Customs (Prohibited Imports) Amendment Regulations 2008 (No. 6)1
Select Legislative Instrument 2008 No. 255
I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Customs Act 1901.
Dated 12 December 2008
QUENTIN BRYCE
Governor‑General
By Her Excellency’s Command
BOB DEBUS
Minister for Home Affairs
1              Name of Regulations
                These Regulations are the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Amendment Regulations 2008 (No. 6).
2              Commencement
                These Regulations commence on the day after they are registered.
3              Amendment of Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956
                Schedule 1 amends the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956.
4              Transitional
                The amendments made by Schedule 1 apply in relation to a request for a permission, made on or after the date on which these Regulations commence, to import a firearm, a firearm accessory, a firearm part, a firearm magazine, ammunition, a component of ammunition or a replica mentioned in regulation 4F of the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956.
Schedule 1        Amendments
(regulation 3)
  
[1]           Schedule 6, Part 1, paragraph 1.2 (b)
omit
subitem 1.4.
insert
subitem 1.4; and
[2]           Schedule 6, Part 1, after paragraph 1.2 (b)
insert
                (c)    the importer holds a licence or authorisation to possess the article for the importer’s intended use in accordance with the law of the State or Territory in which the article is to be used.
[3]           Schedule 6, Part 1, subitem 1.4, table, item 2, column 2, paragraph (c)
substitute
    (c)    is to be consumed or destroyed in the course of testing related to a contract with the government; or
    (d)    is to be exhibited at a museum by the government of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory.
[4]           Schedule 6, Part 1, subparagraph 2.2 (a) (ii)
after
that type
insert
and for that use
[5]           Schedule 6, Part 1, paragraph 2.2 (b)
after
that type
insert
and for that use
[6]           Schedule 6, Part 1, subparagraph 2.2 (d) (iii)
after
possess the article
insert
for a purpose mentioned in subparagraph (i)
[7]           Schedule 6, Part 1, subparagraphs 2.2 (c) (iv) and (e) (ii)
omit
Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations
insert
Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958
[8]           Schedule 6, Part 1, subparagraph 2.2 (g) (iii)
after
possess the article
insert
for research or development purposes
[9]           Schedule 6, Part 1, paragraph 3.2 (b)
after
the article
insert
for the purpose of carrying out that occupation
[10]         Schedule 6, Part 1, subparagraph 7.1 (b) (i)
after
H articles
insert
for the purpose of the importer’s business
[11]         Schedule 6, Part 1, paragraph 8.2 (d) 
after
the article
insert
for the importer’s intended use
[12]         Schedule 6, Part 2, item 1, column 2
omit
that is
[13]         Schedule 6, Part 2, item 1, column 2, paragraphs (a) and (b)
substitute
    (a)    that is:
       (i)    fitted, whether by original design or by modification, with a folding or detachable stock; and
      (ii)    capable of being fired when the stock is in the folded position or removed; or
    (b)    that is substantially the same in appearance as a fully automatic firearm.
[14]         Schedule 6, Part 2, item 2, column 2
omit
that is
[15]         Schedule 6, Part 2, item 2, column 2, paragraphs (a) and (b)
substitute
    (a)    that is:
       (i)    fitted, whether by original design or by modification, with a folding or detachable stock; and
      (ii)    capable of being fired when the stock is in the folded position or removed; or
    (b)    that is substantially the same in appearance as a fully automatic firearm.
[16]         Schedule 6, Part 2, item 9, column 2, paragraph (b)
omit
resembles in appearance
insert
is substantially the same in appearance as
[17]         Schedule 6, Part 2, item 9A, column 2
omit
resembles in appearance
insert
is substantially the same in appearance as
[18]         Schedule 6, Part 2, item 12, column 2
omit
6 or 9
insert
6, 9 or 14A
[19]         Schedule 6, Part 2, item 14A, column 2, paragraph (b)
substitute
               (b)    is substantially the same in appearance as a fully automatic firearm.
[20]         Schedule 6, Part 2, item 15, column 2, paragraphs (a) and (b)
substitute
                (a)    self‑loading centre‑fire rifles; or
               (b)    self‑loading shotguns or pump‑action shotguns; or
                (c)    fully automatic firearms;
[21]         Schedule 6, Part 3, subparagraph 1.4 (b) (ii)
after
firearm
insert
for the purposes of the competition or hunting activity
[22]         Schedule 6, Part 3, after subitem 3.4
insert
        3.5   The importation, in accordance with the official purposes test, of an article that is to be exhibited at a museum by the government of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory is subject to the following conditions:
                (a)    the article must be exported within the period, after importation, mentioned in the Attorney‑General’s permission;
               (b)    the importer must comply with any condition or requirement specified, in relation to the article, in the Attorney‑General’s permission.
[23]         Schedule 6, Part 3, sub‑subparagraph 5.3 (a) (ii) (A)
after
H articles
insert
for stock purposes
[24]         Schedule 6, Part 3, subparagraph 5.5 (b) (i)
after
H articles
insert
for stock purposes
[25]         Schedule 6, Part 3, paragraph 5.9 (a)
after
H articles
insert
for stock purposes
[26]         Schedule 6, Part 4, paragraph 1.1 (b)
after
the article
insert
for the purpose of taking part in clay target events
[27]         Schedule 6, Part 4, paragraph 1A.1 (d)
after
the article
insert
for the purpose of taking part in clay target events
[28]         Schedule 6, Part 4, paragraph 1A.2 (d)
after
possess the article
insert
for sports or target shooting
[29]         Schedule 6, Part 4, paragraph 4.2 (c)
after
article
insert
for the purpose of the person’s occupation
Note
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