Commonwealth Numbered Acts

CUSTOMS AND EXCISE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1992 No. 34 of 1992 - SECT 4

4. Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended:
(a) by omitting from the definition of "Commercial document" in subsection
(1) all words after "the carriage of the goods" and substituting the following
words and paragraphs:

"but does not include a record of any transmission to or from Customs:

   (a)  under the COMPILE computer system in respect of an import entry
        concerning the goods or a withdrawal of such an entry; or

   (b)  under the EXIT computer system in respect of an export entry,
        submanifest, or outward manifest concerning the goods or a withdrawal
        of such an entry, submanifest or manifest;";

   (b)  by omitting from subsection (1) the definition of "Authority to deal"
        and substituting the following definition:

" `Authority to deal' means:

   (a)  in relation to goods the subject of an export entry - an export entry
        advice, in the form specified under subsection 114C(1), authorising
        the goods to be dealt with in accordance with the entry; and

   (b)  in relation to goods the subject of an import entry - an authorisation
        of the kind referred to in subsection 71B(4);";

   (c)  by omitting from subsection (1) the definition of "The Customs";

   (d)  by inserting in subsection (1) the following definition:

" `Customs' means the Australian Customs Service;";

   (e)  by inserting in subsection (1) the following definitions:

" 'COMPILE user agreement' means an agreement entered into between Customs and
a registered COMPILE user under subsection 77A(8);
'COMPILE computer system' means the computer facilities specified in each
COMPILE user agreement for all computer communications relating to the
importation of goods;";
'Import entry' means a computer import entry or a documentary import entry
within the meaning of section 71A;
'Import entry advice' means a communication, in respect of an import entry,
that is made under subsection 71B(1).
'Movement application' means an application made under section 71E for
permission to move goods that are, or will be, subject to Customs control;
'PIN number', in relation to a registered COMPILE user, means a personal user
identification number allocated to the user under subsection 77A(9);
'Registered COMPILE user' means a person registered as such a user under
subsection 77A(5);
'Visual examination application' means an application made under section 71C
for permission to examine goods;".