Customs Amendment (Anti-dumping Improvements) Act 2011 (123 of 2011)

Schedule 1   Customs Act 1901

8   After section 269TL

Insert:

269TLA Time limit for Minister to make certain decisions

(1) This section applies if the Minister receives a recommendation from the CEO concerning the imposition of dumping duty, third country dumping duty, countervailing duty or third country countervailing duty on goods.

(2) The Minister must decide whether or not to publish a dumping duty notice or a countervailing duty notice, or both a dumping duty notice and a countervailing duty notice, in respect of the goods within:

(a) 30 days after receiving the recommendation; or

(b) if the Minister considers there are special circumstances that prevent the decision being made within that period - such longer period as the Minister considers appropriate.

(3) If paragraph (2)(b) applies, the Minister must give public notice of the longer period.

(4) Subsection (2) does not apply if:

(a) the Minister defers the decision under subsection 269TG(4), 269TJ(3) or 269TJA(3); or

(b) subsection 269TN(4A) applies in relation to the decision; or

(c) the application to which the recommendation relates is withdrawn before the Minister makes the decision.