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Customs and Excise Act 2018

Entry and exit of goods, persons, and craft - Customs places and Customs-controlled areas - Customs places

55: Designation of Customs places

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"Chief executive chooses special customs ports and airports and sets rules for them"

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The chief executive can choose a port or airport to be a special place for customs. You can find this information in the Gazette, which is like a newspaper for official notices. The chief executive can also add rules or limits to this choice.

The chief executive gets to decide what rules or limits are needed for a customs port or airport. These rules can be different for each place, depending on what the chief executive thinks is best. You can look at s 9 to compare with other laws.

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Customs places and Customs-controlled areas: Customs places

55Designation of Customs places

  1. The chief executive may, by notice in the Gazette, designate any port or airport as a Customs port or Customs airport.

  2. A designation under subsection (1) may be subject to any conditions or restrictions that the chief executive considers appropriate.

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