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Customs Amendment (Extension of Import Cut over Time) Bill 2005

  • - C2005B00138
A Bill for an Act relating to the implementation of the imports phase of the Integrated Cargo System, and for related purposes
Administered by: Attorney-General's
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Registered 11 Aug 2005
Introduced Senate 10 Aug 2005

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                   Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.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