Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956

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Customs Act 1901

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F2016C00795 C107

07 August 2016 - 18 December 2017

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Table of contents

1 Name of Regulations
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 4F and 4H relating to defence forces of certain overseas countries.
3B Criteria for the purposes of provisions of regulations 4F and 4H relating to police forces of certain overseas countries
3C Criteria for the purposes of provisions of regulations 4F and 4H relating to air security officers
3D Criteria for regulations 4F and 4H—transhipment of firearms and weapons etc. to a foreign country
3E Criteria for regulation 4F—importation of firearms and related items used overseas in lawful shooting competitions, or lawful hunting activities
3F Criteria for regulation 4H—Defense Trade Cooperation Treaty
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
4H Importation of certain weapons and weapon parts
4I Importation of ice pipes
4K Importation of woolpacks
4MA Importation of rough diamonds
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
4XA Importation of goods under autonomous sanctions
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
8 Transitional matters—amendments made by the Customs and Other Legislation Amendment (Australian Border Force) Regulation 2015
9 Transitional matters—amendments made by the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Amendment (Firearms and Other Weapons) Regulation 2015
The Schedules
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 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
- Part 11—Sulfur hexafluoride
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
Schedule 13—Requirements for the importation of certain weapons and weapon parts
- Part 1—Tests
- Part 2—Requirements for specified weapons and weapon parts
- Part 3—Conditions relating to the importation of certain weapons and weapon parts
- Part 4—Interpretation
- Endnotes

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