Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1992 No. 154 CUSTOMS (PROHIBITED IMPORTS) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - REG 2

2.1 After regulation 4QA, insert: Importation of goods of Yugoslav origin

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

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

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

"(2) The Minister may grant a permission for the importation of specified
goods, or goods of a specified kind, if:

   (a)  the importation without the permission would contravene subregulation
        (1); and

   (b)  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
subregulation (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) If a person authorised under subregulation (5) forms the opinion that a
permission should not be granted, the person must refer the application for
the permission to the Minister.

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

"(8) In this regulation:
'the Minister' means the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Trade;
'Yugoslavia' means the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and
Montenegro).".