Government Announces Massive Increase in Import Processing Charge in 2013/14 Budget

Within the exciting detail of last night's Budget, the Government has announced a restructure to the import processing charge ("IPC") to recover the cost of all import related cargo and trade functions undertaken by the Australian...

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Significant Recent CTT Developments

There have been significant recent developments following our last Updates on the AAT decision reinstating the licence of a licensed customs broker and the new Customs Bill introduced into Parliament on 20 March 2013.  Probabl...

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New Customs Bill to Increase Costs, Risks and Obligations for those in the Supply Chain

Since May 2012, the Federal Government has made a series of announcements as to concerns with those involved in the supply chain. While the government has moved against its own officers believed to have been involved in crimina...

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"Keeping Yourself Nice" in the Modern World of International Trade and Transport.

Of recent time, the media seems to be bursting with stories of shady deals and illegal activities. Alleged bribery here and overseas (some including alleged misconduct by Australian Government officers) circumvention of the most f...

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AAT Reinstates Customs Broker’s Licence Cancelled by Customs

There has been considerable interest in the recent AAT case which led to the reinstatement of a customs brokers' licence which had been cancelled by Customs. Background Following my earlier commentary which appeared through Hu...

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AAT Decision a Caution for those Holding Licences from Customs

The very recent decision of the Administration Appeals Tribunal ("AAT") in B R Williams Customs and Freight Forwarding Pty Ltd v the CEO of Customs represents a rare example of consideration of the rights of the Australian Custom...

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