WORLD TRADE G/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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ORGANIZATION 6April 1995
(95-0838)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLES 18.5 AND 32.6 OFTHE AGREEMENTS
AUSTRALIA
Thefollowing communication, dated 21March 1995, hasbeen received from thePermanent
Mission ofAustralia.
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Attached arethefulltexts ofAustralian Anti-Dumping andCountervailing legislation amended
toincorporate obligations arising from theUruguay Round negotiations, asrequested inG/ADP/N/1
andG/SCM/N/1.
Explanatory Note
This notification ismade pursuant toArticles 16.5 and18.5 oftheWTO Agreement on
Implementation ofArticle VIofGATT 1994 ("Anti-Dumping Agreement") andArticles 25.12 and
32.6 oftheWTO Agreement onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures ("Subsidies Agreement").
2. Theattachments are:
(a) Customs Act1901;
(b) Customs Regulations;
(c) Customs Tariff (Anti-Dumping) Act1975; and
(d) Anti-Dumping Authority Act1988.
3. Inaccordance with thedecisions oftheCommittees thatthenotification ofanti-dumping and
countervailing dutylegislation andregulations beintheform offullandintegrated texts, theattachments
have incorporated amendments enacted inDecember 1994 intotheprincipal acts. Accordingly these
areworking texts andarenotlegally authentic. The substantive part oftheamending legislation
commenced on1January 1995.
4. Moreover, given theneed toincorporate theapplying provisions (i.e.regarding commencement
andtransition) oftheamending actsinaddition totheactual amendments oftheprincipal acts, certain
aspects oftheattached texts require some explanation. Theprovisions referred tobelow have been
located attheends ofthetexts titled "Customs Act1901" and"Anti-Dumping Authority Act1988".G/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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(a) InSections 3and29ofthetexttitled Customs Act1901 (pages 86and87)"Principal
Act" refers totheCustoms Act1901 itself while "Act" refers toamending legislation
(Customs Legislation (World Trade Organization Amendments) Act1994) -neither
ofthese sections islegally partoftheCustoms Act1901;
(b) InSection 3ofthetexttitled Customs Act1901 (pages 86and87)"thedayonwhich
theAgreement Establishing theWorld Trade Organization enters into force for
Australia" wasproclaimed tobe1January 1995 forthatpurpose; and
(c) InSection 3ofthetexttitled Customs Act1901 (pages 86and87)"thedayfixed for
thepurposes ofsubsection 2(2) oftheAct" is"the dayonwhich theAgreement
Establishing theWorld Trade Organization enters intoforce forAustralia", which was
proclaimed tobe1January 1995 forthatpurpose; and
(d) InSection 38ofthetexttitled Anti-Dumping Authority Act1988 (page 133) "Principal
Act" refers totheAnti-Dumping Authority Act1988 itself while "Act" refers tothe
amending legislation (Customs Legislation (World Trade Organization Amendments)
Act1994) -thissection isnotlegally partoftheAnti-Dumping Authority Act1988;
and
(e) InSection 38ofthetexttitled Anti-Dumping Authority Act1988 (page 133) "theday
fixed forthepurposes ofsubsection 2(2) ofthisAct" is"the dayonwhich the
Agreement Establishing theWorld Trade Organization enters intoforce forAustralia",
which wasproclaimed tobe1January 1995 forthatpurpose.
5. Apart from thelegislation andregulations provided inthisnotification, procedures arealso
setoutinAustralian Customs Service Manual Volume 22. This manual iscurrently being updated
tocover theamendments thatcommenced on1January 1995. Acopy ofthismanual canbeprovided
totheCommittee when ithasbeen completed.
ARTICLE 13OFTHE ANTI-DUMPING AGREEMENT AND ARTICLE 23OFTHE SUBSIDIES
AGREEMENT
6. Australia'snationallegislationcontainingprovisionsonanti-dumpingandcountervailingmeasures
isreviewable under theAdministrative Decisions Judicial Review Act(ADJR Act). Administrative
actions relating tofinal determinations andreviews ofdeterminations arereviewable, therefore, by
theFederal Court, which isindependent oftheauthorities responsible forthedetermination orreview.
Grounds forjudicial review under theADJR Actare:
(a) breach oftherules ofnatural justice;
(b) failure toobserve procedures required bylawtobeobserved;
(c) lack ofjurisdiction
(d) adecision notbeing authorized bytheenactment;
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(g) fraud;
(h) noevidence; and
(i) thedecision isotherwise contrary tolaw.
ARTICLE 16.5(A) OFTHE ANTI-DUMPING AGREEMENT AND ARTICLE 25.12(A) OFTHE
SUBSIDIES AGREEMENT
7. TheAustralian authorities thatarecompetent toinitiate andconduct investigations arethe
Australian Customs Service andtheAnti-Dumping Authority.
8. TheAustralian Customs Service isresponsible for:
(a) initiation andsubsequent preliminary investigation;
(b) imposition ofpreliminary measures; and
(c) reviewing levels ofexisting measures.
