Bill
Customs Amendment (Immediate Destruction of Illicit Tobacco) Bill 2019
passed, as at 2019-10-02. Home Affairs portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Home Affairs
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2019-07-04
- second reading — 2019-07-04
- second reading — 2019-09-09
- second reading — 2019-09-09
- third reading — 2019-09-09
- introduced — 2019-09-09
- second reading — 2019-09-09
- second reading — 2019-09-19
- second reading — 2019-09-19
- third reading — 2019-09-19
- passed — 2019-09-19
- royal assent — 2019-10-02
Divisions
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2019-07-04.
This bill would let customs officials immediately destroy seized illegal tobacco products instead of storing them for 30 days.
The Comptroller-General of Customs could order the destruction or other disposal of tobacco seized as prohibited imports, similar to existing rules for psychoactive substances.
The change starts on 1 July 2019, when tobacco products become prohibited imports requiring a valid permit, except for traveller duty-free allowances and specialty items.
- Empowers the Comptroller-General of Customs to immediately destroy seized tobacco products.
- Removes the 30-day storage requirement for seized tobacco before disposal.
- Aligns tobacco seizure rules with those for other prohibited imports like psychoactive substances.
Tobacco importers, Australian Border Force officials, and the Comptroller-General of Customs.
Sources
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