CUSTOMS (PROHIBITED IMPORTS) REGULATIONS

REGULATION 4VA   IMPORTATION OF INCANDESCENT LAMPS  

4VA(1)    
In this regulation:

authorised officer
means an officer of the Department administered by the Minister authorised in writing by the Minister for the purposes of this regulation.

incandescent lamp
means an incandescent lamp for general lighting services that has the following attributes as specified in the Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 4934.2(Int):2008 ( ' Incandescent lamps for general lighting services Part 2: Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) requirements ' ):

(a) a shape described as any of:

(i) A50 to A65; or

(ii) PS50 to PS65; or

(iii) M50 to M65; or

(iv) T50 to T65; or

(vi) E50 to E65;

(b) a cap described as E14, E26, E27, B15 or B22d;

(c) a nominal voltage of ≥ 220 V;

(d) a nominal wattage of < 150 W;

but not including primary coloured lamps.

Minister
means the Minister administering the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Act 2012 .

4VA(2)    
The importation into Australia of an incandescent lamp is prohibited unless:

(a) the person importing the incandescent lamp is the holder of a written permission granted by the Minister or an authorised officer; and

(b) the permission or a copy of the permission is produced to the Collector at or before the time of importation.

4VA(3)    
An application for a permission under subregulation (2) must be in writing.

4VA(4)    
A permission under subregulation (2) may specify conditions or requirements to be complied with by the holder of the permission and may, for any such condition or requirement, specify the time (being a time either before or after the importation of the goods to which the permission relates) at or before which the condition or requirement must be complied with by the holder of the permission.

4VA(5)    
If the holder of a permission does not comply with a condition or requirement (if any) of the permission, the Minister or an authorised officer may, by writing, revoke the permission.

4VA(6)    
The Minister or authorised officer may revoke a permission under subregulation (5) whether or not the holder of the permission is charged with an offence under subsection 50 (4) of the Act for not complying with the condition or requirement.