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[1] Regulation 1

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1 Name of regulations

These regulations are the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956.

[2] After regulation 4K

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4M Importation of unset diamonds from Angola

(1) In this regulation:

authorised person means an officer of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade authorised in writing by the Foreign Minister for the purposes of this regulation.

Foreign Minister means the Minister for Foreign Affairs.

unset diamonds means diamonds classified under heading 7102 of Schedule 3 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995.

Note Heading 7102 of that Schedule (omitting the tariff rates) is as follows:

7102 DIAMONDS, WHETHER OR NOT WORKED, BUT NOT MOUNTED OR SET:

7102.10.00 Unsorted

7102.2 Industrial:

7102.21.00 Unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted

7102.29.00 Other

7102.3 Non-industrial:

7102.31.00 Unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted

7102.39.00 Other.

(2) The importation of unset diamonds from Angola, or of Angolan origin, is prohibited unless the written permission of the Foreign Minister or an authorised person is produced to a Collector at or before the time of importation.

(3) When deciding whether to give permission under subregulation (2), the Foreign Minister or an authorised person must take into account:

(a) whether the diamonds are controlled through the Certificate of Origin system operated by the Government of Unity and National Reconciliation of Angola; and

(b) Australia’s relations with other countries; and

(4) A permission granted under subregulation (2) may specify, in relation to the importation of diamonds that it permits:

(a) conditions or requirements, including times for compliance, to which the importation is subject; and

(b) the quantity of diamonds that may be imported; and

(5) The Foreign Minister may revoke or modify a permission granted under subregulation (2) if there are reasonable grounds for believing that:

(a) a condition or requirement of the permission has not been complied with or, unless modified, is unlikely to be complied with; or

(b) permitting, or continuing to permit, the importation of goods in accordance with the permission would infringe the international obligations of Australia.

Notes

1. These regulations amend Statutory Rules 1956 No. 90, as amended by 1958 Nos. 6 and 67; 1959 Nos. 17, 31 and 93; 1960 No. 22; 1961 No. 117; 1962 No. 82; 1963 No. 26; 1964 Nos. 25 and 39; 1965 Nos. 81, 91, 135, 167 and 190; 1966 No. 95; 1967 Nos. 41, 58, 114 and 178; 1968 Nos. 100, 141 and 161; 1969 Nos. 2, 7, 10, 39, 43 and 218; 1970 Nos. 8, 72, 105 and 194; 1972 No. 97; 1973 Nos. 5, 6, 42, 43, 89, 93, 162, 175, 217, 227, 228 and 262; 1974 Nos. 123 and 249; 1975 Nos. 58, 62, 121, 172 and 183; 1976 Nos. 98, 159, 186 and 291; 1977 Nos. 18, 23, 24, 59, 67 and 162; 1978 No. 276; 1979 Nos. 145, 155 and 280; 1980 Nos. 71, 78, 150, 211, 368, 376, 380 and 382; 1981 Nos. 29, 71, 176, 309, 369 and 383; Act No. 75, 1981; Statutory Rules 1982 Nos. 44, 80, 102, 170, 236 and 252; 1983 No. 331; 1984 Nos. 55, 64, 102, 128, 260, 261, 317 and 318; 1985 Nos. 26, 96, 139, 160, 305 and 377; 1986 Nos. 180, 307, 342, 362 and 385; 1987 Nos. 37, 98, 101, 320 and 321; 1988 Nos. 64, 136, 177, 326, 327, 374 and 375; 1989 Nos. 60 and 379; 1990 Nos. 39, 191, 265, 324, 460 and 467; 1991 Nos. 23, 76, 248 and 289; 1992 Nos. 49, 154, 189, 286 and 413; 1993 Nos. 67, 211, 256, 257 and 382; 1994 Nos. 104, 171, 241, 314 and 378; 1995 Nos. 15, 89, 403 and 412; 1996 Nos. 31, 59, 68, 91, 123, 226, 324 and 325; 1997 Nos. 22, 93, 129, 254, 285, 317, 385 and 386; 1998 Nos. 4, 52, 58 and 228.

2. Made by the Governor-General on 9 August 1999, and notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 16 August 1999.