Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

CUSTOMS (PROHIBITED IMPORTS) REGULATIONS AMENDMENT 1979

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           
Regulation 4K of the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations is repealed and
           the following regulation substituted:
           
Importation of woolpacks and woolpack caps
           
 

           "4K. (1) Subject to this regulation, the importation into Australia of
           woolpacks or woolpack caps is prohibited unless permission in writing to import
           the woolpacks or woolpack caps, as the case may be, for a specified purpose has
           been granted by the Minister of State for Primary Industry or a person
           authorized in writing by him for that purpose.
           

           
           

           "(2) A permission under this regulation may be subject to conditions imposing
           requirements or prohibitions on the person to whom the permission is granted
           with respect to the custody, use, disposal or destruction of the woolpacks or
           woolpack caps, as the case may be, for the purpose of ensuring that the
           woolpacks or woolpack caps are not used otherwise than for the purpose in
           relation to which the permission is granted.
           

           
           
 "(3) The provisions of sub-regulation (1) do not apply in relation to
           unused woolpacks consisting of high density polyethylene, jute or multifilament
           nylon in respect of which there is produced to the Collector a certificate
           issued by a prescribed testing authority stating-
           

           
(a)
in the case of woolpacks consisting of high density polyethylene-that the
           woolpacks conform to Australian Wool Corporation Standard No. 1 published on 18
           May 1979;

           
(b)
in the case of woolpacks consisting of jute-that the woolpacks conform to
           Australian Wool Corporation Standard No. 2 published on 18 May 1979; and

           
(c)
in the case of woolpacks consisting of multifilament nylon-that the
           woolpacks conform to Australian Wool Corporation Standard No.3 published on 18
           May 1979.
           

           
           

           "(4) The provisions of sub-regulation (1) do not apply in relation to unused
           woolpack caps in respect of which there is produced to the Collector a
           certificate issued by a prescribed testing authority stating that the woolpack
           caps conform to Australian Wool Corporation Standard No. 4 published on 18 May
   1979.   

           "(5) In this regulation, `prescribed testing authority' means an Australian or
           overseas testing authority approved by the Minister of State for Primary
           Industry on the recommendation of the Australian Wool Corporation for the
           purposes of this regulation.".