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CUSTOMS TARIFF AMENDMENT (MALAYSIA-AUSTRALIA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION) BILL 2012
2010-2011-2012
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
Customs Tariff Amendment
(Malaysia-Australia Free Trade
Agreement Implementation) Bill 2012
No. , 2012
(Home Affairs)
A Bill for an Act to amend the Customs Tariff Act
1995, and for related purposes
i Customs Tariff Amendment (Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill
2012 No. , 2012
Contents
1 Short
title
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1
2 Commencement
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1
3 Schedule(s)
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2
Schedule 1--Main amendments
3
Customs Tariff Act 1995
3
Schedule 2--Contingent amendments
15
Part 1--New Customs Tariff Schedule 4 has not commenced
15
Customs Tariff Act 1995
15
Part 2--New Customs Tariff Schedule 4 has commenced
16
Customs Tariff Act 1995
16
Customs Tariff Amendment (Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill
2012 No. , 2012 1
A Bill for an Act to amend the Customs Tariff Act
1
1995, and for related purposes
2
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
3
1 Short title
4
This Act may be cited as the Customs Tariff Amendment
5
(Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Act
6
2012.
7
2 Commencement
8
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table
9
commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with
10
column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect
11
according to its terms.
12
13
2 Customs Tariff Amendment (Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation)
Bill 2012 No. , 2012
Commencement information
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Provision(s)
Commencement
Date/Details
1. Sections 1 to 3
and anything in
this Act not
elsewhere covered
by this table
The day this Act receives the Royal Assent.
2. Schedule 1
At the same time as Schedule 1 to the
Customs Amendment (Malaysia-Australia
Free Trade Agreement Implementation and
Other Measures) Act 2012 commences.
3. Schedule 2,
Part 1
At the same time as Schedule 1 to the
Customs Amendment (Malaysia-Australia
Free Trade Agreement Implementation and
Other Measures) Act 2012 commences.
However, if Schedules 1 and 2 to the
Customs Tariff Amendment (Schedule 4) Act
2012 commence at or before that time, the
provision(s) do not commence at all.
4. Schedule 2,
Part 2
The later of:
(a) immediately after the commencement of
the provision(s) covered by table item 2;
and
(b) immediately after the commencement of
Schedules 1 and 2 to the Customs Tariff
Amendment (Schedule 4) Act 2012.
Note:
This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally
1
enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of
2
this Act.
3
(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act.
4
Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it
5
may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
6
3 Schedule(s)
7
Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or
8
repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule
9
concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect
10
according to its terms.
11
Main amendments Schedule 1
Customs Tariff Amendment (Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill
2012 No. , 2012 3
Schedule 1--Main amendments
1
2
Customs Tariff Act 1995
3
1 Subsection 3(1) (at the end of the definition of rate column)
4
Add:
5
; or (g) the third column of the table in Schedule 9.
6
2 At the end of paragraph 11(1)(bd)
7
Add "or".
8
3 After paragraph 11(1)(bd)
9
Insert:
10
(be) the third column of an item in the table in Schedule 9 that
11
applies to goods;
12
4 At the end of paragraph 11(1)(h)
13
Add "or".
14
5 After paragraph 11(1)(h)
15
Insert:
16
(i) the third column of that item in the table in Schedule 9;
17
6 At the end of paragraph 11(2)(bd)
18
Add "or".
19
7 After paragraph 11(2)(bd)
20
Insert:
21
(be) the third column of an item in the table in Schedule 9 that
22
applies to goods;
23
8 After section 13E
24
Insert:
25
Schedule 1 Main amendments
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13F When goods are Malaysian originating goods
1
For the purposes of this Act, goods are Malaysian originating
2
goods if, and only if, they are Malaysian originating goods under
3
Division 1H of Part VIII of the Customs Act 1901.
4
9 At the end of subparagraph 16(1)(a)(vi)
5
Add "and".
6
10 After subparagraph 16(1)(a)(vi)
7
Insert:
8
(vii) are not Malaysian originating goods;
9
11 Subparagraph 16(1)(n)(ii)
10
Omit "Free.", substitute "Free;".
