Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956
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Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 Statutory Rules No. 90, 1956 made under the Customs Act 1901 Compilation No. 105 Compilation date: 15 December 2015 Includes amendments up to: SLI No. 241, 2015 Registered: 3 February 2016 Prepared by the Office of Parliamentary Counsel, Canberra Corrected Authorised Version registered 21/02/2019 F2016C00106 About this compilation This compilation This is a compilation of the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 15 December 2015 (the compilation date). This compilation was prepared on 25 January 2016. The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law. Uncommenced amendments The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on ComLaw (www.comlaw.gov.au). 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Corrected Authorised Version registered 21/02/2019 F2016C00106 Contents 1 Name of Regulations ......................................................................... 1 2 Interpretation ..................................................................................... 1 3 Goods the importation of which is prohibited absolutely .................. 5 3AA Importation of devices and documents relating to suicide ................. 5 3A Criteria for the purposes of provisions of regulations 4F and 4H relating to defence forces of certain overseas countries. .............. 5 3B Criteria for the purposes of provisions of regulations 4F and 4H relating to police forces of certain overseas countries ................. 7 3C Criteria for the purposes of provisions of regulations 4F and 4H relating to air security officers ..................................................... 8 3D Criteria for regulations 4F and 4H—transhipment of firearms and weapons etc. to a foreign country ............................................... 9 3E Criteria for regulation 4F—importation of firearms and related items used overseas in lawful shooting competitions, or lawful hunting activities ................................................................ 9 3F Criteria for regulation 4H—Defense Trade Cooperation Treaty .............................................................................................. 10 4 Goods the importation of which is prohibited unless conditions or restrictions are complied with .................................... 11 4A Importation of objectionable goods ................................................. 12 4AA Importation of plastic explosives ..................................................... 16 4AB Importation of polychlorinated biphenyls, terphenyls etc ................ 17 4B Importation of fish ........................................................................... 18 4BA Importation of goods specified in Schedule 3A (toothfish) ............. 18 4C Importation of asbestos .................................................................... 19 4D Importation of unmanufactured tobacco leaf ................................... 22 4E Importation of glazed ceramic ware ................................................ 23 4F Importation of firearms, firearm accessories, firearm parts, firearm magazines, ammunition, components of ammunition and imitations .................................................................................. 24 4G Importation of tablet presses ............................................................ 29 4H Importation of certain weapons and weapon parts ........................... 30 4I Importation of ice pipes ................................................................... 31 4K Importation of woolpacks ................................................................ 33 4MA Importation of rough diamonds ....................................................... 34 4R Importation of radioactive substances ............................................. 35 4S Importation of lighters ..................................................................... 36 4T Importation of counterfeit credit, debit and charge cards ................ 38 Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 i Compilation No. 105 Compilation date: 15/12/15 Registered: 3/2/16 Corrected Authorised Version registered 21/02/2019 F2016C00106 4U Importation of goods the subject of a permanent ban under the Trade Practices Act 1974 .......................................................... 39 4V Importation of Anzac goods ............................................................ 39 4VA Importation of incandescent lamps .................................................. 40 4W Importation of cat or dog fur ........................................................... 42 4X Importation of security sensitive ammonium nitrate ....................... 44 4XA Importation of goods under autonomous sanctions ......................... 44 4Y Importation of goods from Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ............................................................................................... 45 4Z Importation of certain goods from Iran ............................................ 47 4ZA Importation of certain goods from Eritrea ....................................... 49 4ZB Importation of certain goods from the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ....................................................................................... 51 5 Importation of drugs ........................................................................ 53 5A Importation of antibiotic substances ................................................ 64 5F Reason for refusal to be given ......................................................... 67 5G Importation of certain substances .................................................... 68 5H Importation of certain goods ............................................................ 69 5HA Review of decisions ......................................................................... 70 5I Importation of certain organochlorine chemicals ............................ 72 5J Importation of goods containing certain chemical compounds ...................................................................................... 74 5K Importation of ozone-depleting substances and synthetic greenhouse gases ............................................................................. 78 5L Importation of viable material derived from human embryo clones ............................................................................................... 79 6 Regulations do not derogate from any other law ............................. 80 8 Transitional matters—amendments made by the Customs and Other Legislation Amendment (Australian Border Force) Regulation 2015 ................................................................... 80 9 Transitional matters—amendments made by the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Amendment (Firearms and Other Weapons) Regulation 2015 .............................................................. 81 ii Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 Compilation No. 105 Compilation date: 15/12/15 Registered: 3/2/16 Corrected Authorised Version registered 21/02/2019 F2016C00106 Schedule 1—Goods the importation of which is prohibited absolutely 83 Schedule 2—Goods the importation of which is prohibited unless the permission in writing of the Minister or an authorised person has been granted 84 Schedule 3—Goods the importation of which is prohibited unless specified conditions, restrictions or requirements are complied with 86 Schedule 3A—Goods the importation of which is prohibited if permission is not granted under regulation 4BA 87 Schedule 3B—Permitted importation of chrysotile 88 Schedule 4—Drugs 89 Schedule 6—Requirements for the importation of firearms, firearm accessories, firearm parts, firearms magazines, ammunition, components of ammunition and imitations 101 Part 1—Tests 101 Part 2—Requirements for specific firearms, firearm accessories, firearm parts, firearm magazines, ammunition, components of ammunition and imitations 115 Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 iii Compilation No. 105 Compilation date: 15/12/15 Registered: 3/2/16 Corrected Authorised Version registered 21/02/2019 F2016C00106 Part 3—Conditions relating to the importation of firearms, firearm accessories, firearm parts, firearm magazines, ammunition, components of ammunition and imitations 130 Part 4—Interpretation 143 Schedule 7—Articles of glazed ceramic ware, methods of testing and permissible levels