Customs and Other Legislation Amendment (Australian Border Force) Regulation 2015 (90 of 2015)

Schedule 1   Amendments of the Customs Regulation 2015

Customs Regulation 2015

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154 Amendments made by the Customs and Other Legislation Amendment (Australian Border Force) Regulation 2015

(1) A document that is a customs document under this instrument immediately before 1 July 2015 is taken on and after that day to continue to be a customs document under this instrument.

(2) The reference in paragraph (f) of the definition of Customs place in subsection 12(2) to an instrument under subsection 183UA(2) of the Act is a reference to such an instrument in force on or after 1 July 2015 (whether the instrument was made before, on or after that day).

(3) An accommodation allowance paid before 1 July 2015 to an officer by Customs as mentioned in subsection 13(4) is taken on and after that day to have been an accommodation allowance paid to the officer by the Commonwealth.

(4) If before 1 July 2015 a person had informed Customs of the matter referred to in paragraph 24(2)(b), then on and after that day the person is taken to have informed the Department of that matter.

(5) A description given to Customs before 1 July 2015 under subsection 24(2) is taken on and after that day to have been a description given to the Department.

(6) A return lodged with Customs before 1 July 2015 under paragraph 80(5)(b) is taken on and after that day to have been a return lodged with the Department.

(7) A number allocated by Customs before 1 July 2015 as mentioned in paragraph 84(3)(b), item 2 of the table in subsection 84(3), paragraph 85(3)(a) or item 3 of the table in clause 1 of Schedule 4 is taken on and after that day to have been a number allocated by a Collector.

(8) If:

(a) a documentary export entry was given to a person before 1 July 2015 as mentioned in subsection 91(2); and

(b) the document had not been delivered to Customs before that day;

then on and after that day the document is taken to have been given to the person for delivery to the Department.

(9) A documentary withdrawal of an export entry sent to Customs before 1 July 2015 as mentioned in paragraph 91(3)(a) is taken on and after that day to have been sent to the Department.

(10) A fax number specified by Customs as mentioned in paragraph 91(3)(a) and in effect immediately before 1 July 2015 is taken on and after that day to have been a fax number specified by a Collector.

(11) A postal address specified by Customs as mentioned in paragraph 91(3)(b) and in effect immediately before 1 July 2015 is taken on and after that day to have been a postal address specified by a Collector.

(12) An application left in accordance with subparagraph 107(2)(e)(ii) before 1 July 2015 is taken on and after that day to have been an application left in accordance with that subparagraph as amended by the Customs and Other Legislation Amendment (Australian Border Force) Regulation 2015.

(13) An application taken to have been communicated to Customs before 1 July 2015 as mentioned in section 108 is taken on and after that day to have been an application communicated to the Department.

(14) A notification to Customs before 1 July 2015 as mentioned in paragraph 111(4)(a) is taken on and after that day to have been a notification to the Department.

(15) If before 1 July 2015 Customs told a person of the matter referred to in subparagraph 111(4)(b)(ii), then on and after that day a Collector is taken to have told the person of that matter.

(16) An authorisation of a person in force immediately before 1 July 2015 under paragraph 134(1)(b) is taken on and after that day to be an authorisation of the person by the Comptroller-General of Customs.

(17) An infringement notice in force immediately before 1 July 2015 that states the matter referred to in paragraph 137(3)(b) or (6)(c) or 138(4)(b) is taken on and after that day to have stated the matter in relation to the Comptroller-General of Customs.

(18) An application under subsection 139(1) that is pending immediately before 1 July 2015 is taken on and after that day to be an application to the Comptroller-General of Customs.

(19) If before 1 July 2015 a payment period was extended under section 139, then on and after that day the Comptroller-General of Customs is taken to have extended that period.

(20) Written representations made before 1 July 2015 under section 140 are taken on and after that day to be written representations made to the Comptroller-General of Customs.

(21) An infringement notice withdrawn under section 140 before 1 July 2015 is taken on and after that day to have been withdrawn under that section by the Comptroller-General of Customs.