Commonwealth Numbered Acts

CUSTOMS AMENDMENT (ENHANCED BORDER CONTROLS AND OTHER MEASURES) ACT 2009 (NO. 34, 2009) - SCHEDULE 9

Customs Act 1901

1  Subsection 183UA(1) (definition of special forfeited goods )

Omit "(b) or (n)", substitute "(b), (e) or (n)".

2  Part XIIA (heading)

Repeal the heading, substitute:

Part XIIA -- Special provisions relating to prohibited items

3  Section 227A

Omit "weapons", substitute "items".

4  Paragraphs 227A(a) and (b)

Omit "the weapon", substitute "the item".

5  Section 227B

Insert:

"prohibited item" means a thing to which this Part applies because of section 227D.

6  Section 227B (definition of prohibited weapon )

Repeal the definition.

7  Section 227D

Repeal the section, substitute:

227D   Items to which this Part applies

                   This Part applies to any thing if:

                     (a)  it is on board a ship or an aircraft to which this Part applies; and

                     (b)  its importation is:

                              (i)  prohibited absolutely by the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 ; or

                             (ii)  prohibited by those regulations unless a licence, permission, consent, approval or other document (however described) is granted or given, and such a licence, permission, consent, approval or other document has not been granted or given; and

                     (c)  either:

                              (i)  it is, or should have been, specified in a report given by the operator under section 64AAA as part of the stores of the ship or aircraft; or

                             (ii)  it is part of the personal effects of the crew of the ship or aircraft.

8  Subsection 227E(1)

Omit "prohibited weapon", substitute "prohibited item".

Note:       The heading to section 227E is altered by omitting " weapons " and substituting " items ".

9  Paragraph 227E(2)(b)

Omit "weapon", substitute "item".

10  Subsection 227E(5)

Omit "prohibited weapon", substitute "prohibited item".

11  Paragraph 227E(5)(b)

Omit "weapon", substitute "item".

12  Subsection 227F(1)

Omit "weapon" (wherever occurring), substitute "item".

Note:       The heading to section 227F is altered by omitting " weapons " and substituting " items ".

13  Subsections 227F(2), (4), (5) and (6)

Omit "weapon", substitute "item".

14  Subsection 227F(7)

Omit "weapon" (wherever occurring), substitute "item".

15  Subsection 227G(1)

Omit "weapon" (wherever occurring), substitute "item".

Note:       The heading to section 227G is altered by omitting " weapons " and substituting " items ".