Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1991 No. 248 CUSTOMS (PROHIBITED IMPORTS) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - REG 4

  4.1   Omit the regulation, substitute:
Importation of goods of Iraqi origin

"4QA. (1) Except in accordance with a permission granted under subregulation
(2), a person must not import:

   (a)  from Iraq-goods of any description; or

   (b)  from any country-goods of Iraqi origin.

"(2) The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Trade (in this regulation
called 'the Minister') may grant a permission for the importation of specified
goods, or goods of a specified kind, where the importation without the
permission would contravene subregulation (1), if the Minister is satisfied
that permitting the importation will not infringe the international
obligations of Australia.

"(3) A permission granted under subregulation (2) may specify, in relation to
the importation of goods that it permits:

   (a)  conditions or requirements, including times for compliance, to which
        the importation is subject; and

   (b)  the quantity of goods that may be imported; and

   (c)  the circumstances in which the goods may be imported.

"(4) The Minister may revoke or modify a permission granted under subegulation
(2) if the Minister is satisfied on reasonable grounds that:

   (a)  a condition or requirement of the permission has not been complied
        with; or

   (b)  permitting, or continuing to permit, the importation of goods in
        accordance with the permission would infringe the international
        obligations of Australia.

"(5) The powers of the Minister under subregulations (2), (3) and (4) may be
exercised by a person authorised in writing by the Minister to exercise those
powers.

"(6) Where, in relation to an application for a permission under subregulation
(2) for the importation of goods into Australia, a person authorised under
subregulation (5) has formed the opinion that the permission should not be
granted, the person must refer the application to the Minister.

"(7) The Minister must decide an application referred under subregulation
(6).".