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CUSTOMS AMENDMENT ACT (NO. 3) 1980 No. 110 of 1980 - SECT 11

11. (1) Divisions 1, 2 and 3 of Part XI of the Principal Act are repealed and
the following Divisions substituted:

                            "Division 1-Preliminary
Interpretation

"180. (1) In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears-

'agents licence' means a licence to act as a customs agent granted under
section 183C and includes such a licence that has been renewed under
section 183CJ;

'Committee' means the National Customs Agents Licensing Advisory Committee
established by section 183D;

'corporate customs agent' means a customs agent that is a company or a
partnership;

'customs agent' means a person who is the holder of an agents licence that is
in force and, in relation to a place, means a person who is the holder of such
a licence to act as a customs agent at that place;

'nominee', in relation to a corporate customs agent, means a customs agent
whose name is endorsed on the agents licence held by the corporate customs
agent as a nominee of the corporate customs agent;

'person' means a natural person, a company or a partnership; 'prescribed
offence' means-

   (a)  an offence against this Act; or

   (b)  an offence punishable under a law of the Commonwealth (other than this
        Act), or by a law of a State or of a Territory, by imprisonment for
        one year or longer.



"(2) A reference in this Part to the Comptroller shall be read as including a
reference to a Collector of Customs for a State or Territory.

                  "Division 2-Rights and liabilities of agents
Authorized agents

"181. (1) Subject to sub-section (2), an owner of goods may, in writing,
authorize a person to be his agent for the purposes of the Customs Acts at a
place or places specified by the owner.



"(2) Where the Minister, by notice published in the Gazette, declares that a
place specified in the notice is a place to which this sub-section applies, an
owner of goods shall not authorize a person to be his agent for the purposes
of the Customs Acts at that place unless that person is-

   (a)  a natural person who is an employee of the owner and is not an
        employee of any other person; or

   (b)  a customs agent at that place.



"(3) Where an owner of goods authorizes a person to be his agent for the
purposes of the Customs Acts at a place, the owner may comply with the
provisions of, or requirements under, the Customs Acts at that place by-

   (a)  except where paragraph (b) applies-that agent; or

   (b)  where the agent is a corporate customs agent-a nominee of the
        corporate customs agent who is a customs agent at that place.



"(4) A person, other than the owner of goods or a person who, in accordance
with this section, may comply with the provisions of, or requirements under,
the Customs Acts on behalf of the owner in relation to those goods, shall not-

   (a)  do any act or thing in relation to the goods that is required or
        permitted to be done by the owner of the goods under the Customs Acts;
        or

   (b)  represent that he is able to do, or able to arrange to be done, any
        act or thing in relation to the goods that is required or permitted to
        be done by the owner under the Customs Acts.



"(5) A person who contravenes sub-section (4) is guilty of an offence
punishable on conviction-

   (a)  in the case of a person not being a company-by a fine not exceeding
        $200; or

   (b)  in the case of a person being a company-by a fine not exceeding
        $1,000. Authority to be produced

"182. (1) Where a person claims to be the agent of an owner of goods for the
purposes of the Customs Acts at a place, an officer may require that person to
produce written authority from the owner authorizing that person to be such an
agent and, if that written authority is not produced, the officer may refuse
to recognize the authority of that person to act on behalf of the owner at
that place.



"(2) Where a nominee of a corporate customs agent claims that that corporate
customs agent is the agent of an owner of goods for the purposes of the
Customs Acts at a place, an officer may require the nominee to produce a copy
of the written authority from the owner of the goods authorizing the corporate
customs agent to be such an agent and, if that written authority is not
produced, the officer may refuse to recognize the authority of the nominee to
act on behalf of the owner at that place. Agents personally liable

"183. (1) Where a person is, holds himself out to be or acts as if he were the
agent of an owner of goods for the purposes of the Customs Acts, that person
shall, for the purposes of the Customs Acts (including liability to penalty),
be deemed to be the owner of those goods.



