............ Short title............................................................................................ 1
2............ Commencement.................................................................................. 1
3............ Schedule(s).......................................................................................... 2
Schedule 1—Amendments 3
Customs Legislation Amendment (Application of International Trade Modernisation and Other Measures) Act 2004 3
A Bill for an Act relating to the implementation of the imports phase of the Integrated Cargo System, and for related purposes
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Customs Amendment (Extension of Import Cut-over Time) Act 2005.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
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Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.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—Amendments
Customs Legislation Amendment (Application of International Trade Modernisation and Other Measures) Act 2004
1 Section 4 (definition of import cut-over time)
Omit “specified by the CEO”.
2 Sections 5 and 6
Repeal the sections, substitute:
5 Import cut-over time
(1) The import cut-over time is:
(a) 2 am by legal time in the Australian Capital Territory on 12 October 2005; or
(b) a later time specified by the CEO by legislative instrument.
(2) If the CEO specifies a later time under paragraph (1)(b), the CEO may, before that later time, by legislative instrument, specify a different later time as the import cut-over time.
(3) A later time must be before the end of 7 November 2005.
6 CEO to specify the turn-off time
(1) The CEO must, by legislative instrument, specify a time not more than 40 days (including Sundays and holidays) after the import cut-over time as the turn-off time.
(2) After the CEO has specified a time under subsection (1), the CEO may, before that time, by legislative instrument, specify a later time not more than 40 days (including Sundays and holidays) after the import cut-over time as the turn-off time.