Commonwealth Numbered Acts

CUSTOMS LEGISLATION (TARIFF CONCESSIONS AND ANTI-DUMPING) AMENDMENT ACT 1992 No. 89 of 1992 - SECT 12

12.(1) Section 269TB of the Principal Act is amended:
(a) by omitting from subsection (1) "lodged with the Comptroller" and
substituting "lodged with the Customs in accordance with subsection (5)";
(b) by omitting from subsection (2) "lodged with the Comptroller" and
substituting "lodged with the Customs in accordance with subsection (5)";

   (c)  by omitting subsection (3) and substituting the following subsections:

"(3) An applicant may, at any time before a preliminary finding is made under
section 269TD in respect of the application, by notice in writing lodged with
the Customs in accordance with subsection (4), withdraw the application in
whole or in part.

"(4) An application under subsection (1) or (2) or a notice under subsection
(3) withdrawing such an application must:

   (a)  be in writing; and

   (b)  be in an approved form; and

   (c)  contain such information as the form requires; and

   (d)  be signed in the manner indicated in the form.

"(5) An application, or a notice withdrawing an application, may be lodged
with the Customs:

   (a)  by giving it to an officer doing duty in relation to the receipt of
        dumping applications; or

   (b)  by posting it by pre-paid post to a postal address specified by
        Customs in the approved form; or

   (c)  by sending it by electronic facsimile to a facsimile number specified
        by Customs in the approved form; and the application or notice is
        taken to have been received by Customs when the application or notice,
        or a facsimile of the application or notice, is first received by an
        officer doing duty in relation to the receipt of dumping
        applications.".

(2) Subsection 269TB(3) of the Principal Act and any approved form made for
the purposes of that subsection continue to apply in relation to any
application under subsection (1) or (2) that is made before this section
commences as if the amendments made by this section had not been made.