9. TheAnti-Dumping Authority isresponsible for:
(a) conductingafinalinquiryandrecommendingwhetherfinalmeasuresshouldbeimposed;
(b) recommendingwhetheranti-dumpingorcountervailingmeasuresalreadyinplaceshould
bewholly orpartly revoked;
(c) reviewing, onrequest bytheoriginal applicant, anegative prima facie orpreliminary
finding reached bytheAustralian Customs Service; and
(d) inquiring whether measures should continue beyond thefiveyear sunset period.G/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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CUSTOMS ACT 1901
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AnActrelating totheCustoms
PART 1-INTRODUCTORY
Short Title
1. This Actmay becited astheCustoms Act1901.
Interpretation
4.(1) InthisActexcept where otherwise clearly intended:
"unmanufactured rawproducts" means natural orprimary products thathave notbeen subjected to
anindustrial process, other thananordinary process ofprimary production, and, without limiting the
generality oftheforegoing, includes:
(a) animals;
(b) bones, hides, skins andother parts ofanimals obtained bykilling, including such hides
andskins thathave been sun-dried;
(c) greasy wool;
(d) plants andparts ofplants, including rawcotton, bark, fruit, nuts, grain, seeds intheir
natural state andunwrought logs;
(e) minerals intheir natural state andores; and
(f) crude petroleum.
Approved forms andapproved statements
4A.(1) InthisAct, areference toanapproved form isareference toaform thatisapproved,
byinstrument inwriting, bytheComptroller.
(1A) InthisAct, areference toanapproved statement isareference toastatement thatis
approved, byinstrument inwriting, bytheComptroller.
(2) Theinstrument bywhich aform orstatement isapproved under subsection (1)after
thissection commences isadisallowable instrument forthepurposes ofsection 46A oftheActs
Interpretation Act1901 .
Delegation
9.(1) TheMinister may, bysigned instrument, delegate toanofficer ofCustoms allorany
ofthefunctions andpowers oftheMinister under theCustoms Acts.
(2) Afunction orpower sodelegated, when performed orexercised bythedelegate, shall,
forthepurposes oftheCustoms Acts, bedeemed tohave been performed orexercised bytheMinister.
(3) Paragraph 34AB(c) oftheActs Interpretation Act1901 does notapply toadelegation
under subsection (1).G/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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(4) Despite subsection (1),thepower oftheMinister todelegate theMinister 'spowers
andfunctions under theCustoms Acts does notextend toapower orfunction conferred bysubsection
269TG(1) or(2),269TH(1) or(2),269TJ(1), (2),(4),(5)or(6)or269TK(1) or(2)ofthisActor
bysubsection 8(5), 9(5), 10(3B), 10(5) or11(4) oftheAnti-Dumping Act.
Right torequire security
42.(1)TheCustoms shall have theright torequire andtake securities forcompliance with
thisAct, forcompliance with conditions orrequirements towhich theimportation orexportation of
goods issubject andgenerally fortheprotection oftherevenue oftheCustoms, andpending thegiving
oftherequired security inrelation toanygoods subject tothecontrol oftheCustoms may refuse to
deliver thegoods ortogive anyauthority under section 71Btodeal with thegoods.
(1A) Theright oftheCustoms under subsection (1)torequire andtakeasecurity includes
theright torequire andtake securities forpayment ofanypenalty thataperson may become liable
topaytotheCommonwealth under theCustoms Undertakings (Penalties) Act1981 .
(1B) Theright oftheCustoms under subsection (1)torequire andtakeasecurity includes
theright torequire andtake securities inrespect ofanyinterim duty thatmay bepayable ongoods
under theCustoms Tariff (Anti-Dumping) Act1975 butnosuch security shall berequired ortaken under
thisAct:
(a) onanapplication under section 269TB ofthisActinrespect ofthegoods towhich
theapplication relates before thetimeatwhich theComptroller hasmade apreliminary
finding under section 269TD thatthere aresufficient grounds forthepublication by
theMinisterofadumpingdutynoticeoracountervailingdutynoticewithinthemeaning
ofPart XVB inrespect ofthose goods; or
(b) onlikegoods imported intoAustralia before thattime.
(1C) If:
(a) anundertaking isgiven andaccepted under subsection 269TG(4) or269TJ(3) inrespect
ofgoods; and
(b) theundertaking issubsequently breached;
theCustoms may require andtakesecurities inrespect ofanyinterim duty thatmay bepayable under
theCustoms Tariff (Anti-Dumping) Act1975 onthegoods oronlikegoods imported intoAustralia.
(1D) Theright oftheCustoms under subsection (1)torequire andtakeasecurity includes
theright torequire andtake asecurity inrespect ofanyinterim duty thatmay bepayable under the
Customs Tariff (Anti-Dumping) Act1975 ongoods thesubject ofanapplication under subsection
269ZE(1) ofthisAct.
