Customs Amendment (Growing Australian Export Opportunities Across the Asia-Pacific) Act 2019 (Cth)

Customs Amendment (Growing Australian Export Opportunities Across the Asia‑Pacific) Act 2019

No. 108, 2019

An Act to amend the Customs Act 1901, and for related purposes

Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Peru Part 1—Peruvian originating goods Customs Act 1901 Part 2—Verification powers Customs Act 1901 Part 3—Application provisions Schedule 2—Indonesia Part 1—Indonesian originating goods Customs Act 1901 Part 2—Verification powers Customs Act 1901 Part 3—Application provisions Schedule 3—Hong Kong, China Part 1—Hong Kong originating goods Customs Act 1901 Part 2—Verification powers Customs Act 1901 Part 3—Application provisions

Customs Amendment (Growing Australian Export Opportunities Across the Asia-Pacific) Act 2019 No. 108, 2019

An Act to amend the Customs Act 1901, and for related purposes

[Assented to 3 December 2019]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title This Act is the Customs Amendment (Growing Australian Export Opportunities Across the Asia‑Pacific) Act 2019.

2 Commencement (1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Provisions Commencement Date/Details 1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. 3 December 2019 2. Schedule 1 The later of: 11 February 2020 (a) the day this Act receives the Royal Assent; and (F2020N00006) (b) the day the Peru‑Australia Free Trade Agreement, done at Canberra on 12 February 2018, enters into force for Australia. (paragraph (b) applies) However, the provisions do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur. The Minister must announce, by notifiable instrument, the day the Agreement enters into force for Australia. 3. Schedule 2 The later of: 5 July 2020 (a) the day this Act receives the Royal Assent; and (F2020N00076) (b) the day the Indonesia‑Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, done at Jakarta on 4 March 2019, enters into force for Australia. (paragraph (b) applies) However, the provisions do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur. The Minister must announce, by notifiable instrument, the day the Agreement enters into force for Australia. 4. Schedule 3 The later of: 17 January 2020 (a) the day this Act receives the Royal Assent; and (F2020N00005) (b) the day the Free Trade Agreement between Australia and Hong Kong, China, done at Sydney on 26 March 2019, enters into force for Australia. (paragraph (b) applies) However, the provisions do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur. The Minister must announce, by notifiable instrument, the day the Agreement enters into force for Australia.