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Search and Surveillance Act 2012

Amendments, repeals, and miscellaneous provisions - Amendments to search and seizure powers in other enactments (and to related provisions) used for law enforcement purposes or for law enforcement and regulatory purposes - Amendments to Customs and Excise Act 1996

225: Amendments to sections 165 to 167 of Customs and Excise Act 1996

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"Changes to the Customs and Excise Act 1996 to update search and inspection rules"

The law is changing some words in the Customs and Excise Act 1996. You will see the word "inspection" instead of "search" in some places, like in section 165 and section 166. The law is also changing who can issue a search warrant and how they do it, as stated in section 167. Some parts of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 will now apply to certain situations, but not all of its parts will apply to goods that are forfeited to the Crown.

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"Checking goods that are no longer controlled by Customs"

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226: Amendments to section 172 and repeal of sections 168 to 171, and 173 of Customs and Excise Act 1996, or

"Changes to the Customs and Excise Act 1996: some parts are being removed and one part is being updated"

Part 5Amendments, repeals, and miscellaneous provisions
Amendments to search and seizure powers in other enactments (and to related provisions) used for law enforcement purposes or for law enforcement and regulatory purposes: Amendments to Customs and Excise Act 1996

225Amendments to sections 165 to 167 of Customs and Excise Act 1996

  1. The heading to section 165 is amended by omitting search and substituting inspection.

  2. Section 165(1) is amended by omitting search, in each place where it appears.

  3. The heading to section 166 is amended by omitting search and substituting inspection.

  4. Section 166(1) is amended by omitting search, in each place where it appears.

  5. Section 167(1) is amended by omitting A District Court Judge, Justice of the Peace, Community Magistrate, or Registrar (not being a constable) may issue a search warrant in the prescribed form if he or she is satisfied, on an application by a Customs officer in writing made on oath and substituting An issuing officer (within the meaning of section 3 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012) may issue a search warrant if he or she is satisfied, on an application by a Customs officer made in the manner provided in subpart 3 of Part 4 of that Act.

  6. Section 167 is amended by repealing subsections (2) to (4) and substituting the following subsections:

  7. The provisions of Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 apply.

  8. Despite subsection (2), sections 125(4), 131(5)(f), and 133, and subparts 6 and 8 of Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 do not apply to any goods forfeited to the Crown under section 225 of this Act.