"(2) Where a corporate customs agent is the agent of an owner of goods for the
purposes of the Customs Acts and a person who is, holds himself out to be or
acts as if he were a nominee of that corporate customs agent acts in relation
to those goods, that person shall, for the purposes of those Acts, (including
liability to penalty), be deemed to be the owner of those goods.



"(3) Any act done, or representation made, by a nominee of a coporate customs
agent for the purposes of the Customs Acts shall be deemed to be an act done
or, a representation made, by that corporate customs agent.



"(4) Nothing in this section shall be taken to relieve any owner from
liability. Principal liable for agents acting

"183A. (1) Where an agent of, or a nominee of a corporate customs agent that
is an agent of, an owner of goods makes a declaration for the purposes of this
Act in relation to those goods, that declaration shall, for the purposes of
this Act (including the prosecution of an offence against this Act), be deemed
to be made with the knowledge and consent of the owner.



"(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a person who is
convicted of an offence by reason of the operation of sub-section (1) shall
not be subject to a penalty of imprisonment.

                    "Division 3-Licensing of customs agents
Interpretation

"183B. (1) In this Division, unless the contrary intention appears,
'application' means an application under section 183CA.



"(2) For the purposes of this Division, a person shall be taken to participate
in the work of a corporate customs agent if-

   (a)  he has authority as a nominee of, or as an agent, officer or employee
        of, the corporate customs agent, to do any act or thing for the
        purposes of the Customs Acts on behalf of an owner of goods; or

   (b)  he has authority to direct a person who has authority referred to in
        paragraph (a) in the exercise of that authority. Grant of licence

"183C. (1) Subject to this Part, the Comptroller may grant a person a licence
in writing, to be known as an agents licence, to act as a customs agent at a
place or places specified in the licence.



"(2) An agents licence granted to a corporate customs agent shall not specify
a place as a place at which the corporate customs agent may act as a customs
agent unless the licence specifies as a nominee of the corporate customs agent
a customs agent at that place who, in accordance with section 183CD, is
eligible to be its nominee. Application for licence

"183CA. (1) An application for an agents licence shall-

   (a)  be in writing;

   (b)  specify the place or places at which the applicant proposes to act as
        a customs agent;

   (c)  where the application is made by a company or a partnership-specify
        the person or each person who, if the licence is granted, is to be its
        nominee;

   (d)  set out the name and address of each person whom the Comptroller is
        required to consider for the purposes of sub-paragraph (i) of
        paragraph (a) of sub-section (1), or paragraph (b) or (c) of
        sub-section (1), of section 183CC;

   (e)  set out such particulars of the persons and matters that the
        Comptroller is required to consider for the purposes of sub-paragraph
        (ii) of paragraph (a) of sub-section (1) of section 183CC and section
        183CD as will enable him adequately to consider those matters; and

   (f)  contain such other information as is prescribed.



"(2) Where a company or a partnership makes an application, it-

   (a)  shall not propose a person as its nominee at a place unless, at the
        time the application is made-

        (i)    that person is a customs agent or a person qualified to become
               a customs agent;

        (ii)   where that person is acting as the nominee of a corporate
               customs agent-he intends, if an agents licence is granted to
               the applicant, to cease so to act; or

        (iii)  where that person is acting as a customs agent in his own right
               -he intends, if an agents licence is granted to the applicant,
               to cease so to act; and

   (b)  shall not propose a person as its nominee at more than one place
        unless that person will be able to attend to his duties as nominee at
        each of those places in a satisfactory manner.



"(3) A person shall not be proposed under paragraph (c) of sub-section (1)
unless he has consented, in writing, to the proposal. Reference of application
to Committee

"183CB. (1) Where the Comptroller receives an application, he shall refer the
application to the Committee for a report relating to the application and
shall not grant, or refuse to grant, an agents licence to the applicant unless
he has received and considered the report.



