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CUSTOMS TARIFF AMENDMENT BILL (NO. 2) 1999

1998-99

The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES




Presented and read a first time









Customs Tariff Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1999

No. , 1999

(Justice and Customs)



A Bill for an Act to amend the Customs Tariff Act 1995, and for related purposes




ISBN: 0642 404151

Contents


A Bill for an Act to amend the Customs Tariff Act 1995, and for related purposes

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Customs Tariff Amendment Act (No. 2) 1999.

2 Commencement

(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(2) Schedule 1 is taken to have commenced on 1 July 1996.

(3) Schedule 2 is taken to have commenced on 25 May 1998.

(4) Schedule 3 is taken to have commenced on 1 July 1998.

(5) Schedule 4 is taken to have commenced on 1 September 1998.

(6) Schedule 5 is taken to have commenced on 1 January 1999.

(7) Schedule 6 is taken to have commenced on 1 April 1999.

(8) Schedule 7 commences 14 days after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

3 Schedule(s)

Subject to section 2, each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendment of the Customs Tariff Act 1995 having effect from 1 July 1996


1 The description of goods in column 2 of subheading 2921.12.00 in Schedule 3

Omit “Diethlyamine”, substitute “Diethylamine”.

Schedule 2—Amendment of the Customs Tariff Act 1995 having effect from 25 May 1998


1 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 2710.00.56 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



$0.14803/L
NZ:$0.14803/L
PNG:$0.14803/L
FI:$0.14803/L
DC:$0.14803/L


Schedule 3—Amendment of the Customs Tariff Act 1995 having effect from 1 July 1998


1 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 2710.00.56 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



$0.01711/L
NZ:$0.01711/L
PNG:$0.01711/L
FI:$0.01711/L
DC:$0.01711/L

2 The rates of duty in column 3 of heading 3818.00.00 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

3 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 7017.10.10 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

4 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 8419.89.10 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

5 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 8419.90.20 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

6 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 8421.19.10 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

7 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 8421.91.10 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

8 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheadings 8424.89.20 and 8424.89.30 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

9 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 8424.90.10 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

10 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 8464.10.10 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

11 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 8464.20.10 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

12 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 8464.90.10 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

13 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 8466.91.10 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

14 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 8466.93.10 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

15 Subheadings 8470.10 to 8470.10.90 in Schedule 3

Repeal the subheadings, substitute:

8470.10.00

-Electronic calculators capable of operation without an external source of electric power and pocket-size data recording, reproducing and displaying machines with calculating functions

Free

16 Subheadings 8473.21 to 8473.21.90 in Schedule 3

Repeal the subheadings, substitute:

8473.21.00

--Of the electronic calculating machines of 8470.10.00, 8470.21.00 or 8470.29.00

Free

17 Subheadings 8473.50 to 8473.50.90 in Schedule 3

Repeal the subheadings, substitute:

8473.50.00

-Parts and accessories equally suitable for use with machines of two or more of 8469 to 8472

Free

18 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 8477.10.10 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

19 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 8477.90.10 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

20 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 8479.50.30 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

21 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 8479.89.20 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

22 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 8479.90.10 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

23 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 8480.71.10 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

24 Subheadings 8504.40.10 and 8504.40.20 in Schedule 3

Repeal the subheadings, substitute:

8504.40.30

---Goods, as follows:
(a) separately housed units, designed to be housed in the same cabinet as the central processing unit of equipment of 8471;
(b) for telecommunication apparatus of 8517

Free

25 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 8504.50.10 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

26 Subheadings 8504.90.10 and 8504.90.20 in Schedule 3

Repeal the subheadings, substitute:

8504.90.30

---Of goods of 8504.40.30

Free

27 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 8514.10.10 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

28 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 8514.20.10 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

29 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 8514.30.10 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

30 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 8514.90.10 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

31 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheadings 8517.22.00 and 8517.30.00 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

32 Subheadings 8517.50 to 8517.50.90 in Schedule 3

Repeal the subheadings, substitute:

8517.50.00

-Other apparatus, for carrier-current line systems or for digital line systems

Free

33 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 8517.80.00 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

34 Subheadings 8517.90 to 8517.90.90 in Schedule 3

Repeal the subheadings, substitute:

8517.90.00

-Parts

Free

35 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 8518.10.10 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

36 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 8518.29.10 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

37 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 8518.30.10 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

38 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 8518.40.10 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

39 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 8518.90.00 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

40 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 8522.90.00 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

41 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheadings 8523.11.00 to 8523.20.00 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

