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Customs ACN - Production of Documents

06 Sep 2013

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ICS Reports Outage Saturday 24th August

22 Aug 2013

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Guidelines in relation to Schedule 4 of the Customs Tariff Act 1995

13 Aug 2013

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Assembly Order Update and Customs Fact Sheets

12 Aug 2013

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Changes to Customs Act Offences

09 Aug 2013

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Focus Groups for review of Accredited Operator Schemes

26 Jul 2013

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AFIF FTA Assembly Order FINAL Notice 23 July 2013

23 Jul 2013

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Formal submission to ACBPS - Assembly Order cargo reporting

08 Jul 2013

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ICS Import Report Changes – effective August 1st

28 Jun 2013

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Commencement of operations of Anti-Dumping Commission - 1 July 2013

28 Jun 2013

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Compliance Update - May 2013

28 Jun 2013

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Assembly Orders and Liaison with ACBPS (Customs)

27 Jun 2013

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Low Value Threshold Project Meeting with Customs, 03rd June

04 Jun 2013

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Customs and AusCheck Legislation Amendment

31 May 2013

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Government to increase Import Processing Charges

24 May 2013

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ICS Outage 1 - 2 June 2013

23 May 2013

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New Deputy Chief Executive Officer Customs and Border Protection

29 Apr 2013

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ICS status: Daylight Savings Reminder

05 Apr 2013

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ICS Outage Sat 2300 - Sun 0500

22 Feb 2013

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New anti-dumping Review Panel

19 Feb 2013

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ICS Outage this weekend -
Sat 2300 - Sun 0500

18 Feb 2013

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CCF change to be implemented tonight

12 Feb 2013

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Customs Connect Facility (CCF) Weekly Status Update

31 Jan 2013

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ICS Customs Interactive Outage - Sunday 13th January

11 Jan 2013

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Update re CCF Change Implemented Last Night

06 Dec 2012

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CCF change to be implemented tonight

05 Dec 2012

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Minister Clare Releases the Brumby Anti-Dumping and Countervailing System Report

29 Nov 2012

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Recent problems with Customs Connect Facility (CCF)

28 Nov 2012

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Changes to dumping measures 21 November 2012

22 Nov 2012

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ICS Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) Problem

16 Nov 2012

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ICS Outage Report - 9 November 2012

16 Nov 2012

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Extended Outage - Saturday 1 December

13 Nov 2012

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EDI messaging delays - 12th November Update

12 Nov 2012

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EDI messaging delays - 12th November

12 Nov 2012

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Industry Update on Customs Connect Facility - 5 November 2012

08 Nov 2012

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Customs and Border Protection DCR pages and Checklist with effect from 26 October 2012

26 Oct 2012

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Industry Update on Customs Connect Facility - 25 October 2012

25 Oct 2012

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Industry Update on Customs Connect Facility - 16 October 2012

16 Oct 2012

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Reminder Daylight Saving change Sunday 7 October 2012

05 Oct 2012

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Customs CCF / PKI Upgrade Implementation Status Update - PM 28th September

28 Sep 2012

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Consultation on Draft Customs Legislation

28 Sep 2012

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ICS status - EFT problem

28 Sep 2012

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Customs CCF / PKI Upgrade Implementation Status Update - AM 28th September

28 Sep 2012

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Customs CCF / PKI Upgrade Implementation Status Update - PM 27.9

27 Sep 2012

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CCF / PKI Implementation Issues Update - 27th September

27 Sep 2012

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Customs CCF / PKI Upgrade Implementation Status Update

26 Sep 2012

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Further Update Regarding CCF / PKI Implementation

25 Sep 2012

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Information Regarding CCF/PKI Implementation Issues

25 Sep 2012

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Customs EDI Messaging delays - Update

24 Sep 2012

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Customs invoke BCP for Exports immediately

24 Sep 2012

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Proposed Amendments to the Compliance Regime for Gaseous Fuels and Blending Exemptions

24 Sep 2012

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ICS Daylight Saving Outage Sunday Oct 7

14 Sep 2012

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Retirement of Michael Carmody

