Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00155:section:77q
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00155
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 77Q
Character Range: 362690–364593

77Q  Comptroller‑General of Customs may impose additional conditions to which a depot licence is subject

Imposition of additional conditions
 (1) The Comptroller‑General of Customs may, at any time, impose additional conditions to which a depot licence is subject if the Comptroller‑General of Customs considers the conditions to be necessary or desirable:
 (a) for the protection of the revenue; or
 (b) for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the Customs Acts, any other law of the Commonwealth prescribed by the regulations or a law of a State or Territory prescribed by the regulations; or
 (c) for any other purpose.
 (1A) If the Comptroller‑General of Customs imposes conditions under subsection (1) when granting the depot licence, the Comptroller‑General of Customs must specify the conditions in the licence.
 (1B) If the Comptroller‑General of Customs imposes conditions under subsection (1) after the depot licence has been granted:
 (a) the Comptroller‑General of Customs must, by written notice to the holder of the licence, notify the holder of the conditions; and
 (b) the conditions cannot take effect before:
 (i) the end of 30 days after the giving of the notice; or
 (ii) if the Comptroller‑General of Customs considers that it is necessary for the conditions to take effect earlier—the end of a shorter period specified in the notice.

Variation of imposed conditions
 (2) The Comptroller‑General of Customs may, by written notice to the holder of the licence, vary conditions imposed under subsection (1) in relation to that licence.
 (3) A variation under subsection (2) cannot take effect before:
 (a) the end of 30 days after the giving of the notice under that subsection; or
 (b) if the Comptroller‑General of Customs considers that it is necessary for the variation to take effect earlier—the end of a shorter period specified in the notice given under that subsection.