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QUARANTINE (GENERAL) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) 1994 NO. 274

STATUTORY RULES 1994 No. 274

Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Primary Industries and Energy

Quarantine Act 1908

Quarantine (General) Regulations (Amendment)

The Quarantine Act 1908 provides at sections 16AC, 16AD, 16AG and paragraph 87(1)(r) for the Governor-General to make regulations concerning the giving of notice of importation of goods into Australia or the Cocos Islands.

The Primary Industries and Energy Legislation Amendment Act 1994 received Royal Assent on 29 June 1994. This Act amended the Quarantine Act 1908 to provide, among other things, legislative support for the electronic entry, processing and clearance of goods imported into Australia. Legislative authority was needed to ensure that the quarantine administration could utilise modern technology to process and release or otherwise deal with imports. The Quarantine Act 1908 provides authority for the existing information access and processing arrangements between the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service, the Australian Customs Service and industry and in addition provides for the electronic transmission of quarantine decisions on imported goods.

These regulations provide for the detail of notification of importation, exception from notification, for the manner of giving notice and for evidence.

The regulations commenced on Gazettal.