Explanatory Memorandum
(Circulated by authority of the Minister for Justice and Customs Senator the honourable Amanda Vanstone)Notes on individual clauses
Clause 1 - Short Title
1. This clause provides for the Act to be cited as the Customs Legislation Amendment (Criminal Sanctions and other measures) Act 1999.
Clause 2 Commencement
2. Subclause (1) provides that subject to subclauses (2) and (3), the Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal assent.
3. Subclause (2) provides that Schedule 1 (amendments of the Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989 ), Schedule 2 (amendments of the Customs Act 1901) and Schedule 3 (amendments of the Customs Administration Act 1985) commence on a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation. Subclause (3) provides that if an item of Schedules 1, 2 or 3 has not commenced within 6 months of the day on which the Act receives the Royal Assent, that item commences at the end of that 6 month period. This is the standard provision that applies to commencement by Proclamation.
Clause 3 - Schedule(s)
4. This clause is the formal enabling provision for the 3 Schedules to the Act, providing that each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended as indicated.
5. The clause also provides that any other item in a Schedule has effect according to its terms. this is a standard enabling clause for transitional, savings and application items in amending legislation. They appear in this Act as items 5 and 11 of Schedule 2.