Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00155:section:180
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00155
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 180
Character Range: 1140497–1142001

180  Interpretation
  In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears:
broker's licence means a licence to act as a customs broker granted under section 183C (including such a licence renewed under section 183CJ).
Committee means the National Customs Brokers Licensing Advisory Committee continued in existence by subsection 183D(1).
corporate customs broker means a customs broker that is a company or a partnership.
customs broker means a person who holds a broker's licence that is in force, and in relation to a place, means a person who holds a broker's licence to act as a customs broker at the place.
customs broker licence application charge means the customs broker licence application charge imposed by the Customs Licensing Charges Act 1997 and payable as set out in section 183CA.
customs broker licence charge means the customs broker licence charge imposed by the Customs Licensing Charges Act 1997 and payable as set out in section 183CJA.
nominee, in relation to a customs broker, means another customs broker whose name is endorsed on the broker's licence held by the first‑mentioned customs broker as a nominee of the first‑mentioned customs broker.
person means a natural person, a company or a partnership.
prescribed offence means:
 (a) an offence against this Act; or
 (b) an offence punishable under a law of the Commonwealth (other than this Act), or by a law of a State or of a Territory, by imprisonment for one year or longer.

Division 2—Rights and liabilities of agents