"(2) Where the Comptroller refers an application to the Committee under
sub-section (1), the Committee shall investigate the matters that the
Comptroller is required to consider in relation to the application and, after
its investigation, report to the Comptroller on those matters. Requirements
for grant of licence



"183CC. (1) Where an application is made, the Comptroller shall not grant an
agents licence if, in his opinion-

   (a)  where the application is made by a natural person-

        (i)    the applicant is not a person of integrity; or

        (ii)   the applicant is not qualified to be a customs agent;

   (b)  where the application is made by a company-

        (i)    a director of the company who would participate in the work of
               the company if it were a customs agent is not a person of
               integrity; or

        (ii)   an officer or employee of the company who would participate in
               the work of the company if it were a customs agent is not a
               person of integrity; or

   (c)  where the application is made by a partnership-

        (i)    a partner in the partnership is not a person of integrity; or

        (ii)   an employee of the partnership who would participate in the
               work of the partnership if it were a customs agent is not a
               person of integrity.



"(2) For the purposes of sub-section (1), an applicant shall be taken to be
qualified to be a customs agent if, and only if-

   (a)  except where he has been exempted under sub-section (3), he has
        completed a course of study or instruction approved under sub-section
        (5); and

   (b)  he has acquired experience that, in the opinion of the Comptroller,
        fits him to be a customs agent.



"(3) The Comptroller may, by writing signed by him, exempt an applicant from
the requirements of paragraph (a) of sub-section (2) where, having regard to
the experience or training of the applicant, he considers that it is
appropriate to do so.



"(4) The Comptroller shall, in determining whether a person is a person of
integrity for the purposes of sub-section (1), have regard to-

   (a)  any conviction of the person for a prescribed offence committed within
        the 10 years immediately preceding the making of the application;

   (b)  whether the person is an undischarged bankrupt;

   (c)  any misleading statement made in the application by or in relation to
        the person; and

   (d)  where any statement by the person in the application was false-
        whether the person knew that the statement was false.



"(5) The Minister may, after obtaining and considering the advice of the
Committee, approve, in writing, a course or courses of study or instruction
that fits or fit him to be a customs agent. Eligibility to be nominee

"183CD. (1) A customs agent is eligible to be the nominee of a corporate
customs agent if, and only if-

   (a)  where the corporate customs agent is a company-he is a director or
        employee of the company;

   (b)  where the corporate customs agent is a partnership-he is a member or
        employee of the partnership;

   (c)  he is not the nominee of another customs agent;

   (d)  he is not authorized to be an agent in accordance with sub-section (1)
        of section 181;

   (e)  he is a customs agent at a place at which the corporate customs agent
        is an agent; and

   (f)  subject to sub-section (2), he is not a customs agent at any other
        place.



"(2) A customs agent shall not be ineligible to be the nominee of a corporate
customs agent by reason only of paragraph (f) of sub-section (1) if-

   (a)  all the places at which he is a customs agent are places at which the
        corporate customs agent is an agent; and

   (b)  the Comptroller is satisfied that the customs agent could attend to
        the duties of the nominee of the corporate customs agent at all those
        places in a satisfactory manner. Original endorsements on licence

"183CE. (1) Where the Comptroller grants an agents licence, he shall-

   (a)  endorse on the licence the name of the place or places at which the
        holder of the licence may act as a customs agent; and

   (b)  where the licence is granted to a corporate customs agent-endorse on
        the licence the name of each customs agent who is a nominee of the
        corporate customs agent and opposite to each such name the name of the
        place or places at which he acts as a customs agent.



"(2) The Comptroller shall not, in pursuance of sub-section (1), endorse a
licence so as to show a person as a nominee of that corporate customs agent
if-

   (a)  that person is not a customs agent;

   (b)  that person is the nominee of another corporate customs agent; or

   (c)  that person acts as a customs agent in his own right.



