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Customs and Excise Act 2018

Administrative provisions - Exports - Customs-approved areas for storing exports (CASEs)

280: Offence in relation to Customs facilities in CASEs, etc

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"Breaking Customs storage area rules can lead to a fine"

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If you have a licence for a Customs-approved area for storing exports, you must follow the rules. The chief executive can tell you what to do under section 279(1). If you do not follow these rules without a good reason, you can commit an offence. You can get a fine if you commit this offence. The fine can be up to $5,000 if you are an individual, or up to $25,000 if you are a company.

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Part 5Administrative provisions
Exports: Customs-approved areas for storing exports (CASEs)

280Offence in relation to Customs facilities in CASEs, etc

  1. The licensee of a CASE commits an offence if the licensee, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a requirement imposed on the licensee by the chief executive under section 279(1).

  2. A person who commits an offence under this section is liable on conviction,—

  3. in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $5,000:
    1. in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $25,000.

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