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CUSTOMS (PROHIBITED IMPORTS) REGULATIONS 1956 - SCHEDULE 2

Goods the importation of which is prohibited unless the permission in writing of the Minister or an authorised person has been granted

(subregulation 4 (1))

   

 

Item

Description of Goods

2

Toys coated with a material the non‑volatile content of which contains more than:

 

   (a)  90 mg/kg of lead; or

 

   (b)  25 mg/kg of arsenic; or

 

   (c)  60 mg/kg of antimony; or

 

   (d)  75 mg/kg of cadmium; or

 

   (e)  500 mg/kg of selenium; or

 

   (f)  60 mg/kg of mercury; or

 

   (g)  60 mg/kg of chromium; or

 

   (h)  1000 mg/kg of barium

3

Cosmetic products containing more than 250 mg/kg of lead or lead compounds (calculated as lead), except products containing more than 250 mg/kg of lead acetate designed for use in hair treatments

6

Money boxes coated with a material that contains more than 90 mg/kg of lead

7

Pencils or paint brushes coated with a material the non‑volatile content of which contains more than:

 

   (a)  90 mg/kg of lead; or

 

   (b)  25 mg/kg of arsenic; or

 

   (c)  60 mg/kg of antimony; or

 

   (d)  75 mg/kg of cadmium; or

 

   (e)  500 mg/kg of selenium; or

 

   (f)  60 mg/kg of mercury; or

 

   (g)  60 mg/kg of chromium; or

 

   (h)  1000 mg/kg of barium

8

Appliances or equipment designed or adapted for warfare or like purposes, being any of, or any combination of, the following:

 

   (a)  dazzle or decoy devices;

 

   (b)  equipment designed or adapted for the making of smoke screens;

 

   (c)  explosives or incendiary materials;

 

   (d)  flame throwers;

 

   (e)  gases or liquids designed for the purpose of killing or incapacitating persons, and devices or apparatus designed or adapted for use with those goods;

 

   (f)  grenades of any type, whether charged or not;

 

   (g)  large calibre armament, weapons, launchers, throwers and projectors, whether or not mounted on vehicles, ships or aircraft, that are designed for grenades, bombs, rockets or any other missile, ammunition or substance, including the following:

 

         (i)   cannon;

 

        (ii)   guns, including self‑propelled guns;

 

       (iii)   howitzers;

 

       (iv)   mortars;

 

        (v)   projectile launchers;

 

       (vi)   recoilless rifles;

 

      (vii)   tank destroyers;

 

   (h)  mines (whether charged or not);

 

    (i)  projectiles, bombs, rockets or any other missile, ammunition (other than ammunition to which Part 2 of Schedule 6 applies) or substance (whether charged or not);

 

    (j)  trip flares; and

 

   (k)  parts and accessories designed or adapted for, or for use with, any of the goods in the preceding paragraphs of this item

9

Daggers or similar devices, being sharp pointed stabbing instruments (not including swords or bayonets):

   (a)  ordinarily capable of concealment on the person; and

 

   (b)  having:

         (i)   a flat blade with cutting edges (serrated or not serrated) along the length of both sides; or

        (ii)   a needle‑like blade, the cross section of which is elliptical or has three or more sides; and

   (c)  made of any material

10

Dog collars incorporating protrusions designed to puncture or bruise an animal's skin

12

Hand‑held electric devices that are designed to administer an electric shock on contact, other than cattle prods designed exclusively for use with animals

13

Acoustic anti‑personnel devices that are designed:

   (a)  to cause permanent or temporary incapacity or disability to a person; or

   (b)  to otherwise physically disorientate a person

14

Hand‑held battery‑operated devices designed to discharge a gas or liquid

15

Goods to which, or to the coverings of which, there is applied a representation of the Arms, a flag or a seal of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory of the Commonwealth or a representation so nearly resembling the Arms, a flag or a seal of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory of the Commonwealth as to be likely to deceive

16

Goods to which, or to the coverings of which, there is applied a representation of the Royal Arms or a representation so nearly resembling the Royal Arms as to be likely to deceive

18

Blow‑guns or blow‑pipes that are capable of projecting a dart, or other devices that consist of a pipe or tube through which a missile in the form of a dart is capable of being projected by:

   (a)  the exhaled breath of the user; or

   (b)  another means other than an explosive

18A

Darts capable of being projected from:

   (a)  a blow‑gun or blow‑pipe; or

   (b)  another device that consists of a pipe or tube through which a missile in the form of a dart is capable of being projected by:

         (i)   the exhaled breath of the user; or

        (ii)   another means other than an explosive

18B

Goods of the kind known as nunchakus

18C

Crossbows that, when discharged, are capable of causing:

   (a)  damage to property; or

   (b)  bodily harm;

other than toy crossbows

18D

Ballistic knives, being knives that discharge a blade as a projectile by a spring mechanism or other means

