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CUSTOMS TARIFF AMENDMENT BILL (NO. 1) 1998

1996-97-98

The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES




Presented and read a first time









Customs Tariff Amendment Bill (No. 1) 1998

No. , 1998

(Customs and Consumer Affairs)



A Bill for an Act to amend the Customs Tariff Act 1995, and for related purposes





9804220—747/30.3.1998—(42/98)  Cat. No. 97 2864 3  ISBN 0644 519169

Contents


A Bill for an Act to amend the Customs Tariff Act 1995, and for related purposes

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Customs Tariff Amendment Act (No. 1) 1998.

2 Commencement

(1) Sections 1, 2 and 3 commence on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

(2) Schedule 1 is taken to have commenced on 1 July 1996.

(3) Schedule 2 is taken to have commenced on 3 July 1997.

(4) Schedule 3 is taken to have commenced immediately after the commencement of the Customs Tariff (Fuel Rates Amendments) Act 1997.

(5) Schedule 4 is taken to have commenced on 1 March 1998.

(6) Schedule 5 commences 14 days after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

3 Schedule(s)

Subject to section 2, each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendment of the Customs Tariff Act 1995 having effect from 1 July 1996


1 Subheading 2402.10.00

Omit the subheading as it first occurs.

Schedule 2—Amendment of the Customs Tariff Act 1995 having effect from 3 July 1997


1 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 2710.00.51 in Schedule 3

Omit the rates of duty, substitute:

$0.17403/L
NZ:$0.17403/L
PNG:$0.17403/L
FI:$0.17403/L
DC:$0.17403/L


Schedule 3—Amendment of the Customs Tariff Act 1995 having effect immediately after the commencement of the Customs Tariff (Fuel Rates Amendments) Act 1997


1 Subsection 19(1) (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Table

Column 1

Customs

subheading

Column 2

Excise

item

Column 1

Customs

subheading

Column 2

Excise

item

2203.00.10

1(C)

2707.20.91

11(J)(2)(a)

2206.00.11

2(O)

2707.20.99

11(J)(2)(b)

2206.00.12

2(G)

2707.30.19

11(J)(2)(b)

2207.10.00

2(O)

2707.30.91

11(J)(2)(a)

2208.20.10

2(A)

2707.30.99

11(J)(2)(b)

2208.20.90

2(G)

2707.50.29

11(J)(2)(b)

2208.30.00

2(D)

2707.50.91

11(J)(2)(a)

2208.40.00

2(F)

2707.50.99

11(J)(2)(b)

2208.50.00

2(G)

2709.00.22

11(E)(2)

2208.60.00

2(G)

2709.00.29

11(E)(1)

2208.70.00

2(G)

2709.00.92

11(F)(2)

2208.90.00

2(G)

2709.00.99

11(F)(1)

2402.10.10

7(A)

2710.00.14

11(G)(3)

2402.10.90

7(B)

2710.00.15

11(G)(2)

2402.20.10

8(A)

2710.00.29

11(C)(2)(a)

2402.20.91

8(B)(1)

2710.00.33

11(B)(1)(b)

2402.20.99

8(B)(2)

2710.00.34

11(B)(2)(b)

2403.10.20

6(A)

2710.00.39

11(B)(2)(a)

2403.10.80

6(B)

2710.00.40

11(A)

2403.99.20

9

2710.00.56

11(H)(2)(a)

2403.99.91

6(A)

2710.00.57

11(H)(2)(c)

2403.99.99

6(B)

2710.00.59

11(H)(2)(b)

2707.10.19

11(J)(2)(b)

2710.00.60

11(D)

2707.10.91

11(J)(2)(a)

2710.00.83

11(I)(2)(b)

2707.10.99

11(J)(2)(b)

2710.00.84

11(I)(3)(b)

2707.20.19

11(J)(2)(b)

2710.00.89

11(I)(3)(a)

2 The rates in column 3 of subheading 2710.00.56 in Schedule 3

Omit the rates of duty, substitute:

$0.17403/L
NZ:$0.17403/L
PNG:$0.17403/L
FI:$0.17403/L
DC:$0.17403/L


Schedule 4—Amendment of the Customs Tariff Act 1995 having effect from 1 March 1998


1 After item 63 in Part III of Schedule 4

Insert:

64

Goods, as prescribed by by-law, imported by, or on behalf of, non-Australian Olympic and Paralympic Family members, as defined by by-law, for use in, or for purposes related to, any of the following events:

(a) The Sydney 2000 Olympic Games;

(b) The Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games;

(c) The Cultural Olympic Events, consisting of:

(i) A Sea Change—1998; and

(ii) Harbour of Life—2000; and

(d) Declared Sporting Test Events, being:

(i) International Sailing Regatta proposed to be held in September 1998;

(ii) International Cycling Union World Cup proposed to be held in March 1999 (mountain bikes);

(iii) International Sailing Regatta proposed to be held in September 1999;

(iv) Sydney International Three Day proposed to be held in September 1999 (equestrian event);

(v) FINA Men's World Cup proposed to be held in conjunction with Australian Water Polo Inc in September and October 1999;

(vi) International Invitation proposed to be held in September and October 1999 (rowing);

(vii) International Invitation proposed to be held in October 1999 (canoeing, kayaking and slalom);

(viii) Modern Pentathlon World Cup proposed to be held in October 1999;

(ix) Fencing World Cup proposed to be held in October 1999;
(x) Oceania Championships proposed to be held in November 1999 (road racing, track and time trial for cycling);

(xi) Inter-Continental Cup proposed to be held in November 1999 (baseball);
(xii) National Basketball League matches at the Indoor Sport and Entertainment Centre, Sydney, proposed to be held in 1999 and 2000;
(xiii) Football International Invitations proposed to be held in conjunction with Soccer Australia from January to March 2000 (men’s and women’s matches);
(xiv) World Cup proposed to be held in March 2000 (shooting);
(xv) International Triathlon Union World Cup proposed to be held in April 2000; and
(xvi) Other Declared Sporting Test Events, as prescribed by by-law,
which are entered for home consumption on or before 1 January 2001.

Free


Schedule 5—Amendment of the Customs Tariff Act 1995 having effect 14 days after this Act receives the Royal Assent


1 Subheading Note 3 to Chapter 27

Omit the subheading note, substitute:

3.-

For the purposes of 2707.10, 2707.20, 2707.30, 2707.40.00 and 2707.60.00, "benzole", "toluole", "xylole", "naphthalene" and "phenols" apply to products which contain more than 50% by weight of benzene, toluene, xylene, naphthalene or phenols, respectively.

2 The description of goods in heading 3301

Omit “TURPENELESS”, substitute “TERPENELESS”.

3 The description of goods in subheading 8518.30.10

Omit “handsets”, substitute “headsets”.

4 The description of goods in subheading 8536.90.10

Omit “water”, substitute “wafer”.

 

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