Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

CUSTOMS (PROHIBITED IMPORTS) REGULATIONS 1956 - REG 4

         (1)    Subject to subregulations (1AAA), (1AAB) and (1AAC), the importation into Australia of the goods specified in Schedule 2 is prohibited unless the permission in writing of the Minister or an authorised person to import the goods has been granted.

(1AAA) Subregulation (1) does not apply to goods that:

                (a)    are specified in item 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 18D, 19, 19A, 21, 23 or 29A of Schedule 2; and

               (b)    meet the criteria set out in regulation 3A.

(1AAB)   Also, subregulation (1) does not apply to goods that:

                (a)    are specified in item 29A of Schedule 2; and

               (b)    meet the criteria set out in regulation 3B.

(1AAC)   Also, subregulation (1) does not apply to goods that:

                (a)    are specified in item 9, 12, 13, 14, 18D, 19, 19A, 21, 23, 29A, 35, 36, 37, 38, 42 or 47 of Schedule 2; and

               (b)    meet the criteria mentioned in subregulation 3C (1).

   (1AA)    Where, in relation to an application for a permission under subregulation (1), an authorised person has formed an opinion that the permission should not be granted, the authorised person is to refer the application to the Minister.

    (1AB)    Where an application has been referred to the Minister in accordance with subregulation (1AA), the Minister may grant, or refuse to grant, the permission.

   (1AC)    In subregulations (1) and (1AA), authorised person means a person authorised in writing by the Minister for the purposes of this subregulation.

      (1A)    A permission granted for the purposes of subregulation (1) or (1AB) may specify conditions or requirements to be complied with by the holder of the permission and may, in respect of any such condition or requirement, specify the time, being a time either before or after the importation of the goods to which the permission relates, at or before which the condition or requirement is to be complied with by the holder of the permission.

         (2)    The importation into Australia of the goods specified in the second column of Schedule 3 is prohibited unless the conditions, restrictions or requirements specified in the third column of that Schedule opposite to the description of the goods are complied with.

         (3)   However, subregulation (2) does not apply to goods that:

                (a)    are specified in item 1 or 1A of Schedule 3; and

               (b)    meet the criteria mentioned in subregulation 3C (1).