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Comptroller-General of Customs (Warrants) Directions 2015
made under section 183UC of the

Customs Act 1901

                      Compilation No. 2

                      Compilation date: 1 December 2021

                      Includes amendments up to: F2021L01650

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This is a compilation of the Comptroller-General of Customs (Warrants) Directions 2015 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 01/12/2021 (the compilation date).

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

COMPTROLLER-GENERAL OF CUSTOMS (WARRANTS) DIRECTIONS 2015

SECTION 183UC OF THE CUSTOMS ACT 1901

I, ROMAN QUAEDVLIEG, Comptroller-General of Customs, under section 183UC of the Customs Act 1901 (the Customs Act), give the following directions as to:

       * the circumstances in which the powers relating to search warrants and seizure warrants in Division 1 of Part XII of the Customs Act may be exercised;

       * the officers of Customs who are entitled to exercise those powers in relation to search warrants;

       * the officers of Customs who are entitled to exercise those powers in relation to seizure warrants; and

       * the manner and frequency of reporting required concerning the exercise of those powers relating to search warrants and seizure warrants.

       1. Preamble

     1.1                   The Comptroller-General of Customs (Warrants) Directions 2015 (the Directions) set out directions in relation to the application for, and execution of search warrants and seizure warrants granted respectively under Subdivisions C, D and DA of Division 1 of Part XII of the