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Customs and Excise Act 2018

Administrative provisions - General provisions about information (including joint border management)

300: Definitions for subpart

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In this part of the law, you need to know what some words mean. The term border information is explained in section 302(4). When you see the word Customs, it refers to the chief executive and any Customs officer.

The term JBMS is also explained in section 302(4). You should understand that use, in relation to information, means to record, hold, store, access, search, inspect, copy, process, analyse, or manipulate the information. These meanings are important to understand this part of the law.

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Part 5Administrative provisions
General provisions about information (including joint border management)

300Definitions for subpart

  1. In this subpart,—

    border information has the meaning given to that term in section 302(4)

      Customs includes the chief executive and any Customs officer

        JBMS has the meaning given to that term in section 302(4)

          use, in relation to information, includes record, hold, store, access, search, inspect, copy, process, analyse, or manipulate the information.

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