Customs Amendment (2007 Harmonized System Changes) Act 2006

(119 of 2006)

An Act to amend the Customs Act 1901, and for related purposes

[Assented to 4 November 2006]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1   Short title

This Act may be cited as theCustoms Amendment (2007 Harmonized System Changes) Act 2006.

2   Commencement

This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3   Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1   Amendments

Customs Act 1901

1   After subsection 269SD(2)

Insert:

(2A) If, because of an amendment of a Customs Tariff, the CEO is satisfied that the tariff classification that is stated in a TCO to apply to the goods the subject of the TCO will not apply to those goods from a particular day, the CEO may:

(a) make an order revoking the TCO with effect from that day; and

(b) make a new TCO in respect of the goods with effect from that day.

2   Subsection 269SE(2)

After "(2)", insert ", (2A)".

3   Paragraph 273GA(1)(s)

After "(2)", insert ", (2A)".