Customs and excise (ALRC 60) &
Administrative penalties in customs and excise
(ALRC 61)
The reference to examine the laws in Australia relating to customs and excise was received by the Australian Law Reform Commission in November 1987.
During the course of the inquiry, the Commission released a series of discussion papers:
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Customs and Excise: Offshore Provisions (DP 35);
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Customs and Excise: Administrative Provisions (DP 36);
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Customs and Excise: Licensing Provisions (DP 41), all in 1989; and
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Customs and Excise: Customs Prosecutions, Jurisdiction and Administrative Penalties (DP 42);
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Customs and Excise: Seizure and Forfeiture (DP 43); and
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Customs and Excise: Draft Legislation (DP 45) in 1990.
The final three-volume report, Customs and Excise (ALRC 60), consisting of a report, draft legislation and summary, was tabled in May 1992.
In November 1991, the acting Attorney-General asked the Australian Law Reform Commission to examine the administrative penalty provisions of the Customs Act 1901 (Cth).
A Discussion Paper, Administrative Penalties: Customs Act 1901 Cth Part XIII, Division 4 (DP 51), was published in 1992.
The final report, Administrative Penalties in Customs and Excise (ALRC 61), was tabled in federal Parliament in September 1992.
There has been partial implementation of the recommendations of ALRC 60. None of the recommendations in ALRC 61 have been adopted as yet.
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