CUSTOMS (PROHIBITED EXPORTS) REGULATIONS 1958

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

• 1 Name of Regulations
• 2 Interpretation

PART 2--EXEMPTIONS

• 2A Exemption of goods specified in Schedule 3

PART 3--PROHIBITED--EXPORTS

Division 1--Miscellaneous prohibited exports

• 3 Exportation of objectionable goods
• 4 Exportation of asbestos or certain goods containing asbestos
• 4A Exportation of chemicals
• 5 Exportation of goods specified in Schedule 3 (primary produce)
• 6 Exportation of goods specified in Schedule 4 (toothfish)
• 8 Exportation of goods specified in Schedule 6 (human substances)
• 8A Exportation of viable material derived from human embryo clones
• 9 Exportation of goods specified in Schedule 7 (nuclear material)
• 9AA Exportation of rough diamonds
• 9AB Exportation of cat and dog fur
• 9AC Exportation of security sensitive ammonium nitrate
• 9AD Exportation of goods specified in Schedule 7A (high activity radioactive sources)

Division 2--Drugs and precursor substances

• 9A Definitions for Division 2
• 10 Exportation of goods specified in Schedule 8 (drugs)
• 10AA Drugs that may be exported--Ministerial approval
• 10AB Exportation of goods specified in Schedule 9 (precursor substances)
• 10A Licensed exporters
• 10B Conditions of licences under regulation 10A
• 10C Requirements appropriate to drugs
• 10CA Requirements appropriate to precursor substances
• 10D Drugs deemed to be narcotic drugs
• 10E Exercise of powers by Secretary, Comptroller - General of Customs or authorised person
• 10F Review of decisions--exportation of Schedule 8 drugs and precursor substances

Division 2A--Exportation of goods in relation to autonomous sanctions

• 11 Exportation of export sanctioned goods to countries under autonomous sanctions
• 11A Exportation of goods to designated persons and entities under autonomous sanctions
• 11B Exportation of controlled assets under autonomous sanctions

Division 3--Exportation of goods to certain countries

• 13CI Exportation of arms or related matériel to Afghanistan
• 13CJ Exportation of acetic anhydride
• 13CK Exportation of arms or related matériel to Liberia
• 13CL Exportation of arms or related matériel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• 13CM Exportation of arms or related matériel to Sudan
• 13CN Exportation of certain goods to Côte d'Ivoire
• 13CO Exportation of goods to Democratic People's Republic of Korea
• 13CP Exportation of arms or related matériel to Lebanon
• 13CQ Exportation of certain goods to Iran
• 13CR Exportation of certain goods to Eritrea
• 13CS Exportation of certain goods to the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
• 13CT Exportation of certain goods to the Central African Republic

Division 4--Financial goods

• 13D Exportation of counterfeit credit, debit and charge cards

Division 4A--Defence and strategic goods

• 13E Exportation of defence and strategic goods--general
• 13EA Exportation of defence and strategic goods--no permission required under regulation 13E
• 13EB Export defence and strategic goods--application for permission
• 13EC Exportation of defence and strategic goods--changing permission conditions
• 13ED Exportation of defence and strategic goods--revocation of permission
• 13EE Internal review of defence and strategic goods decisions
• 13EF Review by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal
• 13EG Notification of decisions--service and receipt
• 13EH Disclosure of reasons for decisions
• 13EI Disclosure of information and documents
• 13EJ Delegations by Defence Minister
• 13EK Delegations by Secretary

Division 4B--Environmental goods

• 13F Exportation of ozone depleting substances and synthetic greenhouse gases
• 13G Exportation of radioactive waste

Division 5--Devices and documents relating to suicide

• 13GA Exportation of devices and documents relating to suicide

Division 6--Liquefied natural gas

• 13GB Definitions
• 13GC Export prohibited during domestic shortfall quarters
• 13GD Assignment of permissions
• 13GE Determining a domestic shortfall quarter
• 13GF Resources Minister may publish guidelines
• 13GG Review of Division
• 13GH Repeal of Division

PART 4--MISCELLANEOUS

• 13H Certain applications to be referred
• 14 Regulations do not derogate from any other law

PART 5--TRANSITIONAL--MATTERS

• 17 Transitional matters--amendments made by the Customs and Other Legislation Amendment (Australian Border Force) Regulation 2015
• 18 Amendments made by the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Amendment (Defence and Strategic Goods) Regulations 2018
• 19 Transitional matters--effect of the Customs Legislation Amendment (Asbestos) Regulations 2019 on permissions and confirmations
• 20 Transitional matters--amendments made by the Customs Legislation Amendment (Objectionable Goods) Regulations 2020
• 21 Transitional matters--amendments made by the Minamata Convention on Mercury (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2021
• 22 Transitional matters--amendments made by the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Amendment (Liquefied Natural Gas) Regulations 2023
• 23 Transitional matters--amendments made by the Customs Legislation Amendment (Japan--Australia Reciprocal Access Agreement) Regulations 2023
• 24 Transitional matters--amendments made by the Customs Legislation Amendment (Prohibited Exports and Imports) Regulations 2023
• 25 Transitional matters--amendments made by the Customs Legislation Amendment (Drugs Scheduling) Regulations 2024
• SCHEDULE 1 Goods containing asbestos
• SCHEDULE 2 Goods, being certain chemicals, the exportation of which is prohibited unless permission is granted under regulation 4A
• SCHEDULE 3 Goods the exportation of which is prohibited unless the approval of the Minister referred to in regulation 5 or of an authorised officer is produced to the collector
• SCHEDULE 4 Goods the exportation of which is prohibited if permission is not granted under regulation 6
• SCHEDULE 6 Goods the exportation of which is prohibited if permission is not granted under regulation 8
• SCHEDULE 7 Goods the exportation of which is prohibited without the permission of the Minister referred to in regulation 9 or an authorised person
• SCHEDULE 7A High activity radioactive sources
• SCHEDULE 8 Drugs the exportation of which is prohibited if specified conditions, restrictions or requirements are not complied with
• SCHEDULE 9 Precursor substances