List of Recommendations

Recommendation 1

1.34
The committee recommends that the government ensure that, where appropriate, there is an opportunity prior to the destruction of seized illicit tobacco for a relevant party to examine the seized goods or to obtain a sample of the seized goods for potential legal proceedings.

Recommendation 2

1.35
The committee recommends that the Senate pass the bill.

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About this inquiry

The bill would amend the Customs Act 1901 to empower the Comptroller-General of Customs to cause tobacco products seized as prohibited imports to be dealt with in a manner he or she considers appropriate, including the immediate destruction of the goods.