Customs Act 1901

PART V - WAREHOUSES  

SECTION 82A   COMPTROLLER-GENERAL OF CUSTOMS MAY IMPOSE ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS TO WHICH A WAREHOUSE LICENCE IS SUBJECT  

82A(1)    

The Comptroller-General of Customs may, at any time, impose additional conditions to which the licence is subject if the Comptroller-General of Customs considers the conditions to be necessary or desirable:

(a)    for the protection of the revenue; or

(b)    for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the Customs Acts, any other law of the Commonwealth prescribed by the regulations or a law of a State or Territory prescribed by the regulations; or

(c)    for any other purpose.

82A(2)    

If the Comptroller-General of Customs imposes conditions under subsection (1) :

(a)    the Comptroller-General of Customs must, by written notice to the holder of the warehouse licence, notify the holder of the conditions; and

(b)    the conditions cannot take effect before:

(i) the end of 30 days after the giving of the notice; or

(ii) if the Comptroller-General of Customs considers that it is necessary for the conditions to take effect earlier - the end of a shorter period specified in the notice.

Note:

See section 102AA for the ways in which the notice may be given to the holder of the licence.