Customs Act 1901

PART VIII - THE DUTIES  

Division 1 - The Payment and Computation of Duties Generally  

SECTION 149   DUTY ON GOODS IN MANIFEST BUT NOT PRODUCED OR LANDED  

149(1)   [Payment of duty on demand]  

If any dutiable goods which are included in the report of any ship or aircraft are not produced to the officer the master or owner of the ship or the pilot or owner of the aircraft shall on demand by the Collector pay the duty thereon as estimated by the Collector unless the goods are accounted for to the satisfaction of the Collector.

149(2)   [Application]  

For the purposes of sections 132 and 132AA , goods to which subsection (1) of this section applies that have not been entered for home consumption shall be taken to have been entered for home consumption on the day on which the demand for duty on the goods is made.