28 Aug 2012

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Proposed Changes to Hours of Operation of Customs Information & Support Centre

23 Aug 2012

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Changes to various 'Customs Licence' Conditions: The AFIF "Round-Table Discussions" continue in Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane

29 Jun 2012

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AFIF "Round-Table Discussion" Extended to Include Changes to Various "Customs Depot and Warehouse Licence" Conditions

22 Jun 2012

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Establishment of Trade Advice Centre in Melbourne ACCA 2012 / 06

12 Jun 2012

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Australian Customs Cargo Advice Notice: 2012/05
Customs Type 3 Digital Certificate

31 May 2012

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Client Services Counter Closure at 1010 Latrobe St, Melbourne Docklands

07 May 2012

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Do not use Telstra Big Pond, Gmail, Hotmail or similar for Customs messages

02 Apr 2012

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Changes to DCR pages - Aluminium Extrusions Exported from the People's Republic of China - March 2012

16 Mar 2012

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Customs Broker Licence Renewal 2012

08 Mar 2012

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Legislative Changes to Export Controls

13 Dec 2011

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Movement of goods under Customs control that has not been fully reported

02 Dec 2011

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Australian Customs Cargo Advice Notice: 2011/13

02 Dec 2011

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Australian Customs Cargo Advice Notice: 2011/12

17 Nov 2011

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Changes to DCR pages - 7 Nov 2011 - Aluminium Extrusions Exported from the People's Republic of China

07 Nov 2011

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Changes to CI and DCR pages

17 Oct 2011

  • Pineapple FSI and Consumer exported from Thailand
  • Clear float glass exported from Thailand, China and Indonesia
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    ICS Business Continuity Plan (BCP)

    14 Oct 2011

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    Customs and Border Protection Industrial Action for week of - 3 October 2011

    30 Sep 2011

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    Customs and Border Protection Enterprise Agreement - 23 September 2011

    27 Sep 2011

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    Final import risk analysis report for apples from
    New Zealand

    19 Aug 2011

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    Australian Customs and Border Protection Industrial Action Update

    12 Aug 2011

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    Important notification regarding DP World Melbourne & Sydney terminals Customs Messagin

    14 Jul 2011

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    Australian Customs Cargo Advice Notice: 2011/08

    23 Jun 2011

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    Low Value Import Threshold Enhanced Compliance Campaign Report January Minute Paper - March 2011

    21 Jun 2011

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    Low Value Import Threshold Enhanced Compliance Campaign Report January - March 2011

    17 Jun 2011

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    Reminder - ICS Outage Notification - Upcoming Outage this weekend

    17 Jun 2011

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    Aust Customs Cargo Advice Notice: 2011/07

    31 May 2011

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    Changes to Quarantine Direction Templates and Introduction of Quarantine Direction Timeframes

    26 May 2011

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    Aust Customs Cargo Advice Notice: 2011/06

    19 May 2011

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    Aust Customs Cargo Advice Notice: 2011/05

    19 May 2011

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    DSEWPaC Document Checklist for imports Redlined for Ozone clearance

    13 May 2011

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    Icon Redevelopment Project

    13 May 2011

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    Customs and Border Protection Low Value Threshold Compliance Campaign

    28 Apr 2011

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    Upcoming Sunday Outage to the ICS: April 3, 2011

    15 Mar 2011

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    Aust Customs Cargo Advice Notice: 2011/04

    03 Mar 2010

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    Aust Customs Cargo Advice Notice: 2011/03

    24 Feb 2011

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    Urgent Customs clearance of emergency relief goods for Australia's flood crisis

    13 Jan 2011

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    ACN 2010/51 Tariff, duty and statistical code change for 1 January, 2011

    17 Dec 2010

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    Aust Customs Cargo Advice Notice: 2010/13

    01 Dec 2010

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    Aust Customs Cargo Advice Notice: 2010/11 & 12

    17 Sep 2010

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    Aust Customs Cargo Advice Notice: 2010/10

    21 Oct 2010

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    Australian Customs Notice No. 2010 / 45 - Importation of Asbestos or Goods Containing Asbestos

    17 Sep 2010

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    IAG / Aust Customs Cargo Advice Notice: 2010/09

