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Customs and Excise Act 2018

Administrative provisions - Customs Appeal Authorities

350: Customs Appeal Authorities generally

You could also call this:

"Who are Customs Appeal Authorities and what do they do?"

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A Customs Appeal Authority is made up of one person, who is either a District Court Judge or a lawyer with at least 7 years of experience. You are a Customs Appeal Authority to help make decisions about customs matters. Just because someone is a Customs Appeal Authority, it does not mean they are employed by the government for the purposes of the Public Service Act 2020 or the Government Superannuation Fund Act 1956.

The Ministry of Justice is in charge of administering Customs Appeal Authorities. If you want to appeal a decision made by a Customs Appeal Authority, Schedule 8 explains how to do it. Customs Appeal Authorities play an important role in helping to resolve customs disputes.

You can find more information about how Customs Appeal Authorities work and how appeals are handled.

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Part 5Administrative provisions
Customs Appeal Authorities

350Customs Appeal Authorities generally

  1. A Customs Appeal Authority consists of 1 person, being a District Court Judge or a lawyer of not less than 7 years’ practice.

  2. A person is not to be treated as employed by the Crown for the purposes of the Public Service Act 2020 or the Government Superannuation Fund Act 1956 by reason only of that person being a Customs Appeal Authority.

  3. Customs Appeal Authorities are administered by the Ministry of Justice.

  4. Schedule 8 applies to Customs Appeal Authorities and appeals from their decisions.

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Notes
  • Section 350(2): amended, on , by section 135 of the Public Service Act 2020 (2020 No 40).