House of Representatives

Customs Amendment (Anti-dumping Commission) Bill 2013

Explanatory Memorandum

(Circulated by authority of the Minister for Home Affairs, the Honourable Jason Clare MP)

NOTES ON CLAUSES

Clause 1 - Short title

1. This clause provides for the Bill, when enacted, to be cited as the Customs Amendment (Anti-Dumping Commission) Act 2013 .

Clause 2 - Commencement

2. This clause provides for the Bill to commence on 1 July 2013.

Clause 3 - Schedule(s)

3. This clause is the formal enabling provision for the Schedule to the Bill, providing that each Act specified in a Schedule is amended in accordance with the applicable items of the Schedule. In this Bill the Act being amended is the Customs Act 1901 .

4. The clause also provides that the other items of the Schedules have effect according to their terms. This is a standard enabling clause for transitional, savings and application items in amending legislation. In this Bill there is an application provision in item 2 of Schedule 1.

5. For ease of description, this explanatory memorandum uses the following abbreviation:

'Administration Act' means the Customs Administration Act 1985 .


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