Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations(1) (a) For the purpose of carrying out the
provisions of the Statistics Act 1907 , the persons designated hereunder
are Statistical Agents for the purpose of the collection of import and export
returns required to be furnished under these regulations: —
The Secretary to the
Fremantle Harbour Trust.
The Secretaries to the
Albany and Bunbury Harbour Boards.
The Goods Agents and
Stationmasters of the Commonwealth Railways in Western Australia, the Western
Australian Government Railways throughout the State and of the Midland Railway
Co. of W.A. Ltd.
The Boundary Stock
Inspector of the State Department of Agriculture.
The Wharfingers of
Ports under the control of the State Harbour and Light Department.
Such persons as shall
be subsequently appointed by the Governor in Council.
(b) For
the purposes of this regulation —
goods includes livestock;
person includes body corporate;
port includes airport, railway station, post
office, warehouse, depot or place at or from which goods are received or
despatched.
(2)
Exports — (a) A person who despatches goods from any port in
Western Australia to any port in any of the other States or mainland
territories of the Commonwealth of Australia, shall at the time of despatching
the goods, or before the goods are forwarded, from the port in this State,
fill up and furnish to the Statistical Agent holding office at the port in
this State, or if there is no Statistical Agent at that port, shall fill up
and furnish to the Statistician, a return in the form or to the effect of Form
J.1 in the Schedule to these regulations: But the provisions of this paragraph
do not apply to a person who accepts goods from another person in this State
for the purpose of despatching, forwarding or delivering those goods from a
port in Western Australia to a port in any of the States or mainland
territories of Australia on behalf of that other person.
(b) A
person who accepts goods from another person for the purpose of despatching,
forwarding or delivering the goods from a port in Western Australia to a port
in any of the other States or mainland territories of the Commonwealth of
Australia on behalf of that other person, shall at the time of despatching the
goods or before the goods are forwarded from the port in Western Australia
fill up and furnish to the Statistical Agent holding office at the port in
this State, or if there is no Statistical Agent at that port, shall fill up
and furnish to the Statistician a return in the form or to the effect of Form
J.2 in the Schedule to these regulations.
(c) A
person whose name appears as the consignor of goods on any return in the form
or to the effect of Form J.2 furnished by any person in accordance with the
provisions of paragraph (b) of this subregulation, but who accepts the
goods for the purpose of forwarding or delivering the goods from a port in
this State to a port in any of the other States or mainland territories of the
Commonwealth of Australia on behalf of any person, shall at the request of the
Statistician fill up and furnish to the Statistician a return in the form or
to the effect of Form J.2 in the Schedule to these regulations.
(d) A
person whose name appears as the consignor of goods on any return in the form
or to the effect of Form J.2 furnished in accordance with the provisions of
paragraph (b) or (c) of this subregulation shall at the request of the
Statistician fill up and furnish to the Statistician a return in the form or
to the effect of Form J.1 in the Schedule to these regulations: But the
provisions of this paragraph do not apply to a person who accepts goods from
another person for the purpose of despatching, forwarding or delivering the
goods from a port in Western Australia to a port in any of the other States or
mainland territories of the Commonwealth of Australia on behalf of that other
person.
(3)
Imports — (a) Where goods have arrived at a port in Western
Australia from a port in any of the other States or mainland territories of
the Commonwealth of Australia, any person accepting delivery of those goods,
other than a person accepting delivery for the purpose of despatching,
conveying or delivering those goods to another person or other persons in this
State, shall, when obtaining possession of the goods fill up and furnish to
the Statistical Agent holding office at that port, or if there is no
Statistical Agent at that port, shall fill up and furnish to the Statistician
a return in the form or to the effect of Form J.3 in the Schedule to these
regulations.
(b)
Where a person accepts delivery of goods which have arrived at a port in
Western Australia from a port in any of the other States or mainland
territories of the Commonwealth of Australia for the purpose of despatching,
conveying or delivering those goods to other persons in this State, he shall
at the time of obtaining possession of those goods fill up and furnish to the
Statistical Agent holding office at that port, or if there is no Statistical
Agent at that port, shall fill up and furnish to the Statistician a return in
the form or to the effect of Form J.4 in the Schedule to these regulations.
(c) A
person whose name appears as the consignee of goods on any return in the form
or to the effect of Form J.4 furnished by any person in accordance with the
provisions of paragraph (b) of this subregulation but who accepts the
goods for the purpose of despatching, forwarding or delivering them on behalf
of any person to any other person in this State, shall at the request of the
Statistician fill up and furnish to the Statistician a return in the form or
to the effect of Form J.4 in the Schedule to these regulations.
(d) A
person whose name appears as the consignee of goods on any return in the form
or to the effect of Form J.4 furnished in accordance with paragraph (b)
or (c) of this subregulation, shall at the request of the Statistician, fill
up and furnish to the Statistician, a return in the form or to the effect of
Form J.3 in the Schedule to these regulations: But the provisions of this
paragraph do not apply to a person who accepts delivery of the goods for the
purpose of despatching, conveying or delivering the goods to any other person
in this State.
(e)
Where a person conveys or delivers goods from a port in any of the other
States or mainland territories of the Commonwealth to a port in Western
Australia, he shall at the time of arrival at the port in Western Australia,
fill up and furnish to the Statistician, a return in the form or to the effect
of Form J. 4 in the Schedule to these regulations.
(4) (a)
On the application of a person required to furnish a return under the
provisions of subregulation (2) or (3) of this regulation, the
Statistician may authorise him to furnish the return periodically or at
regular intervals in respect of goods handled by him during specified periods
and shall appoint the day on which the return shall be furnished in respect of
each period.
(b) A
person so authorised shall —
(i)
furnish the return on the day so appointed for each
specified period, and
(ii)
if no goods are handled by him during any specified
period, furnish the return with the word “Nil” written across it
on the day appointed for furnishing the return in respect of that period.
(c) The
provisions of regulation 4 and of subregulations (2) and (3) of this
regulation apply mutatis mutandis to a return furnished under the provisions
of paragraph (a) of this subregulation, but where the Statistician
authorises a person to furnish a return periodically under the provisions of
that paragraph the person shall furnish the return on the day or days
appointed by the Statistician.
(d) An
authority given by the Statistician under the provisions of paragraph (a)
of this subregulation may be revoked by him at any time.
[Regulation 5 inserted by Gazette
15 June 1956 pp.1479‑81; amended by Gazette
7 January 1958 p.17.]