11
12 At the end of subsection 16(1)
12
Add:
13
(o) if the goods are Malaysian originating goods:
14
(i) if the goods are classified to a heading or subheading in
15
Schedule 3 that is specified in column 2 of an item in
16
the table in Schedule 9--by reference to the rate of duty
17
set out in column 3 of that item; or
18
(ii)
otherwise--Free.
19
13 At the end of subsection 18(1)
20
Add:
21
; or (f) under an item in the table in Schedule 9 that applies to the
22
goods.
23
14 At the end of subparagraph 18(2)(a)(vi)
24
Add "and".
25
15 After subparagraph 18(2)(a)(vi)
26
Insert:
27
(vii) are not Malaysian originating goods;
28
16 At the end of subsection 18(2)
29
Add:
30
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2012 No. , 2012 5
; (o) if the goods are Malaysian originating goods:
1
(i) if a rate of duty that applies in relation to Malaysia is set
2
out in the third column of that item--by reference to
3
that rate of duty; or
4
(ii)
otherwise--Free.
5
17 At the end of subparagraph 19(1)(e)(ii)
6
Add "and".
7
18 After paragraph 19(1)(e)
8
Insert:
9
(f) the rate column of an item in the table in Schedule 9 that
10
relates to a subheading in Schedule 3:
11
(i) that is specified in column 2 of that item in the table in
12
Schedule 9; and
13
(ii) that appears in column 1 of the Table below, opposite
14
that excise item;
15
19 Paragraphs 19A(1)(d) and (2)(d)
16
Omit "or 8", substitute ", 8 or 9".
17
20 At the end of the Act
18
Add:
19
Schedule 9--Malaysian originating goods
20
Note:
See sections 15 and 16.
21
22
23
Malaysian originating goods
Column 1
Item
Column 2
Heading or subheading
in Schedule 3
Column 3
Rate
1
2203.00.61
$38.09/L of alcohol, calculated on that
alcohol content by which the percentage
by volume of alcohol of the goods
exceeds 1.15
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Malaysian originating goods
Column 1
Item
Column 2
Heading or subheading
in Schedule 3
Column 3
Rate
2
2203.00.62
$44.37/L of alcohol, calculated on that
alcohol content by which the percentage
by volume of alcohol of the goods
exceeds 1.15
3
2203.00.69
$44.37/L of alcohol, calculated on that
alcohol content by which the percentage
by volume of alcohol of the goods
exceeds 1.15
4 2203.00.71
$7.61/L
of
alcohol, calculated on that
alcohol content by which the percentage
by volume of alcohol of the goods
exceeds 1.15
5
2203.00.72
$23.87/L of alcohol, calculated on that
alcohol content by which the percentage
by volume of alcohol of the goods
exceeds 1.15
6
2203.00.79
$31.24/L of alcohol, calculated on that
alcohol content by which the percentage
by volume of alcohol of the goods
exceeds 1.15
7 2203.00.91
$75.17/L
of
alcohol
8 2203.00.99
$75.17/L
of
alcohol
9 2204.10.23
$75.17/L
of
alcohol
10 2204.10.29
$75.17/L
of
alcohol
11 2204.10.83
$75.17/L
of
alcohol
12 2204.10.89
$75.17/L
of
alcohol
13 2204.21.30
$75.17/L
of
alcohol
14 2204.21.90
$75.17/L
of
alcohol
15 2204.29.30
$75.17/L
of
alcohol
16 2204.29.90
$75.17/L
of
alcohol
17 2205.10.30
$75.17/L
of
alcohol
18 2205.10.90
$75.17/L
of
alcohol
19 2205.90.30
$75.17/L
of
alcohol
20 2205.90.90
$75.17/L
of
alcohol
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2012 No. , 2012 7
Malaysian originating goods
Column 1
Item
Column 2
Heading or subheading
in Schedule 3
Column 3
Rate
21 2206.00.13
$75.17/L
of
alcohol
22 2206.00.14
$75.17/L
of
alcohol
23 2206.00.21
