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

Schedule 1   Amendments

Part 14   Contingent amendments

Customs Act 1901

227   Section 84

Repeal the section, substitute:

84 Renewal of warehouse licences that are not excise-equivalent warehouse licences

(1) The Comptroller-General of Customs must, before the end of a financial year (the current financial year ), notify each holder of a warehouse licence, that is not an excise-equivalent warehouse licence, of the terms of this section.

Note: An excise-equivalent warehouse licence remains in force unless it is cancelled.

Licence renewed if holder pays charge before end of current financial year

(2) If the holder pays the warehouse licence charge for the renewal of the licence before the end of the current financial year, the licence is renewed for another period of 12 months beginning on 1 July of the next financial year after the current financial year.

Consequences if charge not paid before end of current financial year

(3) If the holder fails to pay the warehouse licence charge for the renewal of the licence before the end of the current financial year, the licence is taken to be suspended for the period beginning on 1 July of the next financial year after the current financial year and ending at the earlier of the following times:

(a) the time the holder pays the charge;

(b) the end of 30 July of that next financial year.

Licence renewed if holder pays charge before 30 July of the next financial year

(4) If the holder pays the warehouse licence charge for the renewal of the licence during the period of 30 days beginning on 1 July of the next financial year after the current financial year, the licence is taken to have been renewed for another period of 12 months beginning on 1 July of that next financial year.

Licence expires if holder does not pay charge before 30 July of the next financial year

(5) If the holder fails to pay the warehouse licence charge for the renewal of the licence before the end of 30 July of the next financial year after the current financial year, the licence expires at the end of that 30 July.

Multiple renewals

(6) A warehouse licence that has been renewed under this section may be further renewed.