Excise Act 1901

PART II - ADMINISTRATION  

SECTION 16  

16   RIGHT TO REQUIRE SECURITY  

View history reference

The CEO shall have the right to require and take securities for compliance with the Excise Acts and generally for the protection of the revenue and pending the giving of the required security in relation to any goods subject to the control of the CEO may refuse to deliver the goods or to pass any entry relating thereto.

Note:

Authorities given under section 114C of the Customs Act 1901 can be subject to conditions relating to securities under this section.

 View history note

 Hide history note

History

S 16 amended by No 91 of 2004, s 3 and Sch 1 item 4, by substituting ``section'' for ``section: see also section 61AB of this Act'' in the note, effective 30 December 2004.

S 16 amended by No 25 of 2001, s 3 and Sch 2 items 21 and 23, by substituting ``CEO'' for ``Customs'' (wherever occurring) and inserting the note at the end, effective 4 May 2001, effective 4 May 2001.

Act No 25 of 2001, Sch 2 item 22, contained the following transitional provision, effective 4 May 2001:

22 Transitional provision - Customs securities  
22
Any securities taken under section 16 of the Excise Act 1901 that the Australian Customs Service held on the Commonwealth's behalf immediately before the commencement of this item are taken, after that commencement, to be held by the CEO on the Commonwealth's behalf.

Disclaimer and notice of copyright applicable to materials provided by CCH Australia Limited

CCH Australia Limited ("CCH") believes that all information which it has provided in this site is accurate and reliable, but gives no warranty of accuracy or reliability of such information to the reader or any third party. The information provided by CCH is not legal or professional advice. To the extent permitted by law, no responsibility for damages or loss arising in any way out of or in connection with or incidental to any errors or omissions in any information provided is accepted by CCH or by persons involved in the preparation and provision of the information, whether arising from negligence or otherwise, from the use of or results obtained from information supplied by CCH.

The information provided by CCH includes history notes and other value-added features which are subject to CCH copyright. No CCH material may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way, except that you may download one copy for your personal use only, provided you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices. In particular, the reproduction of any part of the information for sale or incorporation in any product intended for sale is prohibited without CCH's prior consent.