42 Subheadings 8523.90 to 8523.90.90 in Schedule 3

Repeal the subheadings, substitute:

8523.90.00

-Other

Free

43 Subheadings 8524.91 to 8524.91.90 in Schedule 3

Repeal the subheadings, substitute:

8524.91.00

--For reproducing phenomena other than sound or image

Free

44 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 8525.10.10 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

45 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 8529.90.20 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

46 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheadings 8531.20.00 and 8531.80.00 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

47 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 8531.90.10 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

48 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 8532.10.00 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

49 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheadings 8532.21.00 to 8532.90.00 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

50 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 8533.10.00 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

51 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheadings 8533.21.00 and 8533.29.00 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

52 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheadings 8533.31.00 to 8533.90.00 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

53 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 8536.50.92 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

54 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 8536.69.10 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

55 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 8536.90.10 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

56 Subheadings 8538.90 to 8538.90.90 in Schedule 3

Repeal the subheadings, substitute:

8538.90.00

-Other

Free

57 Subheadings 8541.40 to 8541.40.90 in Schedule 3

Repeal the subheadings, substitute:

8541.40.00

-Photosensitive semiconductor devices, including photovoltaic cells whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels; light emitting diodes

Free

58 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 8541.60.00 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

59 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 8541.90.00 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

60 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 8543.30.10 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

61 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 8543.81.00 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

62 Subheading 8543.89.00 in Schedule 3

Repeal the subheading, substitute:

8543.89

--Other:


8543.89.10

---Electrical machines with translation or dictionary functions

Free

8543.89.90

---Other

5%


From 1 January 1999

Free

63 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 8543.90.10 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

64 Subheadings 8544.41.10 and 8544.41.20 in Schedule 3

Repeal the subheadings, substitute:

8544.41.30

---Goods, as follows:
(a) compensation or extension leads for thermo-couples;
(b) of a kind used for telecommunications

Free

65 Subheadings 8544.49.10 and 8544.49.20 in Schedule 3

Repeal the subheadings, substitute:

8544.49.30

---Goods, as follows:
(a) compensation or extension leads for thermo-couples;
(b) of a kind used for telecommunications

Free

66 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 8544.51.10 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

67 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 8544.70.00 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

68 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 9017.90.20 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

69 Subheadings 9026.90 to 9026.90.90 in Schedule 3

Repeal the subheadings, substitute:

9026.90.00

-Parts and accessories

Free

70 Subheadings 9027.30 to 9027.30.90 in Schedule 3

Repeal the subheadings, substitute:

9027.30.00

-Spectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs using optical radiations (UV, visible, IR)

Free

71 Subheadings 9027.80 to 9027.80.90 in Schedule 3

Repeal the subheadings, substitute:

9027.80.00

-Other instruments and apparatus

Free

72 Subheadings 9027.90 to 9027.90.90 in Schedule 3

Repeal the subheadings, substitute:

9027.90.00

-Microtomes; parts and accessories

Free

73 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 9030.40.00 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

74 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 9030.82.00 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

75 Subheadings 9030.90.10 and 9030.90.20 in Schedule 3

Repeal the subheadings, substitute:

9030.90.30

---For goods of 9030.10.00 or 9030.82.00

Free

76 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheading 9031.90.20 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

77 The table of tariff subheadings in item 48 of Part III in Schedule 4

Omit “8466.93” insert “8466.93.90”.

78 The table of tariff subheadings in item 49 of Part III in Schedule 4

Omit “8479.90” insert “8479.90.90”.

79 Item 64 of Part III in Schedule 4

After the item insert:

65

Goods the subject of a Commercial Tariff Concession Order or a Tariff Concession Order, the number of which is as prescribed by by-law, that are inputs to the manufacture of information industries equipment, as prescribed by by-law

Free


Schedule 4—Amendment of the Customs Tariff Act 1995 having effect from 1 September 1998


1 The rate of duty in column 3 of subheading 9013.20.00 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rate of duty, substitute:



Free

2 Subheadings 9013.90 to 9013.90.90 in Schedule 3

Repeal the subheadings, substitute:

9013.90.00

-Parts and accessories

Free

3 Subheadings 9014.80 to 9014.90.90 in Schedule 3

Repeal the subheadings, substitute:

9014.80.00

-Other instruments and appliances

Free

9014.90.00

-Parts and accessories

Free

4 Subheadings 9015.20 to 9015.30.90 in Schedule 3

Repeal the subheadings, substitute:

