Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00043:section:3:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00043
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 3 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 10551–13305

3  Definitions
 (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
abbreviation, in relation to a country or place specified in Schedule 1 to the regulations, means the abbreviation specified in that Schedule opposite to the name of that country or place.
amount of duty includes no duty.
capable of being produced in Australia has the same meaning as in Part XVA of the Customs Act 1901.
Chapter means a Chapter of a Section in Schedule 3.
column means a column of a Schedule.
Comptroller‑General of Customs means the person who is the Comptroller‑General of Customs in accordance with subsection 11(3) or 14(2) of the Australian Border Force Act 2015.
constituent, in relation to goods, includes:
 (a) a part, a component, or an ingredient, of the goods; and
 (b) an accessory for the goods.
Convention means the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System done at Brussels on 14 June 1983.
Developing Country means:
 (a) a country that is a Developing Country under paragraph 12(d); or
 (b) a place that is treated as a Developing Country under paragraph 12(e); or
duty means a duty of Customs imposed by section 15.
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials Agreement means the Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials, done at Florence on 17 June 1950.
Note: The text of the Agreement is set out in Australian Treaty Series 1992 No. 12 ([1992] ATS 12). In 2012, the text of an Agreement in the Australian Treaty Series was accessible through the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (www.austlii.edu.au).
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials Protocol means the Protocol to the Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials Agreement, being the Protocol done at Nairobi on 26 November 1976.
Note: The text of the Protocol is set out in Australian Treaty Series 1992 No. 13 ([1992] ATS 13). In 2012, the text of a Protocol in the Australian Treaty Series was accessible through the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (www.austlii.edu.au).
Forum Island Country means a country that is a Forum Island Country under paragraph 12(a).
general rate means a rate of duty other than a rate that applies in relation to a Preference Country.
heading means a heading in Schedule 3.
Interpretation Rules means the General Rules for the Interpretation of the Harmonized System provided for by the Convention, as set out in Schedule 2.
in the ordinary course of business has the same meaning as in Part XVA of the Customs Act 1901.
Least Developed Country means a country or place that is, or is treated as, a Least Developed Country under paragraph 12(b) or 12(c).
Preference Country means:
 (b) Papua New Guinea; or
 (c) a Forum Island