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CUSTOMS TARIFF AMENDMENT ACT (No. 2) 1976 No. 203 of 1976 - SCHEDULE 5


SCHEDULE 5
Section  11 

AMENDMENTS OF THE PRINCIPAL ACT HAVING EFFECT FROM 19 MAY 1976

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AMENDMENTS OF PART II OF SCHEDULE 1

1. Omit note 1 to Chapter 41, substitute the following note:-

''1. The following goods do not fall within this Chapter:-

   (a)  parings or similar waste, of raw hides or skins falling within item
        05.05 or 05.06;

   (b)  birdskins or parts of birdskins, with their feathers or down falling
        within item 05.07 or 67.01;

   (c)  hides and skins, with the hair on; raw, tanned or dressed, other than
        raw hides or skins, with the hair on, of bovine cattle (including
        buffalo), of equine animals, of sheep and lambs (except Persian,
        Astrakhan, Caracul or similar lambs, or Indian, Chinese, Mongolian or
        Tibetan lambs), of goats and kids (except Yemen, Mongolian or Tibetan
        goats or kids), of swine (including Peccaries), of reindeer, of
        chamois, of gazelle, of deer, of elk, of roebucks or of dogs;

   (d)  skins of animals or of fish, being skins suitable for human
        consumption.''.

2. Omit sub-item 51.04.5, substitute the following sub-item:-

     ''51.04.5    - Fabrics, not being goods falling
within a preceding sub-item of this
item, as follows:-

   (a)  wholly of polyethylene or
polypropylene or polyethylene and
polypropylene;

   (b)  containing more than 50% by
weight of polyethylene or
polypropylene or polyethylene and
polypropylene, calculated by
reference to the weight of man-made
                 fibres in the fabric.                  To and

including
31 December
1976-30%,
or, if
higher,
$0.10 per
square metre From
and
including 1
January
                                                        1977-22.5%   To and
including
31 December 1976-30%,
or, if
higher,
$0.10 per
square
metre;
From
and
including 1
January 1977-22.5%''.

3. After sub-item 60.05.3 insert the following sub-item:-

     ''60.05.4    - Ornamental trimmings in the piece   6%           Free''.


4. After sub-item 60.06.2 insert the following sub-item:-

     ''60.06.3    - Fabrics laminated with expanded
or foam rubber and articles made
therefrom:

      60.06.31    - Fabrics                             30%          19%


      60.06.31    - - Diving dress                      6%           Free


      60.06.33    - - Articles of apparel and
clothing accessories, not being
goods falling within a preceding
                 paragraph of this sub-item             43%          17%


      60.06.39    - - Other                             30%          9%''.


5. Omit sub-note (a) of note 1 to Chapter 64, substitute the following
sub-note:-

''(a) footwear, without applied soles, that-

        (i)    are made of knitted or crocheted textile fabric and fall within
               item 60.03; or

        (ii)   are made of other textile fabric (except felt or bonded fibre
               or similar bonded yarn fabric) and fall within item 62.05;''.

6. Omit item 69.13, substitute the following item:-

     ''69.13     * Statuettes and other ornaments,
and articles of personal adornment;
articles of furniture:

      69.13.1     - Goods, as follows:-
   (a)  articles of personal
adornment;

   (b)  lamps;

   (c)  lamp bases with electrical
fittings;

   (d)  ornaments, including
ornamental articles of furniture,
but not including-

        (i)    monumental or other
statuary figures;

        (ii)   figures of a kind
ordinarily used in the household;

        (iii)  vases, jardinieres or
like bowls or containers; or

        (iv)   lamp bases without
                 electrical fittings                    34%         21%


      69.13.2     - Goods, not being goods falling
within sub-item 69.13.1, as
follows:-

   (a)  monumental and other
statuary figures;

   (b)  figures of a kind ordinarily
used in the household;

   (c)  articles of porcelain or
china (including biscuit porcelain
                 and parian)                            24%         9%


      69.13.9     - Other                               30%          13%''.


7. After sub-item 74.19.5 insert the following sub-item:-

     ''74.19.6    - Sprinkler heads for fire
                 extinguisher systems                   28%          13%''.


8. Omit item 83.15, substitute the following item:-

     ''83.15     * Wire, rods, tubes, plates,
electrodes and similar products, of
base metal or of metal carbides,
coated or cored with flux material,
of a kind used for soldering,
brazing, welding or deposition of
metal or of metal carbides; wire and
rods, of agglomerated base metal
powder, used for metal spraying:

     83.15.1      - Welding rods; flux cored tubular
                 welding electrodes                     15%          15%


     83.15.9      - Other                               5%           5%''.


