Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958

The exportation from Australia of a precursor substance mentioned in Part 1 of Schedule 9 is prohibited unless:

the substance is exported from Australia by a licensed exporter; and

the conditions mentioned in subregulation (4) are met in relation to the export of the substance.

The exportation from Australia of more than 100 litres of a precursor substance mentioned in Part 2 of Schedule 9 is prohibited unless:

the substance is exported from Australia by a licensed exporter; and

if the substance is to be exported to a country mentioned in a notice under subregulation (3)—the conditions mentioned in subregulation (4) are met in relation to the export of the substance.

The Secretary may publish in the Gazette a notice listing countries for paragraph (2)(b).

For subregulations (1) and (2), the conditions are that:

the licensed exporter has notified the Secretary at least 5 days before the exporter intends to export the substance; and

the Secretary or an authorised person has not, by an instrument in writing, notified the licensed exporter that the licensed exporter cannot export the substance; and

the substance is exported within 3 months after the date when the notification mentioned in paragraph (a) was received by the Secretary; and

the amount of the substance is not greater than the amount specified in the notification mentioned in paragraph (a); and

the substance is consigned to the country specified in the notification mentioned in paragraph (a); and

when requested by a Collector, the licensed exporter produces the notification mentioned in paragraph (a) to the Collector.

A notification under paragraph (4)(a) must:

be in writing; and

be in the form approved by the Secretary; and

state:

the country to which the substance is to be exported; and

the quantity of the substance that is to be exported.