Customs Amendment (Strengthening and Modernising Licensing and Other Measures) Act 2024 (79 of 2024)

Schedule 1   Amendments

Part 14   Contingent amendments

Customs Act 1901

210   Section 80

Repeal the section, substitute:

80 Application for a warehouse licence

(1) An application for a warehouse licence may be made to the Comptroller-General of Customs.

(2) An application under subsection (1) may be made by document or electronically.

(3) A documentary application must:

(a) be in writing; and

(b) be in an approved form; and

(c) contain such information as the form requires; and

(d) be accompanied by any documents required by the form; and

(e) be signed in the manner indicated in the form; and

(f) except if the application is for an excise-equivalent warehouse licence - be accompanied by the warehouse licence application charge.

(4) An electronic application must:

(a) communicate such information as is set out in an approved statement; and

(b) be accompanied by any documents required by the approved statement; and

(c) except if the application is for an excise-equivalent warehouse licence - be accompanied by the warehouse licence application charge.

(5) An application cannot be made under subsection (1) to use a place described in the application to warehouse tobacco products.