CUSTOMS (PROHIBITED IMPORTS) REGULATIONS

REGULATION 4I   IMPORTATION OF ICE PIPES  

4I(1)    
In this regulation:

authorised person
means an SES employee or an acting SES employee of the Department authorised in writing by the Minister for this regulation.

component of an ice pipe
means a device that:

(a) appears, on reasonable grounds, to be part of an ice pipe; and

(b) is capable of being used for administering a drug mentioned in Schedule 4 , in the way described in the definition of ice pipe, only if adjusted, modified or added to.

ice pipe
means a device that is capable of being used for administering methylamphetamine, or any other drug mentioned in Schedule 4 , by the drawing or inhaling of smoke or fumes resulting from heating the drug, in the device, in a crystal, powder, oil or base form.

4I(2)    
The importation into Australia of an ice pipe or a component of an ice pipe is prohibited unless:

(a) the person importing the ice pipe or the component of an ice pipe is the holder of a written permission granted by the Minister or an authorised person; and

(b) the permission is produced to the Collector at or before the time of importation.

4I(3)    
An application for the grant of a permission under subregulation (2) must be:

(a) in writing; and

(b) lodged with the Minister or an authorised person.

4I(4)    
The Minister, or an authorised person, may ask an applicant for the grant of a permission to give to the Minister or authorised person any information that the Minister or authorised person may reasonably require for the purpose of making a decision in relation to the application.

4I(5)    
A permission granted under subregulation (2) may specify:

(a) conditions or requirements that the holder of the permission must comply with; and

(b) a time at which the holder of the permission must comply with a condition or requirement, whether before or after the importation of the ice pipe to which the permission relates.

4I(6)    
If the Minister or an authorised person is satisfied, on reasonable grounds, that the holder of a permission granted under subregulation (2) has not complied with any condition or requirement mentioned in the permission, the Minister or the authorised person may, by writing, revoke the permission.