19

Flick knives or similar devices, made of any material, that have a blade folded or recessed into the handle which opens automatically by:

   (a)  gravity or centrifugal force; or

   (b)  pressure applied to a button, spring or device in or attached to the handle of the device

19A

Knuckle‑dusters or similar devices that can be fitted over the knuckles of the hand of the user:

   (a)  to protect the knuckles; and

   (b)  to increase the effect of a punch or other blow;

whether the device has been manufactured for those purposes or adapted for those purposes

20

Gloves, or similar coverings for the hand, incorporating protrusions designed to puncture or bruise the skin

21

Goods incorporating:

   (a)  a concealed knife of any length, made of any material; or

   (b)  a concealed blade of any length, made of any material; or

   (c)  a concealed spike of any length, made of any material

22

Hunting slings, catapults or sling shots designed for use with, or a component part of which is, a brace that:

 

   (a)  fits or rests upon the forearm or upon another part of the body of the user; and

 

   (b)  supports the wrist or forearm against the tension of any material used to propel a projectile

23

Star knives or similar devices:

   (a)  consisting of more than one angular point, blade or spike, disposed outwardly about a central axis point; and

   (b)  designed to spin around the central axis point in flight when thrown at a target; and

   (c)  made of any material

29A

Body armour, protective jackets, protective vests, protective suits, anti‑ballistic articles or any other similar articles:

   (a)  able to be worn, either independently, or as a part of something else, on the human body; and

   (b)  designed or adapted to protect the human body from the effects of a weapon (for example, a knife);

other than anti‑ballistic articles used for eye or hearing protection

34

Erasers, resembling food in scent or appearance, that contain more than:

 

   (a)  90 mg/kg of lead; or

 

   (b)  25 mg/kg of arsenic; or

 

   (c)  60 mg/kg of antimony; or

 

   (d)  75 mg/kg of cadmium; or

 

   (e)  500 mg/kg of selenium; or

 

   (f)  60 mg/kg of mercury; or

 

   (g)  60 mg/kg of chromium; or

 

   (h)  1000 mg/kg of barium

35

Sheath knives or similar devices:

   (a)  having a sheath which withdraws into its handle:

         (i)   by gravity or centrifugal force; or

        (ii)   if pressure is applied to a button, spring or device attached to or forming part of the sheath, handle or blade of the knife; and

   (b)  made of any material

 

36

Push knives or similar devices:

   (a)  designed as weapons that consist of a single‑edged or multi‑edged blade or spike that:

         (i)   has a handle fitted transversely to the blade or spike; and

 

 

        (ii)   allows the blade or spike to be supported by the palm of the hand so that stabbing blows or slashes can be inflicted by a punching or pushing action; and

   (b)  made of any material

 

37

Trench knives or similar devices that consist of a single‑edged or multi‑edged blade or spike:

   (a)  fitted with a handle made of any hard substance that can be fitted over the knuckles of the hand of the user:

         (i)   to protect the knuckles; and

        (ii)   to increase the effect of a punch or blow; and

   (b)  made of any material;

whether the device has been manufactured for those purposes or adapted for those purposes

 

38

Throwing blades, throwing knives or throwing axes:

   (a)  designed or modified to be thrown; and

   (b)  made of any material

 

39

Knives, blades or spikes which are neither metallic nor ceramic, other than plastic cutlery

 

40

Hand or foot claws, being articles consisting of claws that are made or modified to be attached to or worn on the hands or feet

 

41

Weighted gloves or similar articles (including a fingerless glove) consisting of a weighted glove designed or constructed to be used as a weapon

 

42

Butterfly knives, devices known as 'balisongs', or other devices that consist of a single‑edged or multi‑edged blade or spike that:

   (a)  fits within two handles attached to the blade or spike by transverse pivot pins; and

   (b)  is capable of being opened by gravity or centrifugal force

 

43

Shark Darts or similar devices that are designed to expel, on or after contact, a gas or other substance capable of causing bodily harm

 

44

Dart projectors known as a 'darchery dartslingers', or similar devices that are designed to project a dart by means of an elasticised band

 

45

Maces or similar articles:

   (a)  capable of causing injury; and

   (b)  consisting of a club or staff fitted with a flanged or spiked head;

other than a ceremonial mace made for use solely as a symbol of authority on ceremonial occasions

 

46

Flails or similar articles consisting of a staff or handle that has fitted to one end, by any means, a freely swinging striking part armed with spikes or studded with any protruding matter

 

47

Extendable or telescopic batons, designed or adapted so that the length of the baton extends by:

   (a)  gravity; or

   (b)  centrifugal force; or

   (c)  pressure applied to a button, spring or device in or attached to the handle of the baton

 

48

Hand‑held articles, commonly known as laser pointers, designed or adapted to emit a laser beam with an accessible emission level of greater than 1 mW

 

 



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