9015.20.00

-Theodolites and tachometers

Free

9015.30.00

-Levels

Free

5 Subheadings 9015.80 to 9015.80.90 in Schedule 3

Repeal the subheadings, substitute:

9015.80.00

-Other instruments and appliances

Free

6 The rate of duty in column 3 of subheading 9015.90.00 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rate of duty, substitute:



Free

7 Subheadings 9017.20 to 9017.90.90 in Schedule 3

Repeal the subheadings, substitute:

9017.20.00

-Other drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments

Free

9017.30.00

-Micrometers, callipers and gauges

Free

9017.80.00

-Other instruments

Free

9017.90.00

-Parts and accessories

Free

8 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheadings 9018.11.00 and 9018.12.00 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

9 Subheadings 9018.19 to 9018.19.90 in Schedule 3

Repeal the subheadings, substitute:

9018.19.00

--Other

Free

10 Subheadings 9018.31 to 9018.39.90 in Schedule 3

Repeal the subheadings, substitute:

9018.31.00

--Syringes, with or without needles

Free

9018.32.00

--Tubular metal needles and needles for sutures

Free

9018.39.00

--Other

Free

11 Subheadings 9018.49 to 9018.49.90 in Schedule 3

Repeal the subheadings, substitute:

9018.49.00

--Other

Free

12 Subheadings 9018.90 to 9018.90.90 in Schedule 3

Repeal the subheadings, substitute:

9018.90.00

-Other instruments and appliances

Free

13 Subheadings 9019.20 to 9019.20.90 in Schedule 3

Repeal the subheadings, substitute:

9019.20.00

-Ozone therapy, oxygen therapy, aerosol therapy, artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatus

Free

14 Heading 9020 to subheading 9020.00.90 in Schedule 3

Repeal the heading and subheadings, substitute:

9020.00.00

OTHER BREATHING APPLIANCES AND GAS MASKS, EXCLUDING PROTECTIVE MASKS HAVING NEITHER MECHANICAL PARTS NOR REPLACEABLE FILTERS

Free

15 Subheadings 9022.29 to 9022.29.90 in Schedule 3

Repeal the subheadings, substitute:

9022.29.00

--For other uses

Free

16 Subheadings 9022.90 to 9022.90.90 in Schedule 3

Repeal the subheadings, substitute:

9022.90.00

-Other, including parts and accessories

Free

17 Subheadings 9025.19 to 9025.19.90 in Schedule 3

Repeal the subheadings, substitute:

9025.19.00

--Other

Free

18 Subheadings 9026.10.10 to 9026.80.90 in Schedule 3

Repeal the subheadings, substitute:

9026.10.20

---Gauges of a kind used as replacement components in passenger motor vehicles

15%
DC:10%
DCS:10%


From 1 January 2005

10%
DC:5%

9026.10.80

---Other

Free

9026.20

-For measuring or checking pressure:


9026.20.20

---Gauges of a kind used as replacement components in passenger motor vehicles

15%
DC:10%
DCS:10%


From 1 January 2005

10%
DC:5%

9026.20.80

---Other

Free

9026.80

-Other instruments or apparatus:


9026.80.20

---Gauges of a kind used as replacement components in passenger motor vehicles

15%
DC:10%
DCS:10%


From 1 January 2005

10%
DC:5%

9026.80.80

---Other

Free

19 Subheadings 9028.10 to 9028.20.90 in Schedule 3

Repeal the subheadings, substitute:

9028.10.00

-Gas meters

Free

9028.20.00

-Liquid meters

Free

20 The rate of duty in column 3 of subheading 9028.30.00 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rate of duty, substitute:



Free

21 Subheadings 9028.90 to 9028.90.90 in Schedule 3

Repeal the subheadings, substitute:

9028.90.00

-Parts and accessories

Free

22 Subheadings 9029.10.10 to 9029.90.00 in Schedule 3

Repeal the subheadings, substitute:

9029.10.20

---Of a kind used as replacement components in passenger motor vehicles

15%
DC:10%
DCS:10%


From 1 January 2005

10%
DC:5%

9029.10.80

---Other

Free

9029.20

-Speed indicators and tachometers; stroboscopes:


9029.20.10

---Of a kind used as replacement components in passenger motor vehicles

15%
DC:10%
DCS:10%


From 1 January 2005

10%
DC:5%

9029.20.90

---Other

Free

9029.90

-Parts and accessories:


