Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2009A00097:clause:1_2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2009A00097
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 2
Character Range: 22971–24293

2  Application
(1) Subject to this item, the amendment made by item 1 applies in relation to:
 (a) goods imported into Australia on or after the commencement of this item; and
 (b) goods imported into Australia before the commencement of this item, where the time for working out the rate of import duty on the goods had not occurred before the commencement of this item.
(2) For a Party for which the Agreement enters into force on a day (the start day) later than the day on which the Agreement enters into force for Australia, the amendment made by item 1 applies in relation to:
 (a) goods imported into Australia on or after the start day; and
 (b) goods imported into Australia before the start day, where the time for working out the rate of import duty on the goods had not occurred before the start day.
(3) In this item:
Agreement means the Agreement Establishing the ASEAN‑Australia‑New Zealand Free Trade Area, done at Thailand on 27 February 2009, as amended from time to time.
Note: In 2009, the text of the Agreement was accessible through the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (www.austlii.edu.au).
Party means a Party (within the meaning of the Agreement).

[Minister's second reading speech made in—
House of Representatives on 16 September 2009
Senate on 16 September 2009]
(172/09)