Customs Act 1901

PART VIA - ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS  

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Pt VIA heading substituted by No 136 of 2003, s 3, Sch 1, Pt 3, item 5.

Pt VIA, comprising sec 126D to 126G inserted by No 95 of 2001 as amended, s 3, Sch 3, Pt 1, item 1.

SECTION 126F   PAYMENT WHEN INFORMATION SYSTEM IS TEMPORARILY INOPERATIVE  

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126F(1)    

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This section applies when a person who is liable to make a payment to the Commonwealth and would ordinarily make the payment electronically is unable to do so because an information system is temporarily inoperative.

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S 126F(1) amended by No 41 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 1 item 520, effective 1 July 2015. For saving and transitional provisions see note under the title of this Act.

126F(2)    

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The person may give an undertaking to the Comptroller-General of Customs to make the payment as soon as practicable after, and in any case not later than 24 hours after, the Comptroller-General of Customs causes notice to be given under paragraph 126E(1)(b) stating that the information system has again become operative.

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S 126F(2) amended by No 41 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 1 items 521 and 522, effective 1 July 2015. For saving and transitional provisions see note under the title of this Act.

126F(3)    

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If the person is notified by an officer of Customs that the undertaking is accepted:

(a) this Act has the effect that it would have if the payment had been made; and

(b) the person must comply with the undertaking.

Penalty: 50 penalty units.

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S 126F(3) amended by No 41 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 1 item 523, effective 1 July 2015. For saving and transitional provisions see note under the title of this Act.

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