Bill
Customs Tariff Amendment (Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus Implementation) Bill 2018
passed, as at 2018-09-25. Law Enforcement and Cyber Security portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Law Enforcement and Cyber Security
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2018-08-16
- second reading — 2018-08-16
- second reading — 2018-08-22
- second reading — 2018-08-22
- third reading — 2018-08-22
- introduced — 2018-08-23
- second reading — 2018-08-23
- second reading — 2018-09-13
- second reading — 2018-09-13
- committee — 2018-09-13
- third reading — 2018-09-13
- passed — 2018-09-13
- royal assent — 2018-09-25
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 2018-08-16.
This bill would change customs duties to put a trade deal with Pacific island nations into effect.
Goods from those countries would enter Australia duty-free, except for alcohol, tobacco and fuel, which would get special rates.
The government expects the deal to cost it almost nothing in lost revenue over the five years to 2020–21.
- Sets a zero customs duty rate for most goods from Pacific island nations once the agreement starts.
- Adds a new schedule to the Customs Tariff Act with excise-equivalent rates for alcohol, tobacco and fuel.
- Updates some existing concessional items in the tariff to keep duty rates consistent with the trade deal.
Importers of goods from Pacific island nations that are party to the agreement.
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