9. After sub-item 84.30.2 insert the following sub-item:-

     ''84.30.3    - Of a kind used for the pickling
of meat, comprising brine injection
                 guns connected to a pump               To and

including
22 November
1977-30%;
From and
including
23 November
                                                        1977-26%     To and
including
22 November 1977-30%;
From and including
23 November 1977-26%''. 10. Omit sub-item 84.62.2, substitute the following
sub-item:-

     ''84.62.2    - Precision ground steel ball
bearings, but not including parts
therefor falling within sub-item
                 84.62.3                                28%          21%''.
11. Omit paragraph 85.12.92, substitute the following paragraph:-

     ''85.12.92   - - Instantaneous or storage water
heaters (including urns), not being
goods falling within the preceding
paragraph of this sub-item; wash
                 boilers; space heating appliances      20%          20%''.
12. Omit sub-item 85.16.2, substitute the following sub-item:-

     ''85.16.2    - Landing lights of a kind used
solely or principally upon airfields
                 for night flying                       5%           5%''.
13. Omit item 85.20, substitute the following item:-

     ''85.20     * Electric filament lamps and
electric discharge lamps (including
infra-red and ultra-violet lamps);
arc lamps; electrically ignited
photographic flash bulbs:

      85.20.1     - Filament lamps of a kind commonly
used in motor vehicles for lighting
                 purposes                               25%          25%


      85.20.2     - Fluorescent discharge lamps         15%          15%


      85.20.9     - Other                               5%           5%''.


AMENDMENTS OF PART III OF SCHEDULE 1

1. After item 699 insert the following items:-

     ''699A   60.06.31    Goods to which the tariff
classification specified in column
                          2 of this item applies              2.5%


      699B    60.06.33    Gloves, mittens and mitts, of a
kind worn solely or principally
                          for sporting purposes; aprons       3%


      699C    60.06.33     Goods, not being-
   (a)  gloves of a kind used solely
or principally in conjunction with
diving dress; or

   (b)  goods falling within item
                          699B                                8%''.


2. Omit items 809 to 811 (inclusive), substitute the following items:-

     ''809    69.13.1     Goods to which the tariff
classification specified in column
                          2 of this item applies              16%


      810     69.13.2     Articles, of porcelain or china,
(including biscuit porcelain and
                          parian)                             2%


      811     69.13.2     Monumental and other statuary
figures of a kind ordinarily used
                          in the household                    4%''.


3. After item 984 insert the following item:-

     ''984A   74.19.6     Goods to which the tariff
classification specified in column
                          2 of this item applies              8%''.


4. Omit items 1050 and 1051.

AMENDMENTS OF PART IV OF SCHEDULE 1

1. After-
           ''Sub-item    80.05.1''

insert-
           ''Sub-item    83.15.9''.


2. After-
          ''Paragraph    85.15.19''

insert-
           ''Sub-item    85.16.2''.


3. Omit-
           ''Sub-item    85.20.6'',

substitute-
           ''Sub-item    85.20.9''.


AMENDMENTS OF PART V OF SCHEDULE 1

1. Omit-
''84.62.21
84.62.22
84.62.29'',

substitute-
''84.62.2''.

2. Omit-
''85.20.3
85.20.5''.

AMENDMENT OF SCHEDULE 2 Omit item 4, substitute the following item:-

     ''4         Goods, as prescribed by by-law,
being goods-

   (a)  that, at the time they are
entered for home consumption, are-

        (i)    owned by the government of
a country other than Australia; and

        (ii)   intended for the official
use of that government and are not
intended to be used for the purposes
of trade; or

   (b)  of a scientific nature that
are imported in accordance with an
agreement or arrangement between the
Australian Government and the
government of another country on
co-operation in the field of science
                 and technology                         Free        Free''.


AMENDMENTS OF PART II OF SCHEDULE 3

1. After-
''74.13 ''

insert-
''74.19.6 ''.

2. Omit-
  ''85.20.5                                           Mercury or sodium
lamps''.

AMENDMENT OF PART IV OF SCHEDULE 3

After-
''60.04.59 ''

insert-
''60.06.39 ''.

AMENDMENTS OF PART I OF SCHEDULE 5

1. Omit item 84, substitute the following item:-

     ''84     84.59.5     Goods to which the tariff
classification specified in column
                          2 of this item applies              21%''.


2. After item 96 insert the following items:-

     ''97     85.20.2     Goods to which the tariff
classification specified in column
                          2 of this item applies              7.5%


      98      85.20.9     Goods to which the tariff
classification specified in column
                          2 of this item applies              Free''.


AMENDMENT OF PART V OF SCHEDULE 5 After item 113 insert the following item:-

     ''113A   84.30.3     Goods to which the tariff
classification specified in column
                          2 of this item applies              To and
including
22 November 1977-
2.5%;
From and including
23 November 1977-
Free''.

AMENDMENTS OF PART IX OF SCHEDULE 5

1. After item 268 insert the following item:-

     ''268A   60.06.39    Goods to which the tariff
classification specified in column
                          2 of this item applies              Free''.


2. Omit item 304, substitute the following item:-

     ''304    69.13.2     Goods to which the tariff
classification specified in column
                          2 of this item applies              Free''.


3. After item 399 insert the following item:-

     ''399A   74.19.6     Goods to which the tariff
classification specified in column
                          2 of this item applies              10%''.


4. Omit item 432, substitute the following item:-

     ''432    83.15.1     Goods to which the tariff
classification specified in column
                          2 of this item applies              Free''.


5. After item 466 insert the following item:-

     ''466A   84.30.3     Goods to which the tariff
classification specified in column
                          2 of this item applies              15%''.


6. Omit items 543 to 545 (inclusive), substitute the following item:-

     ''543    85.20.2     Goods to which the tariff
classification specified in column
                          2 of this item applies              Free''.


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