"(3) The Comptroller shall not, in pursuance of sub-section (1), endorse on a
licence so as to show a person as the nominee of that corporate customs agent
at more than one place unless the Comptroller is satisfied that that person
will be able to attend satisfactorily to his duties as nominee at each of
those places. Variation of licences

"183CF. (1) Subject to sub-section (3), the Comptroller may, upon application
in writing by a customs agent and the production of his agents licence, vary
the endorsements on the licence so that a place is specified, or ceases to be
specified, in the licence as a place at which the holder of the licence may
act as a customs agent.



"(2) Subject to sub-section (3), the Comptroller may, upon application in
writing by a corporate customs agent and the production of its agents licence,
vary the endorsements on the licence so that a person is specified, or ceases
to be specified, in the licence as a nominee of the corporate customs agent.



"(3) The Comptroller shall not vary the endorsements on a licence so that the
licence ceases to comply with sub-section (2) of section 183C.



"(4) A person shall not be endorsed under sub-section (2) as a nominee of a
corporate customs agent unless he has consented, in writing, to the
endorsement. Licence granted subject to conditions

"183CG. (1) An agents licence is subject to the condition that if-

   (a)  the holder of the licence is convicted of a prescribed offence;

   (b)  in the case of a licence held by a natural person-the holder of the
        licence becomes bankrupt; or

   (c)  in the case of a licence held by a company-the holder of the licence
        goes into liquidation, the holder of the licence shall, within 30 days
        after the occurrence of the conviction, bankruptcy or liquidation, as
        the case requires, give the Comptroller particulars in writing of the
        conviction, bankruptcy or liquidation, as the case requires.



"(2) An agents licence held by a natural person is subject to the condition
that the holder of the licence shall not act as a customs agent in his own
right at any time at which he is a nominee of a corporate customs agent.



"(3) An agents licence held by a corporate customs agent is subject to the
condition that if-

   (a)  a person not described in the application for the licence as
        participating in the work of the corporate customs agent commences so
        to participate;

   (b)  a nominee of the corporate customs agent dies or ceases to act as
        nominee of the corporate customs agent;

   (c)  a person who participates in the work of the corporate customs agent
        is convicted of a prescribed offence or becomes bankrupt; or

   (d)  in the case of a licence held by a partnership-

        (i)    a member of the partnership is convicted of a prescribed
               offence or becomes bankrupt; or

        (ii)   there is a change in the membership of the partnership, the
               holder of the licence shall, within 30 days after the
               occurrence of the even t, change, conviction or bankruptcy, as
               the case requires, give the Comptroller particulars in writing
               of that event, change, conviction or bankruptcy, as the case
               requires.



"(4) An agents licence held by a corporate customs agent is subject to the
condition that the agent shall do all things necessary to ensure that-

   (a)  all persons who participate in the work of the corporate customs agent
        are persons of integrity; and

   (b)  in the case of a licence held by a partnership-all members of the
        partnership are persons of integrity.



"(5) An agents licence is subject to such other conditions (if any) as are
prescribed.



"(6) An agents licence is subject to such other conditions (if any) as are
specified in the licence, being conditions considered by the Comptroller to be
necessary or desirable for the protection of the revenue.



"(7) The Comptroller may, upon application in writing by a customs agent and
the production of the licence held by the customs agent, vary the conditions
specified in the licence by making an alteration to, or an endorsement on, the
licence.



"(8) Where a customs agent fails to comply with a condition of his licence the
Comptroller may, by notice in writing served on him, require him to comply
with that condition within the time specified in the notice. Duration of
licence

"183CH. (1) An agents licence-

   (a)  comes into force on a date specified in the licence or, if no date is
        so specified, the date on which it is granted; and

   (b)  subject to this Part, remains in force until 31 December next
        following the grant of the licence but may be renewed in accordance
        with section 183CJ.



