Commonwealth: Customs Tariff Amendment (Tobacco Duty Harmonisation) Act 2017 (Cth)

Customs Tariff Amendment (Tobacco Duty Harmonisation) Act 2017 No. 79, 2017 An Act to amend the Customs Tariff Act 1995, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Amendments Customs Tariff Act 1995 Customs Tariff Amendment (Tobacco Duty Harmonisation) Act 2017 No. 79, 2017 An Act to amend the Customs Tariff Act 1995, and for related purposes [Assented to 15 August 2017] The Parliament of Australia enacts: 1 Short title This Act is the Customs Tariff Amendment (Tobacco Duty Harmonisation) Act 2017. 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. The whole of this Act 31 August 2017. 31 August 2017 Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act. (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act. 3 Schedules Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms. Schedule 1—Amendments Customs Tariff Act 1995 1 Subsection 19AB(2) Repeal the subsection, substitute: (2) The amount worked out under subsection (1) is to be rounded to 5 decimal places (rounding up if the sixth decimal place is 5 or more). 2 Section 19AC (heading) Repeal the heading, substitute: 19AC List of tobacco duty rates to be indexed under section 19AB 3 Section 19AC (table) Repeal the table, substitute: Tobacco duty rates 2402.10.20 2402.20.20 2403.19.10 4 After section 19AC Insert: 19ACA Other tobacco duty rates (1) For the purposes of: (a) subheading 2401.10.00, 2401.20.00, 2401.30.00, 2402.10.80, 2402.20.80, 2403.11.00, 2403.19.90, 2403.91.00 or 2403.99.80 in Schedule 3; or (b) an item in the table in Schedule 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 or 12 that relates to a subheading mentioned in paragraph (a); the applicable rate on a day is the amount worked out using the formula: (2) The weight conversion factor is: (a) for a day on or after the first replacement day and before the second replacement day—0.000775; or (b) for a day on or after the second replacement day and before the third replacement day—0.00075; or (c) for a day on or after the third replacement day and before the fourth replacement day—0.000725; or (d) for a day on or after the fourth replacement day—0.0007. Rounding (3) The amount worked out under subsection (1) is to be rounded to 2 decimal places (rounding up if the third decimal place is 5 or more). Replacement days (4) For the purposes of this section, the first replacement day is: (a) 1 September 2017; or (b) if, in relation to the indexation day that is 1 September 2017, subsection 19AB(7) has the effect of replacing a rate of duty on a later day—that later day. (5) For the purposes of this section, the second replacement day is: (a) 1 September 2018; or (b) if, in relation to the indexation day that is 1 September 2018, subsection 19AB(7) has the effect of replacing a rate of duty on a later day—that later day. (6) For the purposes of this section, the third replacement day is: (a) 1 September 2019; or (b) if, in relation to the indexation day that is 1 September 2019, subsection 19AB(7) has the effect of replacing a rate of duty on a later day—that later day. (7) For the purposes of this section, the fourth replacement day is: (a) 1 September 2020; or (b) if, in relation to the indexation day that is 1 September 2020, subsection 19AB(7) has the effect of replacing a rate of duty on a later day—that later day. Application of applicable rate (8) If the applicable rate changes on a particular day, the changed rate applies in relation to: (a) goods imported into Australia on or after that day; and (b) goods imported into Australia before that day, where the time for working out the rate of import duty on the goods had not occurred before that day. Publication (9) The Comptroller‑General of Customs must, on or as soon as practicable after the day a rate of duty is replaced under section 19AB, publish a notice in the Gazette advertising: (a) the rate of duty on that day under a subheading referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or an item referred to in paragraph (1)(b); and (b) the goods to which that subheading or item applies. 5 Schedule 3 (subheading 2401.10.00, the rates of duty in column 3) Repeal the rates of duty, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg NZ/PG/FI/DC/ LDC/SG: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg 6 Schedule 3 (subheading 2401.20.00, the rates of duty in column 3) Repeal the rates of duty, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content NZ/PG/FI/DC/ LDC/SG: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 7 Schedule 3 (subheading 2401.30.00, the rates of duty in column 3) Repeal the rates of duty, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content NZ/PG/FI/DC/ LDC/SG: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 8 Schedule 3 (subheading 2402.10.80, the rates of duty in column 3) Repeal the rates of duty, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content NZ/PG/FI/DC/ LDC/SG: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 9 Schedule 3 (subheading 2402.20.80, the rates of duty in column 3) Repeal the rates of duty, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content NZ/PG/FI/DC/ LDC/SG: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 10 Schedule 3 (subheading 2403.11.00, the rates of duty in column 3) Repeal the rates of duty, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content NZ/PG/FI/DC/ LDC/SG: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 11 Schedule 3 (subheading 2403.19.90, the rates of duty in column 3) Repeal the rates of duty, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content NZ/PG/FI/DC/ LDC/SG: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 12 Schedule 3 (subheading 2403.91.00, the rates of duty in column 3) Repeal the rates of duty, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content NZ/PG/FI/DC/ LDC/SG: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 13 Schedule 3 (subheading 2403.99.80, the rates of duty in column 3) Repeal the rates of duty, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content NZ/PG/FI/DC/ LDC/SG: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 14 Schedule 5 (cell at table item 43A, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg 15 Schedule 5 (cell at table item 44, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 16 Schedule 5 (cell at table item 45, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 17 Schedule 5 (cell at table item 47, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 18 Schedule 5 (cell at table item 49, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 19 Schedule 5 (cell at table item 50, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 