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ARTICLE · 24 MARCH 2011

New Bills introduced will have an impact on industry

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Industry needs to be aware of the progress of two new Bills introduced into Federal Parliament on 23 March 2011 which will have an impact on their operations.

AustraliaTransport
Andrew Hudson
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Industry needs to be aware of the progress of two new Bills introduced into Federal Parliament on 23 March 2011 which will have an impact on their operations.

New controls of exports and licensed premises

The first Bill is the Customs Amendment (Export Controls and Other Measures) Bill 2011 ("Customs Amendment Bill"). An earlier version of the Customs Amendment Bill was the subject of an Exposure Draft which was released for industry comment and I provided commentary on the Exposure Draft including presentations at CBFCA State Conventions. The Customs Amendment Bill is effectively identical to the Exposure Draft.

The Customs Amendment Bill will have an impact in a variety of areas including the following.

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