Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands

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Customs (Amendment) Ordinance 1996

No. 1 of 1996

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Ordinance under the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955.

Dated 10 April 1996.

 

 WILLIAM DEANE

 Governor-General

 By His Excellency’s Command,

 

 

WARWICK SMITH

Minister for Sport, Territories and Local Government

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An Ordinance to amend the Customs Ordinance 1993

1.   Short title

1.1   This Ordinance may be cited as the Customs (Amendment) Ordinance 1996.1

[Note: This Ordinance commences on gazettal: see Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955, s. 12 (2).]

2.    Amendment

2.1   The Customs Ordinance 19932 is amended as set out in this Ordinance.

3.    Schedule 1

3.1   Subclause 2.1:

Omit the subclause, substitute:

“2.1   Subsection 4 (1) (definition of ‘CEO’)

Omit the definition, substitute:

“CEO” means Comptroller of the Indian Ocean Territories Customs Service;’.”.

3.2   Subclause 3.1:

Omit the subclause, substitute:

“3.1   Subsections 4A (1) and (1A):

After ‘the CEO’, insert ‘of the Australian Customs Service’.”.

3.3   Clause 4:

Omit the clause, substitute:

4.   Section 8 (Collectors of Customs)

4.1   Subsection 8 (1):

Omit the subsection, substitute:

 ‘(1) In this Act:

 (a) a reference to a Collector is a reference to a customs officer; and

 (b) a reference to the Regional Director for a State or Territory is a reference to the Comptroller.’.”.

3.4   New clauses 7A and 7B:

After clause 7, insert:

7A.   Section 219A (Interpretation)

7A.1   Subsection 219A (1):

Definition of ‘Judge’:

Omit the definition, substitute:

“Judge” means a Judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia;’.

7B.   Section 219AA (Certain Judges eligible to issue warrants for use of listening devices)

7B.1   Omit the section.”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 17 April 1996.

2. Ordinance No. 6, 1993.