Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposal and Other Measures) Act 2017

No. 82, 2017

An Act to amend the Customs Tariff Act 1995, and for related purposes

Contents

1 Short title 1

2 Commencement 2

3 Schedules 2

Schedule 1—Incorporation of Proposal 4

Customs Tariff Act 1995 4

Schedule 2—Other amendments 5

Part 1—Machining centres 5

Customs Tariff Act 1995 5

Part 2—Paraquat dichloride 6

Customs Tariff Act 1995 6

Part 3—Automotive service providers 7

Customs Tariff Act 1995 7

Part 4—Used or second-hand vehicles 8

Customs Tariff Act 1995 8

Part 5—Technical amendments 13

Customs Tariff Act 1995 13

Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposal and Other Measures) Act 2017

No. 82, 2017

An Act to amend the Customs Tariff Act 1995, and for related purposes

[Assented to 16 August 2017]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title

This Act is the Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposal and Other Measures) Act 2017.
2 Commencement 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.
Commencement information Commencement information Commencement information
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Provisions Commencement Date/Details
1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. 16 August 2017
2. Schedule 1 Immediately after the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Customs Tariff Amendment (2017 Harmonized System Changes) Act 2016. 1 January 2017
3. Schedule 2, Parts 1 and 2 The 28th day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. 13 September 2017
4. Schedule 2, Part 3 1 January 2017. 1 January 2017
5. Schedule 2, Part 4 1 January 2018. 1 January 2018
6. Schedule 2, Part 5 The 28th day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. 13 September 2017

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted.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.
3 Schedules

Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.
Incorporation of Proposal

Customs Tariff Act 1995

 1 Schedule 3 (subheading 6907.30.10)

Repeal the subheading, substitute:

 2 Application provision

The amendment made by this Schedule applies in relation to:

 a

goods imported into Australia on or after 1 January 2017; and

 b

goods imported into Australia before 1 January 2017, where the time for working out the rate of import duty on the goods had not occurred before 1 January 2017.

 Other amendments

Customs Tariff Act 1995

 1 Schedule 3 (subheadings 8465.20.10 to 8465.20.60)

Repeal the subheadings, substitute:

 2 Application provision

The amendment made by this Part applies in relation to:

Customs Tariff Act 1995

 a

goods imported into Australia on or after the commencement of this Part; and

 b

goods imported into Australia before the commencement of this Part, where the time for working out the rate of import duty on the goods had not occurred before the commencement of this Part.

 3 Schedule 3 (Chapter 29, the title “Additional Notes.”)

Repeal the title, substitute:

Additional Note.

 4 Schedule 3 (Chapter 29, Additional Note 2)

Repeal the Additional Note.

 5 Schedule 3 (subheading 3808.93.00)

Repeal the subheading, substitute:

 6 Application provision

The amendments made by this Part apply in relation to:

Customs Tariff Act 1995

 a

goods imported into Australia on or after the commencement of this Part; and

 b

goods imported into Australia before the commencement of this Part, where the time for working out the rate of import duty on the goods had not occurred before the commencement of this Part.

 7 Schedule 4 (table item 39, column headed “Description of goods”, paragraph (b))

After “motor vehicle producers”, insert “, or automotive service providers,”.

 8 Application provision

The amendment made by this Part applies in relation to:

Customs Tariff Act 1995

 a

goods imported into Australia on or after 1 January 2017; and

 b

goods imported into Australia before 1 January 2017, where the time for working out the rate of import duty on the goods had not occurred before 1 January 2017.

 9 Schedule 3 (subheading 8703.21.11, the description of goods in column 2)

Omit “secondhand”, substitute “second-hand”.

 10 Schedule 3 (subheading 8703.21.11, the rates of duty in column 3)

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:

 11 Schedule 3 (subheading 8703.22.11, the description of goods in column 2)

Omit “secondhand”, substitute “second-hand”.

 12 Schedule 3 (subheading 8703.22.11, the rates of duty in column 3)

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:

 13 Schedule 3 (subheading 8703.23.11, the description of goods in column 2)

Omit “secondhand”, substitute “second-hand”.

 14 Schedule 3 (subheading 8703.23.11, the rates of duty in column 3)

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:

 15 Schedule 3 (subheading 8703.24.11, the description of goods in column 2)

Omit “secondhand”, substitute “second-hand”.

 16 Schedule 3 (subheading 8703.24.11, the rates of duty in column 3)

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:

 17 Schedule 3 (subheading 8703.31.11, the description of goods in column 2)

Omit “secondhand”, substitute “second-hand”.

 18 Schedule 3 (subheading 8703.31.11, the rates of duty in column 3)

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:

 19 Schedule 3 (subheading 8703.32.11, the description of goods in column 2)

Omit “secondhand”, substitute “second-hand”.

 20 Schedule 3 (subheading 8703.32.11, the rates of duty in column 3)

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:

 21 Schedule 3 (subheading 8703.33.11, the description of goods in column 2)

Omit “secondhand”, substitute “second-hand”.

 22 Schedule 3 (subheading 8703.33.11, the rates of duty in column 3)

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:

 23 Schedule 3 (subheading 8703.40.11, the description of goods in column 2)

Omit “secondhand”, substitute “second-hand”.

 24 Schedule 3 (subheading 8703.40.11, the rates of duty in column 3)

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:

 25 Schedule 3 (subheading 8703.50.11, the description of goods in column 2)

Omit “secondhand”, substitute “second-hand”.

 26 Schedule 3 (subheading 8703.50.11, the rates of duty in column 3)

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:

 27 Schedule 3 (subheading 8703.60.11, the description of goods in column 2)

Omit “secondhand”, substitute “second-hand”.

 28 Schedule 3 (subheading 8703.60.11, the rates of duty in column 3)

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:

 29 Schedule 3 (subheading 8703.70.11, the description of goods in column 2)

Omit “secondhand”, substitute “second-hand”.

 30 Schedule 3 (subheading 8703.70.11, the rates of duty in column 3)

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:

 31 Schedule 3 (subheading 8703.80.11, the description of goods in column 2)

Omit “secondhand”, substitute “second-hand”.

 32 Schedule 3 (subheading 8703.80.11, the rates of duty in column 3)

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:

 33 Schedule 3 (subheading 8703.90.11, the description of goods in column 2)

Omit “secondhand”, substitute “second-hand”.

 34 Schedule 3 (subheading 8703.90.11, the rates of duty in column 3)

Repeal the rates of duty, substitute:

 35 Schedule 5 (table items 935, 937, 939, 941, 943, 945, 947 and 948A to 949)

Repeal the items.

 36 Schedule 11 (table items 620, 624, 627, 628, 632, 636, 640 and 642A to 643)

Repeal the items.

 37 Application provision

The amendments made by this Part apply in relation to:

Customs Tariff Act 1995

 a

goods imported into Australia on or after the commencement of this Part; and

 b

goods imported into Australia before the commencement of this Part, where the time for working out the rate of import duty on the goods had not occurred before the commencement of this Part.

 38 Schedule 3 (subheading 4105.30.00, the description of goods in column 2)

Repeal the description, substitute:

 39 Schedule 3 (subheading 5212.2, the description of goods in column 2)

Repeal the description, substitute:

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 21 June 2017

Senate on 9 August 2017]

(134/17)