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The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
As passed by both Houses
Customs Amendment (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation) Bill 2021
No. , 2021
A Bill for an Act to amend the Customs Act 1901 , and for related purposes
Contents
1............ Short title............................................................................................ 1
2............ Commencement.................................................................................. 1
3............ Schedules............................................................................................ 2
Schedule 1—Amendments 3
Part 1—Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) originating goods 3
Customs Act 1901 3
Part 2—Verification powers 14
Customs Act 1901 14
Part 3—Application provisions 17
A Bill for an Act to amend the Customs Act 1901 , and for related purposes
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
This Act is the Customs Amendment (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation) Act 2021 .
(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.
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1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table |
The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
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2. Schedule 1 |
The later of: (a) the day this Act receives the Royal Assent; and (b) the day the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, done on 15 November 2020, enters into force for Australia. However, the provisions do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur. The Minister must announce, by notifiable instrument, the day the Agreement enters into force for Australia. |
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Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.
(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.