Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00599:clause:1_67eb:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00599
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 67EB (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 11367–14053

67EB  Requirements for registration as a special reporter

 (1) The CEO must not register a person as a special reporter if:
 (a) the applicant is not a registered user; or
 (b) the applicant has not reported as a registered user in relation to low value cargo of that kind in accordance with subsection (2); or
 (c) if the applicant is applying to be registered in respect of low value cargo consigned from a particular mail‑order house—the applicant is not a party to a house agreement with that mail‑order house in force at all times during the 3 consecutive months before the making of the application; or
 (d) the applicant does not have dedicated computer facilities having such specifications as are determined, in writing, by the CEO for the purpose of this paragraph, in relation to low value cargo generally, including, in particular, specifications to ensure that the information maintained by the applicant in those facilities will not be able to be accessed or altered by unauthorised persons; or
 (e) in the CEO's opinion:
 (i) if the applicant is a natural person—the applicant is not a fit and proper person to be registered as a special reporter; or
 (ii) if the applicant is a partnership—any of the partners is not a fit and proper person to be a member of a partnership registered as a special reporter; or
 (iii) if the applicant is a company—any director, officer or shareholder of a company who would participate in the management of the affairs of the company is not a fit and proper person so to participate; or
 (iv) an employee of the applicant who would participate in the management of the applicant's dedicated computer facilities is not a fit and proper person so to participate; or
 (v) if the applicant is a company—the company is not a fit and proper company to be registered as a special reporter.

 (2) An applicant for registration as a special reporter in relation to low value cargo of a particular kind will be taken to have reported as a registered user in relation to cargo of that kind in accordance with this subsection if the applicant has, in the capacity of a registered user, made cargo reports covering:
 (a) in the case of low value cargo consigned from a particular mail‑order house to consignees in Australia—at least 5,000 such consignments per month from that mail‑order house during the 3 consecutive months immediately before making an application under section 67EC; or
 (b) in the case of low value cargo comprising reportable documents consigned from places outside Australia to consignees in Australia—at least 1,000 individual consignments of such documents per month during the 3 consecutive months immediately before making