Customs Regulation 2015

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY  

Division 2 - Definitions  

SECTION 4  

4   DEFINITIONS  

In this instrument:

Act
means the Customs Act 1901 .

AHECC
: see subclause 1(2) of Schedule 3 .

aircraft ' s stores
has the meaning given by section 130C of the Act.

alcoholic beverage
: see section 95 .

allowable factory cost
: see subsection 112(8) .

appointed
, in relation to an airport, boarding station, port or wharf, means an airport, boarding station, port or wharf appointed under section 15 of the Act.

Australian Border Force
has the same meaning as in the Australian Border Force Act 2015 .

Australian National Flag
means the Australian National Flag within the meaning of the Flags Act 1953 .

authorised Australia Post outlet
means an outlet:

(a) owned and operated by Australia Post; or

(b) that is:

(i) licensed by Australia Post to a third party licensee; and

(ii) operated by a licensee or manager who meets the criteria for Gatekeeper accreditation of registration authorities.

Note:

Gatekeeper is managed by the Australian Government Information Management Office.

broker ' s licence
has the meaning given by subsection 180(1) of the Act.

CAMS Manual of Motor Sport
: see subclause 2(2) of Schedule 9 .

child abuse material
has the meaning given by subsection 233BAB(4) of the Act.

child pornography
(Repealed by FRLI No F2020L01046)

commencing day
means the day this instrument commences.

commercial quantity of objectionable goods
: see subclause 1(2) of Schedule 7 .

Committee
has the meaning given by subsection 180(1) of the Act.

contaminated petrol
means petrol that has been contaminated by being mixed with another substance.

customs document
means a document:

(a) given, issued or kept by the Department, or any officer, for the purposes of the Customs Acts; or

(b) produced or delivered to the Department, or any officer, for the purposes of the Customs Acts.

Note:

Examples include a receipt, a certificate, a claim, an account, a book, a manifest, a declaration, an entry, an invoice, a licence, a security, a notice, a permit, a debenture, a report, an authority and a consent.

Customs flag
(Repealed by SLI No 90 of 2015)

deductible administrative costs
: see subsection 112(8) .

departure area
means a part of an airport or wharf that is set aside for the reception of relevant travellers who:

(a) have complied with the laws of the Commonwealth relating to the departure of persons for places outside Australia; and

(b) are yet to embark on an aircraft or ship for the relevant flight or relevant voyage concerned.

education institution
has the same meaning as in the Student Assistance Act 1973 .

excluded import duty
(Repealed by FRLI No F2021L00832)

gateway airport
: see subsection 150A(3) .

human embryo clone
has the same meaning as in the Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction Act 2002 .

instalment period
: see subsection 37(3) .

intergovernmental agreement
means an agreement:

(a) to which the Commonwealth and the government of one or more foreign countries are parties; and

(b) that provides for the importation of goods of a class or classes specified in the agreement into Australia, and that country or those countries, on a temporary basis without payment of duty.

international airport
means the following airports:

(a) Adelaide International Airport;

(b) Brisbane International Airport;

(c) Cairns International Airport;

(d) Coolangatta Airport;

(e) Darwin International Airport;

(f) Hobart International Airport;

(g) Melbourne International Airport;

(h) Perth International Airport;

(i) Sunshine Coast (Maroochydore) Airport;

(j) Sydney International Airport;

(k) Townsville Airport.

international flight
:

(a) in the case of a person leaving Australia - has the same meaning as in section 96A of the Act; and

(b) in the case of a person entering Australia - has the same meaning as in section 96B of the Act.

international passenger cruise ship
: see subsection 74(2) .

international traveller
: see subsection 150A(3) .

inwards duty free shop
has the same meaning as in section 96B of the Act.

ISO 1628-2: 1998 (Plastics)
(Repealed by FRLI No F2016L01550)

mail-order house
: see subsection 24(4) .

objectionable good
: see subclause 1(2) of Schedule 7 .

off-airport duty free shop
means an outwards duty free shop other than an on-airport duty free shop.

on-airport duty free shop
means an outwards duty free shop located in a departure area of an airport.

outwards duty free shop
has the same meaning as in section 96A of the Act.

overseas flight
: see subsection 150A(3) .

petrol
includes:

(a) benzine, benzol, gasoline, naphtha and pentane; and

(b) any of the following that are dutiable under the Act:

(i) petroleum distillate;

(ii) shale distillate;

(iii) coal tar distillate.

place of export
has the meaning given by subsection 154(1) of the Act.

Prohibited Exports Regulations
means the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958 .

Prohibited Imports Regulations
means the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 .

proprietor
:

(a) in relation to an outwards duty free shop - has the same meaning as in section 96A of the Act; and

(b) in relation to an inwards duty free shop - has the same meaning as in section 96B of the Act.

Reagent Chemicals document
means the document known as the Reagent Chemicals: Specifications and Procedures, Tenth Edition , published by the American Chemical Society, as it exists on the commencing day.

relevant flight
, in relation to a person who is a relevant traveller, means the international flight in relation to which the person is a relevant traveller.

relevant instalment period
: see subsection 37(3) .

relevant traveller
:

(a) in the case of a person leaving Australia - has the same meaning as in section 96A of the Act; and

(b) in the case of a person entering Australia - has the same meaning as in section 96B of the Act.

relevant voyage
, in relation to a person who is a relevant traveller, means the international voyage (within the meaning of section 96A of the Act) in relation to which the person is a relevant traveller.

ship ' s stores
has the meaning given by section 130C of the Act.

special processing area
: see subsection 150A(3) .

statutory function
: see subsection 150A(3) .

Subdivision AA goods
has the meaning given by section 71AAAA of the Act.

tariff heading
: see section 5 .

tariff subheading
: see section 5 .

TCO
has the meaning given by subsection 269B(1) of the Act.

tobacco products
has the same meaning as in section 233BABAD of the Act.

viable material
: see subclause 3(2) of Schedule 7 .

warehouse licence
has the meaning given by subsection 78(1) of the Act.