    20 Aug 2010

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    ICS Outage Notification - Scheduled Outage - Non Standard Window Sunday, 22 August 2010

    18 Aug 2010

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    IAG / Aust Customs Cargo Advice Notice: 2010 / 08

    06 Jul 2010

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    IAG / Aust Customs Cargo Advice Notice: 2010 / 07

    05 Jul 2010

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    IAG / Aust Customs Cargo Advice Notice: 2010 / 06

    01 Jul 2010

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    ICS Outage Resolved

    29 Jun 2010

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    ICS system - Currently BCP Phase Three invoked

    28 Jun 2010

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    ICS system unavailable - BCP Phase 1 invoked

    28 Jun 2010

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    AQIS AIMS Outage planned Saturday June 12, 1pm - 9pm

    08 Jun 2010

    AQIS have issued the following notice to industry advising of a planned AIMS outage on Saturday, 12 June from 1pm EST.

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    ICS Outage Sunday 13 June 2010 - 0000-0400

    04 Jun 2010

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    Customs INS Provisions - Extension of Moratorium

    25 May 2010

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    Imports of Tremolite Asbestos update

    20 May 2010

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    IAG / Aust Customs Cargo Advice Notice: 2010 /04 - Cargo Support Website Review - Online Survey

    11 May 2010

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    ICS Outage Resolved

    05 May 2010

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    ICS System - BCP Phase 2 invoked

    05 May 2010

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    Temporary Shutdown of ICS System

    05 May 2010

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    Important ICS Release Notes for 19 May

    04 May 2010

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    Introduction of Duty Drawback claim functionality in the ICS

    19 March 2010

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    Tightened Guidelines for Tariff Concession System

    08 March 2010

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    Imports of tremolite asbestos update

    23 February 2010

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    Industry Alert - Tremolite Asbestos from China

    15 February 2010

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    Refunds for reinstated bed linen TCOs

    04 February 2009

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    Media Release - Customs and Border Protection's Second Time Release Study

    11 December 2009

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    Change in Arrangements for Excise Equivalent Goods

    30 November 2009

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    ACS - Australian Customs and Border Protection Service Move Premises in Brisbane

    13 November 2009

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    Review of the Tariff Advice System

    12 November 2009

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    Update to Revised AQIS Inspection Arrangements for Air Cargo

    05 November 2009

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    October edition No. 60 of the WCO News

    22 October 2009

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    ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (AANZFTA)

    20 Oct 2009

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    Tariff Precedent Changes

    01 October 2009

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    ICS Release 9.4.07

    31 August 2009

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    Managing Unentered and Certain Abandoned Goods

    24 August 2009

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    Customs Practice Statement on Transfer Pricing

    24 July 2009

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    IAG / Aust Customs Cargo Advice Notice: 2009 / 03

    30 June 2009

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    Customs to Conduct Compliance Exercise on Self Assessed Clearance (SAC)

    16 June 2009

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    Internet Explorer 8 and the ICS

    11 June 2009

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    Advice to Industry on Customs Compliance Issues

    06 April 2009

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    Alcopops Tariff Notice

    31 March 2009

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    IAG / Aust Customs Cargo Advice Notice: 2009 /02

    26 March 2009

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    ACN 09/10 – Customs Broker License Renewals

    02 March 2009

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    IAG / Aust Customs Cargo Advice Notice: 2009 /01

    23 February 2009

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    IAG / Aust Customs Cargo Advice Notice: 2008 / 12 and 2008 / 13

    14 October 2008

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    Final Reminder - Customs Type 3 Digital Certificate Rollover

    13 October 2008

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    Customs Type 3 digital certificate rollover

    29 September 2008

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    IAG / Aust Customs Cargo Advice Notice: 2008 / 10 and 2008 / 11

    25 September 2008

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    IAG / Aust Customs Cargo Advice Notice : 2008 / 09

    11 September 2008

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    ICS messaging

    08 September 2008

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    IAG / Aust Customs Cargo Advice Notice : 2008 / 08

    29 August 2008

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    IAG / Aust Customs Cargo Advice Notice : 2008 / 07

