Customs Act 1901

PART VIII - THE DUTIES  

Division 1P - UK originating goods  

Subdivision A - Preliminary  

SECTION 153ZRB   INTERPRETATION  

Definitions

153ZRB(1)    
In this Division:

Agreement means
the Free Trade Agreement between Australia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, done on 16 and 17 December 2021, as amended from time to time.

Note:

The Agreement could in 2022 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (http://www.austlii.edu.au).

aquaculture
has the meaning given by Article 4.1 of Chapter 4 of the Agreement.

Australian originating goods
means goods that are Australian originating goods under a law of the United Kingdom that implements the Agreement.

Convention
means the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System done at Brussels on 14 June 1983, as in force from time to time.

Note:

The Convention is in Australian Treaty Series 1988 No. 30 ([1988] ATS 30) and could in 2022 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (http://www.austlii.edu.au).

customs value
of goods has the meaning given by section 159 .

declaration of origin
means a declaration that is in force and that complies with the requirements of Article 4.18 of Chapter 4 of the Agreement.

enterprise
has the meaning given by Article 1.4 of Chapter 1 of the Agreement.

Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System
means the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System that is established by or under the Convention.

Harmonized System
means:

(a) the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System as in force on 1 January 2017; or

(b) if the table in Annex 4B to Chapter 4 of the Agreement is amended or replaced to refer to Chapters, headings and subheadings of a later version of the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System - the later version of the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System.

indirect materials
means:

(a) goods or energy used in the production, testing or inspection of goods, but not physically incorporated in the goods; or

(b) goods or energy used in the maintenance or operation of equipment or buildings associated with the production of goods;

including:

(c) fuel (within its ordinary meaning), catalysts and solvents; and

(d) gloves, glasses, footwear, clothing, safety equipment and supplies; and

(e) tools, dies and moulds; and

(f) spare parts and materials; and

(g) lubricants, greases, compounding materials and other similar goods.

Interpretation Rules
means the General Rules (as in force from time to time) for the Interpretation of the Harmonized System provided for by the Convention.

non-originating materials
means goods that are not originating materials.

non-party
has the same meaning as it has in Chapter 4 of the Agreement.

originating materials
means:

(a) UK originating goods that are used in the production of other goods; or

(b) Australian originating goods that are used in the production of other goods; or

(c) recovered materials derived in the territory of Australia, or in the territory of the United Kingdom, and used in the production of, and incorporated into, remanufactured goods; or

(d) indirect materials.

person of the United Kingdom
means:

(a) a national within the meaning, so far as it relates to the United Kingdom, of Article 1.4 of Chapter 1 of the Agreement; or

(b) an enterprise of the United Kingdom.

production
has the meaning given by Article 4.1 of Chapter 4 of the Agreement.

production value
of goods has the meaning given by Article 4.1 of Chapter 4 of the Agreement.

recovered materials
means materials comprising one or more individual parts that:

(a) have resulted from the disassembly of used goods; and

(b) have been cleaned, tested or processed as necessary for improvement to sound working condition.

remanufactured goods
means goods that:

(a) are classified to any of Chapters 84 to 90 (other than heading 87.02, 87.03, 87.04 or 87.05, 87.11 or 87.16 or subheading 8701.20), or to heading 94.02, of the Harmonized System; and

(b) are entirely or partially comprised of recovered materials; and

(c) have a similar life expectancy, working condition and performance to new goods:

(i) that are so classified; and

(ii) that are not composed of any recovered materials; and

(d) have been given a warranty that in substance is the same as that applicable to such new goods.

territorial sea
has the same meaning as in the Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973 .

territory of Australia
means territory within the meaning, so far as it relates to Australia, of Article 1.4 of Chapter 1 of the Agreement.

territory of the United Kingdom
means territory within the meaning, so far as it relates to the United Kingdom, of Article 1.4 of Chapter 1 of the Agreement.

UK originating goods
means goods that, under this Division, are UK originating goods.

Value of goods

153ZRB(2)    
The value of goods for the purposes of this Division is to be worked out in accordance with the regulations. The regulations may prescribe different valuation rules for different kinds of goods.

Tariff classifications

153ZRB(3)    
In prescribing tariff classifications for the purposes of this Division, the regulations may refer to the Harmonized System.

153ZRB(4)    
Subsection 4(3A) does not apply for the purposes of this Division.

Incorporation of other instruments

153ZRB(5)    
Despite subsection 14(2) of the Legislation Act 2003 , regulations made for the purposes of this Division may make provision in relation to a matter by applying, adopting or incorporating, with or without modification, any matter contained in an instrument or other writing as in force or existing from time to time.