$75.17/L
of
alcohol
24 2206.00.22
$75.17/L
of
alcohol
25 2206.00.23
$75.17/L
of
alcohol
26 2206.00.24
$75.17/L
of
alcohol
27 2206.00.52
$75.17/L
of
alcohol
28 2206.00.59
$75.17/L
of
alcohol
29 2206.00.62
$75.17/L
of
alcohol
30 2206.00.69
$75.17/L
of
alcohol
31
2206.00.74
$38.09/L of alcohol, calculated on that
alcohol content by which the percentage
by volume of alcohol of the goods
exceeds 1.15
32
2206.00.75
$44.37/L of alcohol, calculated on that
alcohol content by which the percentage
by volume of alcohol of the goods
exceeds 1.15
33
2206.00.78
$44.37/L of alcohol, calculated on that
alcohol content by which the percentage
by volume of alcohol of the goods
exceeds 1.15
34 2206.00.82
$7.61/L
of
alcohol, calculated on that
alcohol content by which the percentage
by volume of alcohol of the goods
exceeds 1.15
35
2206.00.83
$23.87/L of alcohol, calculated on that
alcohol content by which the percentage
by volume of alcohol of the goods
exceeds 1.15
36
2206.00.89
$31.24/L of alcohol, calculated on that
alcohol content by which the percentage
by volume of alcohol of the goods
exceeds 1.15
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Malaysian originating goods
Column 1
Item
Column 2
Heading or subheading
in Schedule 3
Column 3
Rate
37 2206.00.92
$75.17/L
of
alcohol
38 2206.00.99
$75.17/L
of
alcohol
39 2207.10.00
$75.17/L
of
alcohol
40 2207.20.10
$0.38143/L
41 2208.20.10
$70.19/L
of
alcohol
42 2208.20.90
$75.17/L
of
alcohol
43 2208.30.00
$75.17/L
of
alcohol
44 2208.40.00
$75.17/L
of
alcohol
45 2208.50.00
$75.17/L
of
alcohol
46 2208.60.00
$75.17/L
of
alcohol
47 2208.70.00
$75.17/L
of
alcohol
48 2208.90.20
$75.17/L
of
alcohol
49 2208.90.90
$75.17/L
of
alcohol
50 2401.10.00
$436.13/kg
51 2401.20.00
$436.13/kg of tobacco content
52 2401.30.00
$436.13/kg of tobacco content
53 2402.10.20
$0.34889/stick
54 2402.10.80
$436.13/kg of tobacco content
55 2402.20.20
$0.34889/stick
56 2402.20.80
$436.13/kg of tobacco content
57 2403.11.00
$436.13/kg of tobacco content
58 2403.19.10
$0.34889/stick
59 2403.19.90
$436.13/kg of tobacco content
60 2403.91.00
$436.13/kg of tobacco content
61 2403.99.80
$436.13/kg of tobacco content
62 2707.10.00
$0.38143/L
63 2707.20.00
$0.38143/L
64 2707.30.00
$0.38143/L
65 2707.50.00
$0.38143/L
66 2709.00.90
$0.38143/L
67 2710.12.61
$0.08616/L
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Malaysian originating goods
Column 1
Item
Column 2
Heading or subheading
in Schedule 3
Column 3
Rate
68
2710.12.62
$0.38143/L of gasoline
plus
$0.38143/L of ethanol
plus
$0.38143/L of other substances (if any) in
the blend
69 2710.12.69
$0.38143/L
70 2710.12.70
$0.38143/L
71 2710.19.16
$0.38143/L
72
2710.19.22
$0.38143/L of diesel
plus
$0.38143/L of ethanol
plus
$0.38143/L of other substances (if any) in
the blend
73 2710.19.28
$0.38143/L
74 2710.19.40
$0.09536/L
75 2710.19.51
$0.38143/L
76 2710.19.52
$0.38143/L
77 2710.19.53
$0.38143/L
78 2710.19.70
$0.38143/L
79 2710.19.91
$0.05449/L
80 2710.19.92
$0.05449/kg
81 2710.20.00
$0.38143/L of biodiesel
plus
$0.38143/L of ethanol (if any)
plus
$0.38143/L of other substances in the
blend
82 2710.91.16
$0.38143/L
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Malaysian originating goods
Column 1
Item
Column 2
Heading or subheading
in Schedule 3
Column 3
Rate
83
2710.91.22
$0.38143/L of diesel
plus
$0.38143/L of ethanol
plus
