Bill
Customs Amendment (Illicit Tobacco Offences) Bill 2018
passed, as at 2018-08-31. Law Enforcement and Cybersecurity portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Law Enforcement and Cybersecurity
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2018-03-28
- second reading — 2018-03-28
- second reading — 2018-08-14
- second reading — 2018-08-14
- third reading — 2018-08-14
- introduced — 2018-08-14
- second reading — 2018-08-14
- second reading — 2018-08-23
- second reading — 2018-08-23
- third reading — 2018-08-23
- passed — 2018-08-23
- royal assent — 2018-08-31
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2018-03-28.
This bill would create new criminal offences for importing illicit tobacco based on recklessness, rather than requiring proof of intent.
It would remove the need to prove whether illicit tobacco was imported or domestically produced, and align penalties between domestic and border offences.
Customs officers would gain powers to investigate new illicit tobacco offences in the Taxation Administration Act 1953.
- Creates two new offences for importing illicit tobacco based on recklessness.
- Removes the requirement to prove the origin of illicit tobacco when excise duty has not been paid.
- Extends Customs officers' investigation powers to new offences in the Taxation Administration Act 1953.
People and businesses involved in the importation or possession of illicit tobacco, and Customs officers.
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