Customs Tariff Amendment Regulations 2006 (No. 1)1

Select Legislative Instrument 2006 No. 331

I, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Customs Tariff Act 1995.

Dated 13 December 2006

P. M. JEFFERY

Governor‑General

By His Excellency’s Command

CHRISTOPHER MARTIN ELLISON

Minister for Justice and Customs

1 Name of Regulations

  These Regulations are the Customs Tariff Amendment Regulations 2006 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

  These Regulations commence as follows:

 (a) on 1 January 2007 — regulations 1 to 4 and Schedule 1;

 (b) on the coming into effect of the US classifications 6402.91.10, 6402.91.20, 6402.91.26, 6402.99.08, 6402.99.16 and 6402.99.19 for goods that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption in the United States — regulations 5 to 7 and Schedule 2.

3 Amendment of Customs Tariff Regulations 2004

  Schedule 1 amends the Customs Tariff Regulations 2004.

4 Application of amendments — Schedule 1

  The amendment made by item 2 of Schedule 1 applies in relation to:

 (a) goods imported into Australia on or after 1 January 2007 and before the commencement of Schedule 2; and

 (b) goods imported into Australia before 1 January 2007, where the time for working out the rate of import duty on the goods occurs on or after 1 January 2007 and before the commencement of Schedule 2.

5 Amendment of Customs Tariff Regulations 2004

  Schedule 2 amends the Customs Tariff Regulations 2004.

6 Application of amendments — Schedule 2

  The amendments made by Schedule 2 apply in relation to:

 (a) goods imported into Australia on or after the commencement of Schedule 2; and

 (b) goods imported into Australia before 1 January 2007, where the time for working out the rate of import duty on the goods had not occurred before the commencement of Schedule 2.

7 Notification of commencement of Schedule 2

  The Minister must publish a notice in the Commonwealth Gazette, stating the date and time of commencement of Schedule 2.

Schedule 1 Amendments commencing on 1 January 2007

(regulation 3)

[1] Schedule 1, table, item 3

omit

[2] Schedule 1, table, items 4 and 5

substitute

Schedule 2 Further amendment

(regulation 4)

[1] Schedule 1, table, items 4 and 5

substitute

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