Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1989 No. 379 CUSTOMS (PROHIBITED IMPORTS) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - REG 1

Regulation 5A of the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations is amended:

   (a)  by omitting from paragraph (1) (a) "or" (second occurring);

   (b)  by omitting from paragraph (1) (b) "substances," and substituting
        "substances; or";

   (c)  by inserting after paragraph (1) (b) the following paragraph:

"(c) anabolic or androgenic substances or natural or synthetic growth
hormones;";

   (d)  by omitting subregulation (2) and substituting the following
        subregulation:

"(2) Subregulation (3) does not apply:

   (a)  to a therapeutic substance specified in subregulation (1); or

   (b)  to a therapeutic substance imported by a passenger in a ship or
        aircraft, being a substance:

        (i)    that is brought to Australia on that ship or aircraft; and

        (ii)   that is for the personal use of the passenger or a relative of
               the passenger; and

        (iii)  the amount of which does not exceed 3 months' supply for a
               person at the maximum dosage recommended by the manufacturer of
               the substance.";

   (e)  by omitting from subregulation (3) "the next succeeding
        sub-regulation" and substituting "subregulation (4)";

   (f)  by omitting from subregulation (4) "of this regulation or under the
        last preceding sub-regulation" and substituting "or under
        subregulation (3)";

   (g)  by omitting from subregulation (5) "the last preceding sub-regulation"
        and substituting "subregulation (4)";

   (h)  by omitting from subregulation (6) "the last preceding sub-regulation"
        and substituting "subregulation (5)";

   (i)  by omitting from subregulation (6) "of these Regulations";

   (j)  by omitting from subregulation (7) "Sub-regulation (4) of regulation
        5D of these Regulations" and substituting "Subregulation 5D (4)";

   (k)  by omitting from subregulation (7) "of this regulation" and "of these
        Regulations";

   (l)  by omitting subregulation (8) and substituting the following
        subregulation:

"(8) In this regulation:
'authorised person' means a person authorised in writing by the Secretary of
the Department of Community Services and Health to be an authorised person for
the purposes of this regulation;
'relative', in relation to a person, means:

   (a)  a spouse, child, parent or grandparent of the person; and

   (b)  a person living with the person as his or her spouse on a permanent
        domestic basis although not legally married to him or her.".