$0.38143/L of other substances (if any) in
the blend
84 2710.91.28
$0.38143/L
85 2710.91.40
$0.09536/L
86 2710.91.51
$0.38143/L
87 2710.91.52
$0.38143/L
88 2710.91.53
$0.38143/L
89 2710.91.61
$0.08616/L
90
2710.91.62
$0.38143/L of gasoline
plus
$0.38143/L of ethanol
plus
$0.38143/L of other substances (if any) in
the blend
91 2710.91.69
$0.38143/L
92 2710.91.70
$0.38143/L
93 2710.91.80
$0.38143/L of biodiesel
plus
$0.38143/L of ethanol (if any)
plus
$0.38143/L of other substances in the
blend
94 2710.91.91
$0.05449/L
95 2710.91.92
$0.05449/kg
96 2710.99.16
$0.38143/L
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Malaysian originating goods
Column 1
Item
Column 2
Heading or subheading
in Schedule 3
Column 3
Rate
97
2710.99.22
$0.38143/L of diesel
plus
$0.38143/L of ethanol
plus
$0.38143/L of other substances (if any) in
the blend
98 2710.99.28
$0.38143/L
99 2710.99.40
$0.09536/L
100 2710.99.51
$0.38143/L
101 2710.99.52
$0.38143/L
102 2710.99.53
$0.38143/L
103 2710.99.61
$0.08616/L
104
2710.99.62
$0.38143/L of gasoline
plus
$0.38143/L of ethanol
plus
$0.38143/L of other substances (if any) in
the blend
105 2710.99.69
$0.38143/L
106 2710.99.70
$0.38143/L
107 2710.99.80
$0.38143/L of biodiesel
plus
$0.38143/L of ethanol (if any)
plus
$0.38143/L of other substances in the
blend
108 2710.99.91
$0.05449/L
109 2710.99.92
$0.05449/kg
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Malaysian originating goods
Column 1
Item
Column 2
Heading or subheading
in Schedule 3
Column 3
Rate
110 2711.11.00
$0.1045/kg
From 1 July 2013: $0.1567/kg
From 1 July 2014: $0.209/kg
From 1 July 2015: $0.2613/kg
111 2711.12.10
$0.05/L
From 1 July 2013: $0.075/L
From 1 July 2014: $0.10/L
From 1 July 2015: $0.125/L
112 2711.13.10
$0.05/L
From 1 July 2013: $0.075/L
From 1 July 2014: $0.10/L
From 1 July 2015: $0.125/L
113 2711.21.10
$0.1045/kg
From 1 July 2013: $0.1567/kg
From 1 July 2014: $0.209/kg
From 1 July 2015: $0.2613/kg
114 2902.20.00
$0.38143/L
115 2902.30.00
$0.38143/L
116 2902.41.00
$0.38143/L
117 2902.42.00
$0.38143/L
118 2902.43.00
$0.38143/L
119 2902.44.00
$0.38143/L
120 3403.11.10
$0.05449/kg
121 3403.11.90
$0.05449/L
122 3403.19.10
$0.05449/kg
123 3403.19.90
$0.05449/L
124 3403.91.10
$0.05449/kg
125 3403.91.90
$0.05449/L
126 3403.99.10
$0.05449/kg
127 3403.99.90
$0.05449/L
128 3811.21.10
$0.05449/kg
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Malaysian originating goods
Column 1
Item
Column 2
Heading or subheading
in Schedule 3
Column 3
Rate
129 3811.21.90
$0.05449/L
130 3817.00.10
$0.38143/L
131 3819.00.00
$0.05449/L
132
3824.90.50
$0.38143/L of gasoline
plus
$0.38143/L of ethanol
plus
$0.38143/L of other substances (if any) in
the blend
133
3824.90.60
$0.38143/L of diesel
plus
$0.38143/L of ethanol
plus
$0.38143/L of other substances (if any) in
the blend
134 3826.00.10
$0.38143/L
135 3826.00.20
$0.38143/L of biodiesel
plus
$0.38143/L of ethanol (if any)
plus
$0.38143/L of other substances in the
blend
21 User's guide
1
Omit "and the rate of duty for ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand (AANZ)
2
originating goods is determined under Schedule 8", substitute ", the rate
3
of duty for ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand (AANZ) originating goods
4
is determined under Schedule 8 and the rate of duty for Malaysian
5
originating goods is determined under Schedule 9".