"(2) A licence granted to a natural person ceases to have effect on the death
of that person. Renewal of licence

"183CJ. (1) Where a customs agent, within one month before the date on which
his agents licence is due to expire, applies in writing to the Comptroller for
the renewal of the licence, the Comptroller, unless the Minister has given an
order under paragraph (d) of sub-section (1) of section 183CS in relation to
the licence or the customs agent is, by virtue of section 183CK, not entitled
to hold an agents licence, shall, by writing, renew the licence.



"(2) A renewal of a licence shall not take effect if, on or before the date on
which the licence would, apart from the renewal, expire, the licence is
revoked.





"(3) Where the licence held by a customs agent has been suspended, sub-
section (1) applies as if the licence had not been suspended, but the renewal
of the licence does not have any force or effect until the licence ceases to
be suspended.



"(4) Where the Comptroller renews a licence under sub-section (1), he may, in
accordance with sub-section (6) of section 183CG, specify conditions different
from those specified in the original licence.



"(5) Subject to this Part, a licence that has been renewed continues in force
for 12 months after the renewal but may be further renewed. Security

"183CK. (1) The Comptroller may, by notice in writing served on a person
making an application for an agents licence or a person who holds an agents
licence, require that person to give, within the time specified in the notice,
security in an amount determined by the Comptroller, not being an amount
exceeding the amount prescribed in respect of the prescribed class of ap-
plicants or customs agents to which the person belongs, by bond, guarantee or
cash deposit, or by any or all of those methods, for compliance by him with
the Customs Acts, for compliance with the conditions or requirements to which
the importation or exportation of goods is subject and generally for the
protection of the revenue and that person is not entitled to be granted or to
hold an agents licence, as the case may be, unless he gives security
accordingly.



"(2) Where the amount of the security in force in respect of a customs agent
is less than the amount prescribed in respect of the prescribed class of
customs agents to which the customs agent belongs, the Comptroller may, by
notice in writing to the customs agent, require the customs agent to give,
within such period as is specified in the notice, a fresh security in lieu of
the security in force under sub-section (1) in an amount specified in the
notice, being an amount not exceeding the amount so prescribed, and, if the
customs agent fails to comply with the notice, the customs agent shall not be
entitled to hold an agents licence.



"(3) Where, by virtue of sub-section (1), an applicant for an agents licence
is not entitled to be granted the licence, the Comptroller may refuse to grant
the licence to the applicant.



"(4) Where, by virtue of sub-section (1) or (2), a customs agent is not
entitled to hold an agents licence, the Comptroller may cancel the agents
licence held by the customs agent.



"(5) Regulations made for the purposes of this section may prescribe different
amounts in respect of different classes of applicants or customs agents and,
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, may prescribe different
amounts in respect of applicants who are natural persons and applicants that
are partnerships or companies and in respect of customs agents who are natural
persons and corporate customs agents. Fees

"183CL. (1) Such fees (if any) as are prescribed are payable in respect of
agents licences.



"(2) Regulations made for the purposes of this section may prescribe-

   (a)  different fees in respect of different classes of customs agents and,
        without limiting the generality of the foregoing, may prescribe
        different fees in respect of customs agents who are natural persons
        and corporate customs agents; and

   (b)  the time within which fees payable under this section are to be paid.



"(3) Fees prescribed under sub-section (1) may include an amount calculated
with regard to the cost of the establishment, administration and operation of
the Committee. Nominees

"183CM. For the purposes of this Part, a person shall be taken to be a nominee
of a corporate customs agent from the time when the name of the nominee is
endorsed, in pursuance of paragraph (b) of sub-section (1) of section 183CE or
of section 183CF, on the licence of the corporate customs agent until the
nominee dies or until the Comptroller deletes the name of the nominee from
that licence under section 183CP, whichever occurs first. Removal of nominee

"183CN. (1) The Comptroller shall delete the name of a nominee of a corporate
customs agent from the agents licence of that corporate customs agent if-

   (a)  the nominee dies;

   (b)  the nominee ceases to hold an agents licence;

   (c)  the nominee ceases to act as nominee of the corporate customs agent;

   (d)  the nominee requests the Comptroller, in writing, to delete his name
        from the licence; or

   (e)  the name of the nominee is found to have been endorsed on the licence
        in circumstances where the endorsement should not have been made.



