House of Representatives
Customs Amendment (ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area Second Protocol Implementation and Other Measures) Bill 2024
Explanatory Memorandum
(Circulated by authority of the Assistant Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, the Honourable Julian Hill MP)COMMON ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
| Abbreviation acronym | Meaning | |
| ABF | Australian Border Force | |
| ABF Act | Australian Border Force Act 2015 | |
| AANZ | Australia and New Zealand | |
| AANZFTA | Agreement Establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area, as amended and in force for Australia from time to time, but excluding amendments made by the Second Protocol | |
| ASEAN | Association of Southeast Asian Nations | |
| Bill | Customs Amendment (ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free
Trade Area Second Protocol implementation and other measures) Bill 2024 |
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| Customs Act | Customs Act 1901 | |
| Customs Tariff Act | Customs Tariff Act 1995 | |
| DFAT | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
| HS | Harmonized System | |
| Home Affairs | Department of Home Affairs | |
| MAFTA | Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement | |
| PACER Plus | Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus | |
| RCEP Agreement | Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement | |
| Second Protocol | Second Protocol to Amend the Agreement Establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area |