ISSUE OF A NEW NOTICE ON 'AUTHORISATIONS'
In an unexpected development, the Australian Customs and
Border Protection Service ('Customs') issued Customs Notice
2013/64 ('Notice') on Friday 6 December 2013.
HISTORY
The Notice addresses the vexed issue of 'authorisations'
and replaces ACN 2007/56 which has now been withdrawn by Customs
(and removed from its website). Ironically, a number of those in
industry objected the terms of ACN 2007/56 which was then the
subject of a series of workshops between Customs and industry in
2008 and extensive further discussions including the development of
a further proposed notice which was ultimately not issued. After
that time, there has been ongoing debate between Customs and
various members of industry as to the position of authorised
agents, the need to secure a written authority to act on behalf of
an owner and the position of parties who may or may not have an
authority to act on behalf an owner. However, the Notice has