9029.90.10

---For goods of 9029.10.20 or 9029.20.10

15%
DC:10%
DCS:10%


From 1 January 2005

10%
DC:5%

9029.90.90

---Other

Free

23 The rate of duty in column 3 of subheading 9030.20.00 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rate of duty, substitute:



Free

24 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheadings 9030.31.00 and 9030.39.00 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

25 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheadings 9030.83.00 and 9030.89.00 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

26 Subheadings 9030.90 to 9030.90.90 in Schedule 3

Repeal the subheadings, substitute:

9030.90.00

-Parts and accessories

Free

27 Subheadings 9031.10 to 9031.20.90 in Schedule 3

Repeal the subheadings, substitute:

9031.10.00

-Machines for balancing mechanical parts

Free

9031.20.00

-Test benches

Free

28 Subheadings 9031.80 to 9031.90.90 in Schedule 3

Repeal the subheadings, substitute:

9031.80.00

-Other instruments, appliances and machines

Free

9031.90.00

-Parts and accessories

Free

29 Subheadings 9032.10 to 9032.10.90 in Schedule 3

Repeal the subheadings, substitute:

9032.10.00

-Thermostats

Free

30 The rate of duty in column 3 of subheading 9032.89.19 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rate of duty, substitute:



Free

31 Subheadings 9032.89.20 to 9032.89.90 in Schedule 3

Repeal the subheadings, substitute:

9032.89.80

---Other

Free

32 Subheadings 9032.90.10 to 9032.90.99 in Schedule 3

Repeal the subheadings, substitute:

9032.90.20

---Of a kind used as replacement components in passenger motor vehicles

6%
DC:1%


From 1 January 1999

5%

9032.90.80

---Other

Free


Schedule 5—Amendment of the Customs Tariff Act 1995 having effect from 1 January 1999


1 Subheading 6217.90.20 in Schedule 3

After the subheading insert:

6217.90.30

---Shoulder pads

Free

2 Subheadings 8543.89 to 8543.89.90 in Schedule 3

Repeal the subheadings, substitute:

8543.89.00

--Other

Free


Schedule 6—Amendment of the Customs Tariff Act 1995 having effect from 1 April 1999


1 The rates of duty in column 3 of subheadings 8466.10.00 to 8466.30.00 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:



Free

2 Subheadings 8466.93 to 8466.93.90 in Schedule 3

Repeal the subheadings, substitute:

8466.93.00

--For machines of 8456 to 8461

Free

3 The rate of duty in column 3 of subheading 8466.94.00 in Schedule 3

Repeal the rate of duty, substitute:



Free

4 Items 48, 49 and 55 of Part III in Schedule 4

Repeal the items.

Schedule 7—Amendment of the Customs Tariff Act 1995 having effect 14 days after this Bill receives the Royal Assent


1 After subheading 6117.90.30 in Schedule 3

Insert:

6117.90.40

---Shoulder pads

Free

2 The description of goods in column 2 of subheading 8419.89.10 in Schedule 3

Repeal the description, substitute:


---Chemical vapour deposition apparatus for semiconductor production


3 Subheading 8419.90.10 in Schedule 3

Repeal the subheading.

4 The description of goods in column 2 of subheading 8536.69.10 in Schedule 3

Repeal the description, substitute:


---Plugs and sockets for co-axial cables or printed circuits


5 Subheadings 9001.90.10 to 9001.90.29 in Schedule 3

Repeal the subheadings, substitute:

9001.90.30

---Goods, as follows:
(a) semi-finished lens blanks for spectacles;
(b) shaped eyepieces, not powered, for goggles and the like;
(c) other than of glass, of a kind used with motor vehicles;
(d) other articles of glass, other than prisms, mirrors or powered lenses;

5%

6 The description of goods in column 2 of item 1B of Part I in
Schedule 4

Repeal the description, substitute:


Works of art and collectors’ pieces of an educational, scientific or cultural nature to which Annex B of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials or Annex B of the Protocol to the Agreement adopted by UNESCO at its 19th session at Nairobi in 1976 applies, and being goods consigned to galleries, museums and other institutions where the Commissioner for Taxation has certified that the institution falls within Item 12.1.2, 12.1.3, 12.1.4 or 12.1.5 in table 12 in section 30-100 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997


7 The rate of duty in column 3 of items 20A and 20B of Part II and items 41A, 41B and 61 of Part III in Schedule 4

Omit “Part II” (wherever occurring), substitute “Part 2”.

8 The description of goods in column 2 of item 24 of Part II in Schedule 4

Omit “Regional Director”, substitute “Collector”.

 


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