20 Schedule 5 (cell at table item 51A, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 21 Schedule 5 (cell at table item 52, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 22 Schedule 5 (cell at table item 54, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 23 Schedule 6 (cell at table item 46A, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg 24 Schedule 6 (cell at table item 47, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 25 Schedule 6 (cell at table item 48, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 26 Schedule 6 (cell at table item 50, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 27 Schedule 6 (cell at table item 52, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 28 Schedule 6 (cell at table item 53, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 29 Schedule 6 (cell at table item 54A, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 30 Schedule 6 (cell at table item 55, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 31 Schedule 6 (cell at table item 57, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 32 Schedule 7 (cell at table item 46, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg 33 Schedule 7 (cell at table item 47, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 34 Schedule 7 (cell at table item 48, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 35 Schedule 7 (cell at table item 50, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 36 Schedule 7 (cell at table item 52, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 37 Schedule 7 (cell at table item 53, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 38 Schedule 7 (cell at table item 54A, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 39 Schedule 7 (cell at table item 55, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 40 Schedule 7 (cell at table item 56, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 41 Schedule 8 (cell at table item 52, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg 42 Schedule 8 (cell at table item 53, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 43 Schedule 8 (cell at table item 54, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 44 Schedule 8 (cell at table item 56, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 45 Schedule 8 (cell at table item 58, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 46 Schedule 8 (cell at table item 59, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 47 Schedule 8 (cell at table item 60A, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 48 Schedule 8 (cell at table item 61, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 49 Schedule 8 (cell at table item 62, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 50 Schedule 9 (cell at table item 50, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg 51 Schedule 9 (cell at table item 51, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 52 Schedule 9 (cell at table item 52, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 53 Schedule 9 (cell at table item 54, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 54 Schedule 9 (cell at table item 56, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 55 Schedule 9 (cell at table item 57, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 56 Schedule 9 (cell at table item 59, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 57 Schedule 9 (cell at table item 60, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 58 Schedule 9 (cell at table item 61, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 59 Schedule 10 (cell at table item 50, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg 60 Schedule 10 (cell at table item 51, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 61 Schedule 10 (cell at table item 52, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 62 Schedule 10 (cell at table item 54, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 63 Schedule 10 (cell at table item 56, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 64 Schedule 10 (cell at table item 57, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 65 Schedule 10 (cell at table item 59, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 66 Schedule 10 (cell at table item 60, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 67 Schedule 10 (cell at table item 61, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 68 Schedule 11 (cell at table item 50, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg 69 Schedule 11 (cell at table item 51, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 70 Schedule 11 (cell at table item 52, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 71 Schedule 11 (cell at table item 54, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 72 Schedule 11 (cell at table item 56, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 73 Schedule 11 (cell at table item 57, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 74 Schedule 11 (cell at table item 59, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 75 Schedule 11 (cell at table item 60, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 76 Schedule 11 (cell at table item 61, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 77 Schedule 12 (cell at table item 56, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg 78 Schedule 12 (cell at table item 57, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 79 Schedule 12 (cell at table item 58, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 80 Schedule 12 (cell at table item 60, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 81 Schedule 12 (cell at table item 62, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 82 Schedule 12 (cell at table item 63, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 83 Schedule 12 (cell at table item 65, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 84 Schedule 12 (cell at table item 66, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 85 Schedule 12 (cell at table item 67, column 3) Repeal the cell, substitute: Applicable rate (see section 19ACA)/kg of tobacco content 86 Application provision (1) The amendments made by items 4 to 85 apply in relation to: (a) goods imported into Australia on or after the first replacement day; and (b) goods imported into Australia before the first replacement day, where the time for working out the rate of import duty on the goods had not occurred before that day. (2) For the purposes of this item, first replacement day has the same meaning as in section 19ACA of the Customs Tariff Act 1995 as amended by this Act. [Minister's second reading speech made in— House of Representatives on 1 June 2017 Senate on 8 August 2017] (110/17)