Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956
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Department of Home Affairs

This item is authorised by the following title:

Customs Act 1901

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F2011C00788

30 September 2011 - 09 December 2011

This instrument was backcaptured in accordance with Section 36 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003

Table of contents

1 Name of Regulations [see Note 1]
2 Interpretation
3 Goods the importation of which is prohibited absolutely
3AA Importation of devices and documents relating to suicide
3A Criteria for the purposes of provisions of regulations 4 and 4F relating to defence forces of certain overseas countries
3B Criteria for the purposes of provisions of regulations 4 and 4F relating to police forces of certain overseas countries
3C Criteria for the purposes of provisions of regulations 4 and 4F relating to air security officers
4 Goods the importation of which is prohibited unless conditions or restrictions are complied with
4A Importation of objectionable goods
4AA Importation of plastic explosives
4AB Importation of polychlorinated biphenyls, terphenyls etc
4B Importation of fish
4BA Importation of goods specified in Schedule 3A (toothfish)
4C Importation of asbestos
4D Importation of unmanufactured tobacco leaf
4E Importation of glazed ceramic ware
4F Importation of firearms, firearm accessories, firearm parts, firearm magazines, ammunition, components of ammunition and imitations
4G Importation of tablet presses
4K Importation of woolpacks and woolpack caps
4MA Importation of rough diamonds generally
4N Importation of rough diamonds from Côte d’Ivoire
4R Importation of radioactive substances
4S Importation of lighters
4T Importation of counterfeit credit, debit and charge cards
4U Importation of goods the subject of a permanent ban under the Trade Practices Act 1974
4V Importation of Anzac goods
4VA Importation of incandescent lamps
4W Importation of cat or dog fur
4X Importation of security sensitive ammonium nitrate
4Y Importation of goods from Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
4Z Importation of certain goods from Iran
4ZA Importation of certain goods from Eritrea
4ZB Importation of certain goods from the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
5 Importation of drugs
5A Importation of antibiotic substances
5F Reason for refusal to be given
5G Importation of certain substances
5H Importation of certain goods
5HA Review of decisions
5I Importation of certain organochlorine chemicals
5J Importation of goods containing certain chemical compounds
5K Importation of ozone depleting substances and synthetic greenhouse gases
5L Importation of viable material derived from human embryo clones
6 Regulations do not derogate from any other law
7 Repeal
- Schedule 1 Goods the importation of which is prohibited absolutely
- Schedule 2 Goods the importation of which is prohibited unless the permission in writing of the Minister or an authorised person has been granted
- Schedule 3 Goods the importation of which is prohibited unless specified conditions, restrictions or requirements are complied with
- Schedule 3A Goods the importation of which is prohibited if permission is not granted under regulation 4BA
- Schedule 3B Permitted importation of chrysotile
- Schedule 4 Drugs
- Schedule 5 Statutory Rules repealed
- Schedule 6 Requirements for the importation of firearms, firearm accessories, firearm parts, firearms magazines, ammunition, components of ammunition and imitations
- Part 1 Tests
- Part 2 Requirements for specific firearms, firearm accessories, firearm parts, firearm magazines, ammunition, components of ammunition and imitations
- Part 3 Conditions relating to the importation of firearms, firearm accessories, firearm parts, firearm magazines, ammunition, components of ammunition and imitations
- Part 4 Interpretation
- Schedule 7 Articles of glazed ceramic ware, methods of testing and permissible levels of metal release
- Schedule 7A Substances the importation of which is prohibited if permission is not granted under regulation 5G
- Schedule 8 Goods the importation of which is prohibited if permission is not granted under regulation 5H
- Schedule 9 Goods, being certain organochlorine chemicals, the importation of which is prohibited unless permission is granted under regulation 5I
- Schedule 10 Ozone depleting substances
- Part 1 Chlorofluorocarbons
- Part 2 Halons
- Part 3 Carbon tetrachloride
- Part 4 Methyl chloroform
- Part 5 Hydrochlorofluorocarbons
- Part 6 Hydrobromofluorocarbons
- Part 7 Methyl bromide
- Part 8 Bromochloromethane
- Part 9 HFCs
- Part 10 PFCs
- Schedule 11 Chemical compounds
- Part 1 Interpretation
- Part 2 Compounds (Chemical Weapons Convention, Schedule 1)
- Part 3 Compounds (Chemical Weapons Convention, Schedule 2)
- Part 4 Compounds (Chemical Weapons Convention, Schedule 3)
- Schedule 12 Goods the importation of which is prohibited without permission under regulation 4U
- Notes to the REF citation \* MERGEFORMAT Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956

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