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receives an application by the Government of a country under subsection 269TB(2) in respect of goods, examine the application and, if the Comptroller is not satisfied, having regard to the matters contained in the application and to any other information that the Comptroller considers relevant:";

  (d) by omitting paragraph (2)(c) and substituting the following paragraph:

    "(c) that there appear to be reasonable grounds:

           (i) for the publication of a dumping duty notice or a countervailing duty notice, as the case requires, in respect of the goods the subject of the application; or

           (ii) for the publication of such a notice upon the importation into Australia of such goods;";

(e) by inserting after subsection (2) the following subsection:

  "(2A) If an applicant, after lodging an application under section 269TB, decides to give Customs further information in support of that application without having been requested to do so:

      (a)     the information may be lodged with Customs, in writing, in accordance with section 269TB; and

      (b)     the information is taken to have been received by Customs in accordance with subsection 269TB(5); and

       (c) this Part has effect as if:

             (i) the application had included that further information; and

              (ii) the application had only been lodged when that further information was lodged; and

             (iii) the application had only been received when that further information was received.".

Comptroller to have regard to same considerations as Minister in certain circumstances

14. Section 269TE of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection (1)(d) "9(5A), 10(5A)" and substituting "8(5AA), 9(5A), 10(5A), 10(5AA)".

Dumping duties

  15. Section 269TG of the Principal Act is amended:

  (a)     by omitting from paragraph (4)(b) "indefinitely";

  (b)    by inserting after subsection (4) the following subsection:

     "(4A) The suspending by the Minister of his or her consideration of the export of a consignment of goods to Australia on the acceptance of an undertaking continues only until such time as the Minister considers that such consideration should be resumed.".

Countervailing duties

  16. Section 269TJ of the Principal Act is amended:

  (a)     by omitting from paragraph (3)(b) "indefinitely";

  (b)    by inserting after subsection (3) the following subsection:

     "(3A) The suspending by the Minister of his or her consideration of the export of a consignment of goods to Australia on the acceptance of an undertaking continues only until such time as the Minister considers that such consideration should be resumed.".

Periods during which certain notices and undertakings to remain in force

  17. Section 269TM of the Principal Act is amended:

    (a)     by omitting from subsection (1) "after this section commences" and substituting "after section 17 of the Customs Legislation (Tariff Concessions and Anti-Dumping) Amendment Act 1992 commences";

    (b)    by omitting from subsection (1) "3 years" and