Customs Act 1901

An application for a warehouse licence may be made to the Comptroller‑General of Customs.

An application under subsection (1) may be made by document or electronically.

A documentary application must:

be in writing; and

be in an approved form; and

contain such information as the form requires; and

be accompanied by any documents required by the form; and

be signed in the manner indicated in the form; and

except if the application is for an excise‑equivalent warehouse licence—be accompanied by the warehouse licence application charge.

An electronic application must:

communicate such information as is set out in an approved statement; and

be accompanied by any documents required by the approved statement; and

except if the application is for an excise‑equivalent warehouse licence—be accompanied by the warehouse licence application charge.

An application cannot be made under subsection (1) to use a place described in the application to warehouse tobacco products.