Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) Subject to this regulation, the importation into Australia of woolpacks or woolpack caps is prohibited unless permission in writing to import the woolpacks or woolpack caps, as the case may be, for a specified purpose has been granted by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry or an authorised person.
(2) A permission under this regulation may be subject to conditions imposing requirements or prohibitions on the person to whom the permission is granted with respect to the custody, use, disposal or destruction of the woolpacks or woolpack caps, as the case may be, for the purpose of ensuring that the woolpacks or woolpack caps are not used otherwise than for the purpose in relation to which the permission is granted.
(3) Subregulation (1) does not apply in relation to unused woolpacks consisting of high density polyethylene for which:
(a) there is produced to the Collector, no later than 31 March 1996, a certificate issued by a prescribed testing authority stating that the woolpacks conform to Australian Wool Research and Promotion Organisation Standard No. 1 published on 10 February 1994; or
(b) there is produced to the Collector a certificate issued by a prescribed testing authority stating that the woolpacks conform to Australian Wool Exchange Standard No. 1 published on 1 January 1996.
(4) Subregulation (1) does not apply in relation to unused woolpacks consisting of jute for which:
(a) there is produced to the Collector, no later than 31 March 1996, a certificate issued by a prescribed testing authority stating that the woolpacks conform to Australian Wool Research and Promotion Organisation Standard No. 2 published on 10 February 1994; or
(b) there is produced to the Collector a certificate issued by a prescribed testing authority stating that the woolpacks conform to Australian Wool Exchange Standard No. 2 published on 1 January 1996.
(5) Subregulation (1) does not apply in relation to unused woolpacks consisting of multifilament nylon for which:
(a) there is produced to the Collector, no later than 31 March 1996, a certificate issued by a prescribed testing authority stating that the woolpacks conform to Australian Wool Research and Promotion Organisation Standard No. 3 published on 10 February 1994; or
(b) there is produced to the Collector a certificate issued by a prescribed testing authority stating that the woolpacks conform to Australian Wool Exchange Standard No. 3 published on 1 January 1996.
(6) Subregulation (1) does not apply in relation to unused woolpack caps for which:
(a) there is produced to the Collector, no later than 31 March 1996, a certificate issued by a prescribed testing authority stating that the woolpack caps conform to Australian Wool Research and Promotion Organisation Standard No. 4 published on 10 February 1994; or
(b) there is produced to the Collector a certificate issued by a prescribed testing authority stating that the woolpack caps conform to Australian Wool Exchange Standard No. 4 published on 1 January 1996.
(7) Subregulation (1) does not apply in relation to unused premium grade woolpacks consisting of high density polyethylene for which:
(a) there is produced to the Collector, no later than 31 March 1996, a certificate issued by a prescribed testing authority stating that the woolpacks conform to Australian Wool Research and Promotion Organisation Standard No. 5 published on 10 February 1994; or
(b) there is produced to the Collector a certificate issued by a prescribed testing authority stating that the woolpacks conform to Australian Wool Exchange Standard No. 5 published on 1 January 1996.
(8) In this regulation:
"authorised person" means an officer or employee of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry authorised in writing by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry to grant a permission to import woolpacks or woolpack caps.
"prescribed testing authority" means an Australian or overseas testing authority approved by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry on the recommendation of:
(a) the Australian Wool Exchange; or
(b) the Australian Wool Research and Promotion Organisation;
for the purposes of this regulation.