Import Processing Charges Amendment Act 2005

No. 90, 2005

An Act to amend the Import Processing Charges Act 2001, and for related purposes

[Assented to 6 July 2005]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

This Act may be cited as the Import Processing Charges Amendment Act 2005.

(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table	The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.	6 July 2005
2. Schedule 1	Immediately after the commencement of sections 3 to 6 of the Import Processing Charges Act 2001.	19 July 2005

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally passed by the Parliament and assented to. It will not be expanded to deal with provisions inserted in this Act after assent.

(2) Column 3 of the table contains additional information that is not part of this Act. Information in this column may be added to or edited in any published version of this Act.

3 Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Import Processing Charges Act 2001

1 Paragraphs 5(3)(a) and (b)

Repeal the paragraphs, substitute:

(a) for an electronic import declaration that relates to goods imported into Australia by air (other than goods imported through the post)—$30.10 or such other amount (not exceeding $45.00) as is prescribed; or

(b) for a documentary import declaration that relates to goods imported into Australia by air (other than goods imported through the post)—$48.85 or such other amount (not exceeding $73.30) as is prescribed; or

(c) for an electronic import declaration that relates to goods imported into Australia through the post—$30.10 or such other amount (not exceeding $45.00) as is prescribed; or

(d) for a documentary import declaration that relates to goods imported into Australia through the post—$48.85 or such other amount (not exceeding $73.30) as is prescribed; or

(e) for an electronic import declaration that relates to goods imported into Australia by sea (other than goods imported through the post)—$49.50 or such other amount (not exceeding $74.00) as is prescribed; or

(f) for a documentary import declaration that relates to goods imported into Australia by sea (other than goods imported through the post)—$65.75 or such other amount (not exceeding $98.60) as is prescribed.

2 Paragraphs 5(6)(a) and (b)

Repeal the paragraphs, substitute:

(a) for an electronic warehouse declaration that relates to goods imported into Australia by air (other than goods imported through the post)—$30.10 or such other amount (not exceeding $45.00) as is prescribed; or

(b) for a documentary warehouse declaration that relates to goods imported into Australia by air (other than goods imported through the post)—$48.85 or such other amount (not exceeding $73.30) as is prescribed; or

(c) for an electronic warehouse declaration that relates to goods imported into Australia through the post—$30.10 or such other amount (not exceeding $45.00) as is prescribed; or

(d) for a documentary warehouse declaration that relates to goods imported into Australia through the post—$48.85 or such other amount (not exceeding $73.30) as is prescribed; or

(e) for an electronic warehouse declaration that relates to goods imported into Australia by sea (other than goods imported through the post)—$49.50 or such other amount (not exceeding $74.00) as is prescribed; or

(f) for a documentary warehouse declaration that relates to goods imported into Australia by sea (other than goods imported through the post)—$65.75 or such other amount (not exceeding $98.60) as is prescribed.

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 26 May 2005

Senate on 14 June 2005]

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