COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
 
Customs Act 1901
 
Customs (Definition of “compliance period”) Determination 2013
 
 
 
I, Ian Macfarlane, Minister for Industry, make this determination under subsection 269T(1A) of the Customs Act 1901.
 
 
Dated  18th December 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 SIGNED: Ian Macfarlane
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Ian Macfarlane
Minister for Industry
 
 
Part 1        Preliminary
 
1.         Name
 
This instrument is the Customs (Definition of “compliance period”) Determination 2013.
 
 
2.         Authority
 
This instrument is made under subsection 269T(1A) of the Customs Act 1901 for the purposes of the definition of compliance period in subsection 269T(1).
 
 
3.         Commencement
 
This instrument commences on commencement of the Customs Amendment (Anti-dumping Measures) Act 2013.
 
 
 
Part 2        Definition of compliance period
 
1.         Definition of compliance period in subsection 269T(1)
(i)                 For subsection 269T(1) of the Customs Act, the term, compliance period, is defined to mean:
 
a.       the two most recent biennial periods, ending prior to the date of initiation of a countervailing investigation, in which a World Trade Organization (WTO) Member is obliged to make new and full notifications of subsidies to the WTO in accordance with the procedures adopted by the WTO Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures.