CUSTOMS ACT 1901 - SECT 77Q Comptroller - General of Customs may impose additional conditions to which a depot licence is subject

CUSTOMS ACT 1901 - SECT 77Q

Imposition of additional conditions

  (1)   The Comptroller - General of Customs may, at any time, impose additional conditions to which a depot licence is subject if the Comptroller - General of Customs considers the conditions to be necessary or desirable:

  (a)   for the protection of the revenue; or

  (b)   for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the Customs Acts, any other law of the Commonwealth prescribed by the regulations or a law of a State or Territory prescribed by the regulations; or

  (c)   for any other purpose.

  (1A)   If the Comptroller - General of Customs imposes conditions under subsection   (1) when granting the depot licence, the Comptroller - General of Customs must specify the conditions in the licence.

  (1B)   If the Comptroller - General of Customs imposes conditions under subsection   (1) after the depot licence has been granted:

  (a)   the Comptroller - General of Customs must, by written notice to the holder of the licence, notify the holder of the conditions; and

  (b)   the conditions cannot take effect before:

  (i)   the end of 30 days after the giving of the notice; or

  (ii)   if the Comptroller - General of Customs considers that it is necessary for the conditions to take effect earlier--the end of a shorter period specified in the notice.

Variation of imposed conditions

  (2)   The Comptroller - General of Customs may, by written notice to the holder of the licence, vary conditions imposed under subsection   (1) in relation to that licence.

  (3)   A variation under subsection   (2) cannot take effect before:

  (a)   the end of 30 days after the giving of the notice under that subsection; or

  (b)   if the Comptroller - General of Customs considers that it is necessary for the variation to take effect earlier--the end of a shorter period specified in the notice given under that subsection.