    01 July 2008

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    IAG / Aust Customs Cargo Advice Notice: 2008 / 06

    26 June 2008

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    Customs IT Transition Update - 15 May 2008

    16 May 2008

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    User/Certificate Maintenance Unavailable
    Saturday 3 May

    30 April 2008

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    IAG / Aust Customs Advice Notice No: 2008 / 04

    24 April 2008

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    IAG / Aust Customs Advice Notice No: 2008 / 03

    15 April 2008

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    Industry Update re ICS transition to new Data Centre

    14 April 2008

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    Guidelines for the reporting and handling of Transhipment Cargo

    4 March 2008

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    New Cargo Examination Section
    - Customs House, Mascot

    25 February 2008

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    IAG / Aust Customs Advice Notice No: 2007 /27 (amended)

    15 February 2008

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    Customs advise of IT transition arrangements

    18 January 2008

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    Supply Chain Security Trials

    18 October 2007

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    Hunt & Hunt Customs Law E-Alert

    18 October 2007

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    Jenny Eutick – Regional Director Queensland, ACS is leaving Customs

    28 June 2007

    After more than 12 years in Customs, with the last three and a half years as Regional Director Queensland, Jenny Eutick has left to take on a new challenge with Centrelink as Area Manager for South East Queensland.

    Jenny has played a key leadership role in Queensland both inside Customs and in developing close relationships with industry and other government agencies.

    Christine Marsden-Smedley will be taking up the role of Regional Director Queensland with effect from early September. In the interim Steve Wood will be acting Regional Director .

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    Customs Press Release - Imports of Kava

    28 June 2007

    The Commonwealth Government has moved to tighten import restrictions on kava. This has been necessary to combat kava abuse and significant associated health problems in Indigenous communities.

    From 26 June 2007, the importation of kava will not be allowed except for medical or scientific purposes.

    The existing approval allows the importation of up to 2kg of kava in the accompanied baggage of an incoming passenger (aged 18 years or over) to Australia. This will continue, in recognition that kava has traditional ceremonial and cultural uses for Pacific Islanders.

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    Supply Chain Security Newsletter

    1 June 2007

    Welcome to the May edition of the Supply Chain Security newsletter, aimed at keeping stakeholders and industry informed about the progress of the Australia Customs Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) pilot program.

    The Australian Supply Chain Security pilot program is progressing to plan. The project is schedule to conclude by the end of 2007 and we would like to continue to work closely with industry over the next six months to discuss

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    Customs withdraws Item 50A Claims!

    19 December 2005

    In a surprise development, Customs has announced (ACN 2005/73) that it will not be proceeding with its demands to recover duty allegedly underpaid as a result of past administration errors.

    Hunt & Hunt acted for many aggrieved importers in opposing the recovery action. Our representations cast doubt on Customs’ legal position and questioned the equity of it pursuing the demands.

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    Customs - GST Deferral Reports

    30 June 2005

    Currently Customs rovides a monthly re ort for im orters detailing all im ort transactions for the month on which GST has been deferred. Customs currently charge $66 er month to rovide this re ort.

    The new Integrated Cargo System (ICS rovides customs brokers with the ability to create these re orts for im orters free of any cost recovery charges.

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    Customs, Trade and Transport Update - March 2005

    1 April 2005

    After a busy month of travel and presentations, I now set out some information which may be of interest to you.

    1.  Brief Case Update ? More Penalties for Customs, a Refusal to      Terminate a Dumping Investigation and the Full Federal Court
         Decision in the Holden Case.

    2.  Brokers in the Line of Fire.

    3.  Negotiations as to a Proposed FTA with the UAE.

    I have recently taken a number of presentations both here and overseas, some of which are available for your consideration.

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    Customs A.C.N. re Sea Container X-Ray & Exam Facilities (CEF)

    12 August 2004

    This Australian Customs Notice (ACN) outlines Customs enhanced role in the screening and inspection of sea cargo into and out of Australia. The protection of the Australian borders means that Customs has to take a more interventionist role in the inspection of cargo. Importers and exporters need to ensure they make provision in their logistics arrangements...
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