Customs Legislation Amendment (Border Compliance and Other Measures) Act 2007 (5 of 2007)

Schedule 1   Dangerous goods

Customs Act 1901

1   After subsection 206(1)

Insert:

Dangerous goods

(1A) If:

(a) goods are seized under a seizure warrant or under subsection 203B(2) or (2A), 203CA(3) or 203CB(2); and

(b) the CEO or a Regional Director for a State or Territory is satisfied that the retention of the goods would constitute a danger to public health or safety;

the CEO or Regional Director concerned may cause the goods to be dealt with in such manner as he or she considers appropriate (including the destruction of the goods).

Note 1: The following heading to subsection 206(1) is inserted "Perishable goods and live animals".

Note 2: The following heading to subsection 206(2) is inserted "Unseaworthy vessels".


Copyright notice

© Australian Taxation Office for the Commonwealth of Australia

You are free to copy, adapt, modify, transmit and distribute material on this website as you wish (but not in any way that suggests the ATO or the Commonwealth endorses you or any of your services or products).