Definitions

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In this instrument:

Act means the Customs Act 1901.

AHECC: see subclause 1(2) of Schedule 3.

aircraft’s stores has the meaning given by section 130C of the Act.

alcoholic beverage: see section 95.

allowable factory cost: see subsection 112(8).

appointed, in relation to an airport, boarding station, port or wharf, means an airport, boarding station, port or wharf appointed under section 15 of the Act.

Australian Border Force has the same meaning as in the Australian Border Force Act 2015.

Australian National Flag means the Australian National Flag within the meaning of the Flags Act 1953.

Australia Travel Declaration, in relation to the importation of Subdivision AA goods by a person into Australia, means the digital declaration known by that name that is:

(a)

submitted by the person in respect of that importation to the departmental system that processes such declarations; or

(b)

if the person has submitted one or more subsequent declarations in respect of that importation—the most recently submitted declaration.

authorised Australia Post outlet means an outlet:

(a)

owned and operated by Australia Post; or

(b)

that is:

(i)

licensed by Australia Post to a third party licensee; and

(ii)

operated by a licensee or manager who meets the criteria for Gatekeeper accreditation of registration authorities.

Note:

Gatekeeper is managed by the Australian Government Information Management Office.

broker’s licence has the meaning given by subsection 180(1) of the Act.

CAMS Manual of Motor Sport: see subclause 2(2) of Schedule 9.

child abuse material has the meaning given by subsection 233BAB(4) of the Act.

commencing day means the day this instrument commences.

Committee has the meaning given by subsection 180(1) of the Act.

contaminated petrol means petrol that has been contaminated by being mixed with another substance.

customs document means a document:

(a)

given, issued or kept by the Department, or any officer, for the purposes of the Customs Acts; or

(b)

produced or delivered to the Department, or any officer, for the purposes of the Customs Acts.

Note:

Examples include a receipt, a certificate, a claim, an account, a book, a manifest, a declaration, an entry, an invoice, a licence, a security, a notice, a permit, a debenture, a report, an authority and a consent.

deductible administrative costs: see subsection 112(8).

departure area means a part of an airport or wharf that is set aside for the reception of relevant travellers who:

(a)

have complied with the laws of the Commonwealth relating to the departure of persons for places outside Australia; and

(b)

are yet to embark on an aircraft or ship for the relevant flight or relevant voyage concerned.

education institution has the same meaning as in the Student Assistance Act 1973.

gateway airport: see subsection 150A(3).

human embryo clone has the same meaning as in the Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction Act 2002.

instalment period: see subsection 37(3).

intergovernmental agreement means an agreement:

(a)

to which the Commonwealth and the government of one or more foreign countries are parties; and

(b)

that provides for the importation of goods of a class or classes specified in the agreement into Australia, and that country or those countries, on a temporary basis without payment of duty.

international airport means the following airports:

(a)

Adelaide International Airport;

(b)

Brisbane International Airport;

(c)

Cairns International Airport;

(d)

Coolangatta Airport;

(e)

Darwin International Airport;

(f)

Hobart International Airport;

(g)

Melbourne International Airport;

(h)

Perth International Airport;

(i)

Sunshine Coast (Maroochydore) Airport;

(j)

Sydney International Airport;

(k)

Townsville Airport;

(l)

Western Sydney International (Nancy‑Bird Walton) Airport.

international flight:

(a)

in the case of a person leaving Australia—has the same meaning as in section 96A of the Act; and

(b)

in the case of a person entering Australia—has the same meaning as in section 96B of the Act.

international passenger cruise ship: see subsection 74(2).

international traveller: see subsection 150A(3).

inwards duty free shop has the same meaning as in section 96B of the Act.

mail‑order house: see subsection 24(4).

objectionable good: see subclause 1(2) of Schedule 7.

off‑airport duty free shop means an outwards duty free shop other than an on‑airport duty free shop.

on‑airport duty free shop means an outwards duty free shop located in a departure area of an airport.

outwards duty free shop has the same meaning as in section 96A of the Act.

overseas flight: see subsection 150A(3).

petrol includes:

(a)

benzine, benzol, gasoline, naphtha and pentane; and

(b)

any of the following that are dutiable under the Act:

(i)

petroleum distillate;

(ii)

shale distillate;

(iii)

coal tar distillate; and

(c)

any goods classified under the following tariff headings or subheadings:

(i)

2710.19.91;

(ii)

2710.19.92;

(iii)

2710.91.91;

(iv)

2710.91.92;

(v)

2710.99.91;

(vi)

2710.99.92;

(vii)

3403.11.10;

(viii)

3403.11.90;

(ix)

3403.19.10;

(x)

3403.19.90;

(xi)

3403.91.10;

(xii)

3403.91.90;

(xiii)

3403.99.10;

(xiv)

3403.99.90;

(xv)

3811.21.10;

(xvi)

3811.21.90;

(xvii)

3819.00.00.

place of export has the meaning given by subsection 154(1) of the Act.

Prohibited Exports Regulations means the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958.

Prohibited Imports Regulations means the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956.

proprietor:

(a)

in relation to an outwards duty free shop—has the same meaning as in section 96A of the Act; and

(b)

in relation to an inwards duty free shop—has the same meaning as in section 96B of the Act.

Reagent Chemicals document means the document known as the Reagent Chemicals: Specifications and Procedures, Tenth Edition, published by the American Chemical Society, as it exists on the commencing day.

relevant flight, in relation to a person who is a relevant traveller, means the international flight in relation to which the person is a relevant traveller.

relevant instalment period: see subsection 37(3).

relevant traveller:

(a)

in the case of a person leaving Australia—has the same meaning as in section 96A of the Act; and

(b)

in the case of a person entering Australia—has the same meaning as in section 96B of the Act.

relevant voyage, in relation to a person who is a relevant traveller, means the international voyage (within the meaning of section 96A of the Act) in relation to which the person is a relevant traveller.

ship’s stores has the meaning given by section 130C of the Act.

special processing area: see subsection 150A(3).

statutory function: see subsection 150A(3).

Subdivision AA goods has the meaning given by section 71AAAA of the Act.

tariff heading: see section 5.

tariff subheading: see section 5.

TCO has the meaning given by subsection 269B(1) of the Act.

tobacco products has the same meaning as in section 233BABAD of the Act.

viable material: see subclause 3(2) of Schedule 7.

warehouse licence has the meaning given by subsection 78(1) of the Act.

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