2004‑2005

The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia

THE SENATE

Presented and read a first time

Customs Amendment (Extension of Import Cut‑over Time) Bill 2005

No.      , 2005

(Justice and Customs)

A Bill for an Act relating to the implementation of the imports phase of the Integrated Cargo System, and for related purposes

Contents
1	Short title	1
2	Commencement	1
3	Schedule(s)	2
Schedule 1—Amendments	3
Customs Legislation Amendment (Application of International Trade Modernisation and Other Measures) Act 2004	3

A Bill for an Act relating to the implementation of the imports phase of the Integrated Cargo System, and for related purposes
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1  Short title
		This Act may be cited as the Customs Amendment (Extension of Import Cut‑over Time) Act 2005.
2  Commencement
		This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
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		Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.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
  
Customs Legislation Amendment (Application of International Trade Modernisation and Other Measures) Act 2004
1  Section 4 (definition of import cut‑over time)
Omit “specified by the CEO”.
2  Sections 5 and 6
Repeal the sections, substitute:
5  Import cut‑over time
	(1)	The import cut‑over time is:
	(a)	2 am by legal time in the Australian Capital Territory on 12 October 2005; or
	(b)	a later time specified by the CEO by legislative instrument.
	(2)	If the CEO specifies a later time under paragraph (1)(b), the CEO may, before that later time, by legislative instrument, specify a different later time as the import cut‑over time.
	(3)	A later time must be before the end of 7 November 2005.
6  CEO to specify the turn‑off time
	(1)	The CEO must, by legislative instrument, specify a time not more than 40 days (including Sundays and holidays) after the import cut‑over time as the turn‑off time.
	(2)	After the CEO has specified a time under subsection (1), the CEO may, before that time, by legislative instrument, specify a later time not more than 40 days (including Sundays and holidays) after the import cut‑over time as the turn‑off time.