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• Customs Amendment (Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Aug 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Customs Tariff Amendment (Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2004 to give effect to Australia’s obligations under the Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement, the bill amends the

  Customs Act 1901

  to: incorporate new rules of origin for Thai goods for eligibility for preferential duty rates; and impose certain obligations on Australian exporters and Australian producers of goods who claim preferential tariff treatment in Thailand. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Tariff Amendment (Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Aug 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Customs Amendment (Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2004 to give effect to Australia’s obligations under the Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement (TAFTA), the bill amends the

  Customs Tariff Act 1995

  to: provide duty-free access to certain goods and preferential rates of customs duty for other goods that are of Thai origin; phase the preferential rates of customs duty for certain goods to zero by 2015; and provide the mechanism to initiate safeguard measures on sensitive products including canned tuna, processed pineapple and pineapple juice, if necessary. Also makes contingent amendments to the

  Customs Tariff Act 1995

  and

  US Free Trade Agreement Implementation (Customs Tariff) Act 2004

  in the event the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement is not in force for Australia before TAFTA enters into force for Australia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Criminal Code Amendment (Suicide Related Material Offences) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Aug 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Telecommunications Offences and Other Measures) Bill (No. 2) 2004, the bill amends the

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to insert new offences in relation to: the use of a carriage service, including the Internet, to access, transmit or make available suicide related material; and the possession, production, supply or acquisition of such material for use through a carriage service. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Crimes Legislation Amendment (Telecommunications Offences and Other Measures) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2004 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Repeals existing telecommunications offences in the

  Crimes Act 1914

  and inserts new and updated telecommunications offences in the

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  , including offences in relation to access, transmission and availability of suicide related material. Also makes consequential amendments to 5 Acts, including the

  Crimes Act 1914

  and the

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  and amends the:

  Crimes (Aviation) Act 1991

  to outlaw child prostitution on board Australian-registered aircraft outside Australia;

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  in relation to: contamination of goods; dishonest acquisition of or dealing in personal financial information; criminal responsibility of accomplices; obtaining financial advantage; and the principle of ignorance of, or mistake about, the law;

  Customs Act 1901

  to clarify the operation of certain serious drug offences;

  Cybercrime Act 2001

  to correct a misdescription; and

  Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987

  to simplify processes for obtaining material for use in foreign proceedings. Also contains application, saving and transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Tariff Amendment (Oil, Gas and Other Measures) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Customs Tariff Act 1995

  in relation to: goods for use in oil and gas exploration; the country code abbreviations for Poland and Wake Island; and the upper limit for alcohol content of grape wine. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Tariff Amendment (Textile, Clothing and Footwear Post-2005 Arrangements) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Jun 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Textile, Clothing and Footwear Strategic Investment Program Amendment (Post-2005 scheme) Bill 2004 to extend the Textile, Clothing and Footwear Strategic Investment Program for another 10 years, the bill amends the

  Customs Tariff Act 1995

  to: reduce customs duty rates applicable to clothing and certain finished textiles to 10 per cent from 1 January 2010 and to 5 per cent from 1 January 2015; reduce customs duty rates applicable to other textile, clothing and footwear goods to 5 per cent from 1 January 2010; and provide for customs duty credits to be applied against imports of certain clothing and textile goods until 30 June 2017. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Tariff Amendment (Paraquat Dichloride) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Feb 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Customs Tariff Act 1995

  to reclassify paraquat dichloride with an added emetic as duty free. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Proceeds of Crime Bill 2001

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Sep 2001 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Amendment (Warehouses) Bill 1999

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Jun 1999 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs portfolio 

  Bill

• Import Processing Charges Amendment (Warehouses) Bill 1999

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Jun 1999 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs portfolio 

  Bill