6
22 User's guide
7
Omit "or 8", substitute ", 8 or 9".
8
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23 User's guide
1
Omit "and 8", substitute ", 8 and 9".
2
24 User's guide
3
Omit "8 Schedules", substitute "9 Schedules".
4
25 At the end of the User's guide
5
Add:
6
Schedule 9 sets out the rate of duty for Malaysian originating
7
goods.
8
26 Application provision
9
The amendments made by items 1 to 16 and 20 apply in relation to:
10
(a) goods imported into Australia on or after the commencement
11
of those items; and
12
(b) goods imported into Australia before the commencement of
13
those items, where the time for working out the rate of import
14
duty on the goods had not occurred before the
15
commencement of those items.
16
27 Transitional provision--indexation
17
(1) If:
18
(a) on the relevant indexation day, a rate of duty set out in the
19
rate column of a subheading in Schedule 3 to the Customs
20
Tariff Act 1995 was increased by an amount in accordance
21
with section 19 of that Act; and
22
(b) this Schedule commences after the relevant indexation day;
23
then, on the day this Schedule commences, the rate of duty set out in the
24
rate column of an item in the table in Schedule 9 to that Act that relates
25
to that subheading is increased by the same amount.
26
(2)
In this item:
27
relevant indexation day means:
28
(a) 1 February 2013; or
29
(b) if, in relation to the 6-month period starting on 1 February
30
2013, subsection 6A(6) of the Excise Tariff Act 1921 had the
31
effect of substituting a rate of duty under that Act on a day
32
later than 1 February 2013--that later day.
33
Contingent amendments Schedule 2
New Customs Tariff Schedule 4 has not commenced Part 1
Customs Tariff Amendment (Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill
2012 No. , 2012 15
Schedule 2--Contingent amendments
1
Part 1--New Customs Tariff Schedule 4 has not
2
commenced
3
Customs Tariff Act 1995
4
1 Schedule 4 (item 17A, column 3)
5
After "AANZ", insert "/MY".
6
2 Schedule 4 (item 34, column 3)
7
After "AANZ", insert "/MY".
8
3 Schedule 4 (item 50(1A), column 3)
9
After "AANZ", insert "/MY".
10
4 Schedule 4 (item 50(2)(b), column 3)
11
After "AANZ", insert "/MY".
12
5 Schedule 4 (item 70, column 3)
13
After "AANZ", insert "/MY".
14
6 Schedule 4 (item 72B, at the end of the last rate of duty in
15
column 3)
16
Add:
17
MY:5%
7 Application provision
18
The amendments made by this Part apply in relation to:
19
(a) goods imported into Australia on or after the commencement
20
of this Part; and
21
(b) goods imported into Australia before the commencement of
22
this Part, where the time for working out the rate of import
23
duty on the goods had not occurred before the
24
commencement of this Part.
25
26
Schedule 2 Contingent amendments
Part 2 New Customs Tariff Schedule 4 has commenced
16 Customs Tariff Amendment (Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement
Implementation) Bill 2012 No. , 2012
Part 2--New Customs Tariff Schedule 4 has
1
commenced
2
Customs Tariff Act 1995
3
8 Schedule 4 (table item 17A, column headed "Rate of duty")
4
After "AANZ", insert "/MY".
5
9 Schedule 4 (table item 22, column headed "Rate of duty")
6
After "AANZ" (wherever occurring), insert "/MY".
7
10 Schedule 4 (table item 45, column headed "Rate of duty")
8
After "AANZ", insert "/MY".
9
11 Schedule 4 (table item 50, column headed "Rate of duty")
10
After "AANZ" (wherever occurring), insert "/MY".
11
12 Schedule 4 (table item 53, at the end of the column headed
12
"Rate of duty")
13
Add:
14
MY:5%
13 Application provision
15
The amendments made by this Part apply in relation to:
16
(a) goods imported into Australia on or after the commencement
17
of this Part; and
18
(b) goods imported into Australia before the commencement of
19
this Part, where the time for working out the rate of import
20
duty on the goods had not occurred before the
21
commencement of this Part.
22