"(2) Where the deletion of the name of a nominee from a licence of a corporate
customs agent is required under sub-section (1), the corporate customs agent
shall forthwith deliver the licence to the Comptroller for the purpose of
having the deletion effected. Notice to nominate new nominee

"183CP. If the agents licence of a corporate customs agent ceases to comply
with sub-section (2) of section 183C, the Comptroller may, by notice in
writing served on the corporate customs agent, require the corporate customs
agent to apply within such period as is specified in the notice, for such
variation of the endorsements on the licence as would result in the licence
complying with that sub-section.



"Division 4-Suspension, revocation and non-renewal of licences Investigation
of matters relating to an agents licence

"183CQ. (1) The Comptroller may give notice in accordance with this section to
a customs agent if he has reasonable grounds to believe that-

   (a)  the customs agent has been convicted of a prescribed offence;

   (b)  the customs agent, being a natural person, is an undischarged
        bankrupt;

   (c)  the customs agent, being a company, is in liquidation;

   (d)  the customs agent has ceased to perform the duties of a customs agent
        in a satisfactory and responsible manner;

   (e)  the customs agent is guilty of conduct that is an abuse of the rights
        and privileges arising from his licence;

   (f)  the customs agent has not, within 28 days after the day prescribed for
        the payment of any fees, paid those fees;

   (g)  the customs agent made a false or misleading statement in the
        application for the licence;

   (h)  the customs agent has not complied with a condition imposed on the
        grant or renewal of the licence and, having been served with a notice
        under sub-section (8) of section 183CG in relation to the
        non-compliance with that condition, the customs agent has not, within
        the time specified in the notice, complied with that condition; or

   (j)  in the case of a corporate customs agent-the customs agent has not,
        within the time specified in a notice under section 183CP, complied
        with that notice, or it otherwise appears to him to be necessary for
        the protection of the revenue or otherwise in the public interest to
        give the notice.



"(2) Without limiting the generality of paragraph (d) of sub-section (1), a
customs agent shall be taken, for the purposes of that paragraph, to have
ceased to perform the duties of a customs agent in a satisfactory and
responsible manner if the documents prepared by the customs agent for the
purposes of this Act contain errors that are unreasonable having regard to the
nature or frequency of those errors.



"(3) Notice in accordance with this section to a customs agent shall be in
writing and shall be served, either personally or by post, on the customs
agent.



"(4) A notice in accordance with this section to a customs agent shall state-

   (a)  the grounds on which the notice is given;

   (b)  that the Comptroller intends forthwith to refer to the Committee, for
        investigation and report to the Minister, the question whether the
        Minister should take action in relation to the licence under
        sub-section (1) of section 183CS;

   (c)  the powers that the Minister may exercise in relation to a licence
        under sub-section (1) of section 183CS; and

   (d)  the rights of the customs agent under sections 183J and 183S to take
        part in the proceedings before the Committee.



"(5) Where the Comptroller gives notice in accordance with this section to a
customs agent, he shall refer the question whether the Minister should take
action in relation to the licence under sub-section (1) of section 183CS to
the Committee, for investigation and report to the Minister.



"(6) Where the Comptroller refers a question to the Committee under sub-
section (5), he shall give particulars to the Committee of all the information
in his possession that is relevant to the question so referred.



"(7) Where a question is referred to the Committee under sub-section (5), the
Committee shall, as soon as practicable, conduct an investigation into the
question and make a report on the question to the Minister. Interim suspension
by Comptroller

"183CR. (1) Where the Comptroller gives notice in accordance with section
183CQ to a customs agent, he may, if he considers it necessary for the
protection of the revenue or otherwise in the public interest to do so,
suspend the licence of the customs agent pending the investigation and report
of the Committee.



