Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CUSTOMS ACT 1901 - SECT 117A

             (1)  The person in charge of the place at which the consolidation of goods for exportation by a ship or aircraft is to be carried out must, so as to enable the exportation, prepare and communicate electronically to Customs a submanifest in respect of the goods.

Penalty:  60 penalty units.

          (1A)  An offence against subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.

             (2)  A submanifest must communicate such information as is set out in an approved statement.

             (3)  When a submanifest is sent to Customs, Customs must send to the compiler of the submanifest a notice acknowledging its receipt and giving the compiler a submanifest number for inclusion in any outward manifest purportedly relating to the goods concerned.