"(2) The Comptroller may suspend the agents licence of a customs agent in
pursuance of sub-section (1) by-

   (a)  including in the notice to the customs agent in accordance with
        section 183CQ a statement to the effect that the licence is suspended
        under that sub-section; or

   (b)  giving further notice in writing to the customs agent to the effect
        that the licence is suspended under that sub-section, such notice to
        include also a statement that any person whose interests are affected
        by the suspension may make an application to the Administrative
        Appeals Tribunal for a review of the decision to suspend the licence.



"(3) A suspension of a licence by the Comptroller under sub-section (1) has
effect until the suspension is revoked by the Comptroller or the Minister has
dealt with the matter in accordance with section 183CS, whichever first
occurs.



"(4) Where an agents licence is suspended under this section, the Comptroller
may at any time revoke the suspension. Powers of Minister

"183CS. (1) Where the Minister, after considering a report under sub- section
(7) of section 183CQ in relation to an agents licence, is-

   (a)  satisfied in relation to the licence as to any of the matters
        mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (j) (inclusive) of sub-section (1) of
        section 183CQ; or

   (b)  satisfied on any other grounds that it is necessary to do so for the
        protection of the revenue, he may, by notice to the customs agent-

   (c)  cancel the licence;

   (d)  if the licence is about to expire-order that the licence not be
        renewed;

   (e)  reprimand the customs agent;

   (f)  in a case where the licence is not already suspended-suspend the
        licence for a period specified in the notice; or

   (g)  in a case where the licence is already suspended-further suspend the
        licence for a period specified in the notice.



"(2) Where the Minister, after considering a report under sub-section (7) of
section 183CQ in relation to an agents licence, decides not to take any
further action in the matter, he shall, by notice in writing to the customs
agent, inform the customs agent accordingly, and, if the licence of the
customs agent is suspended, he shall revoke the suspension.



"(3) A notice under sub-section (1) shall-

   (a)  be in writing;

   (b)  be served, either personally or by post, on the holder of the licence;

   (c)  shall set out the ground or grounds for the decision of the Minister;
        and

   (d)  state that any person whose interests are affected by the decision of
        the Minister may make an application to the Administrative Appeals
        Tribunal for a review of that decision.



"(4) The period for which the Minister may suspend or further suspend a
licence under sub-section (1) may be a period expiring after the date on which
the licence, if not renewed, would expire.



"(5) Where the Minister orders under paragraph (d) of sub-section (1) that a
licence not be renewed, he shall notify the appropriate Collector accordingly.
Effect of Suspension

"183CT. (1) During a period in which an agents licence held by a natural
person is suspended under this Division, the person shall not-

   (a)  act as a customs agent; or

   (b)  act as a nominee of a corporate customs agent.



"(2) During a period in which an agents licence held by a corporate customs
agent is suspended under this Division-

   (a)  the corporate customs agent shall not act as a customs agent; and

   (b)  a nominee of the corporate customs agent shall not act as such a
        nominee. Service of notices

"183CU. For the purposes of the application of section 29 of the Acts 
Interpretation Act 1901 to the service by post of a notice under this Division
on a person who holds or held an agents licence, such a notice posted as a
letter addressed to that person at the last address of that person known to
the sender shall be deemed to be properly addressed.".

(2) All places that, immediately before the commencement of this section, were
places to which the limitation expressed in section 180 of the Principal Act
extended by virtue of a proclamation under that section shall be deemed to be
places to which sub-section 181 (2) of the Principal Act, as amended by this
Act, applies.

(3) A licence granted under section 183A of the Principal Act as in force
immediately before the commencement of this section that was in force
immediately before the commencement of this section is deemed to be a licence
granted under section 183C of the Principal Act as amended by this Act. 


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