(2) Theright oftheCustoms under subsection (1)torequire andtakesecurities includes
theright torequire andtakeasecurity forapurpose orpurposes forwhich security maybetaken under
thatsubsection andforapurpose orpurposes forwhich security may betaken under section 16of
theExcise Act1901-1957 andthesucceeding provisions ofthePartapply toaninrelation tosuch a
security inthesame manner asthey apply toandinrelation toanyother security required andtaken
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(3) Therights oftheCustoms under thissection maybeexercised byaCollector onbehalf
oftheCustoms.
Form ofSecurity
43. AsecurityshallbegiveninamannerandformapprovedbyaCollectorandmay,subject
tothatapproval, bebybond, guarantee, cash deposit oranyother method, orbytwoormore different
methods.
General bonds may begiven
44. When security isrequired foranyparticular purpose security may bytheauthority
oftheComptroller beaccepted tocover alltransactions forsuch time andforsuch amounts asthe
Comptroller may approve.
Cancellation ofbonds
45.(1) AllCustoms securities may after theexpiration of3years from thedate thereof or
from thetime specified fortheperformance oftheconditions thereof becancelled bytheComptroller.
(2) Asecurity taken inrespect ofanyinterim duty thatmay become payable ongoods
under section 8,9,10or11oftheCustoms Tariff (Anti-Dumping) Act1975 ,being asecurity taken
before thepublication bytheMinister ofanotice declaring thatsection toapply tothose goods, shall
becancelled before theexpiration oftheprescribed period after thedate thesecurity istaken.
(3) Insubsection (2),"prescribed period" means:
(a) inrelation toasecurity inrespect ofanyinterim duty thatmay bepayable ongoods
under section 8or9oftheCustoms Tariff (Anti-Dumping) Act1975 —aperiod of6
months orsuch longer period (notbeing aperiod exceeding 9months) asisrequested
bytheexporter ofthegoods concerned; or
(b) inanyother case—aperiod of4months.
(4) Where:
(a) anotice ispublished bytheMinister declaring section 8,9,10or11oftheCustoms
Tariff (Anti-Dumping) Act1975 toapply togoods ofaparticular kind thatmay be
imported intoAustralia;
(b) goods ofthatkind areimported while thatnotice isinforce; and
(c) security istaken after theimportation ofthose goods inrelation totheinterim duty
thatmay bepayable inrespect ofthem;
subsection (2)does notapply inrelation tothatsecurity.G/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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Powers ofofficers forpurposes ofCustoms Tariff (Anti-Dumping) Act1975
214B.(1) Forthepurposes oftheCustoms Tariff (Anti-Dumping) Act1975 anauthorized
officer may, atallreasonable times, enter premises where there arekeptanyaccounts, books orother
records relating togoods exported toAustralia ormanufactured orproduced orsold, inAustralia and
may inspect anysuch accounts, books, documents orother records andmake andretain copies of,
ortake andretain extracts from, anysuch accounts, books, documents orother records.
(2) Where anauthorized officer proposes toenter anypremises under subsection (1),he
shall, ifrequested todosobytheoccupier orperson incharge ofthepremises, produce forinspection
written evidence ofthefactthatheisanauthorized officer and, ifhefailstodoso,heisnotauthorized
toenter thepremises.
(3) Theoccupier orperson incharge ofpremises referred toinsubsection (1)shall provide
theauthorized officer with allreasonable facilities andassistance fortheeffective exercise ofhispowers
under subsection (1).
Penalty: $1,000.
(4) Anauthorized officer may, bynotice signed byhim, require aperson whom hebelieves
tobecapable ofgiving information thatisrelevant totheoperation oftheCustoms Tariff (Anti-Dumping)
Act1975 andrelates togoods exported toAustralia ormanufactured orproduced, orsold, inAustralia
toattend before himatthetime andplace specified inthenotice andthere toanswer questions and
produce tohimsuch accounts, books, documents orother records inrelation togoods exported to
Australia ormanufactured orproduced, orsold, inAustralia asarereferred tointhenotice.
(5) Anauthorized officer maymake andretain copies of,ortakeandretain extracts from,
anyaccounts, books, documents orother records produced inpursuance ofsubsection (4).
(6) Aperson isnotexcused from answering aquestion orproducing anyaccounts, books,
documents orother records, when required todosounder subsection (4)onthegrounds thattheanswer
tothequestion, ortheproduction oftheaccounts, books, documents, orother records, might tend
toincriminate himormake himliable toapenalty, buthisanswer toanysuch question ortheproduction
byhimofanysuch accounts, books, documents orother records isnotadmissible inevidence against
himinproceedings other thanproceedings foranoffence against thissection orproceedings inrespect
ofthefalsity ofanysuch answer.
(7) Anauthorized officer mayexamine, onoathoraffirmation, aperson attending before
himinpursuance ofsubsection (4)and, forthatpurpose, may administer anoath oraffirmation to
thatperson.
(8) Theoath oraffirmation tobemade byaperson forthepurposes ofsubsection (7)is
anoath oraffirmation thattheanswers hewillgive toquestions asked himwillbetrue.
(9) Aperson shall not,without reasonable excuse, refuse orfail:
(a) toattend before anauthorized officer;
(b) tomake anoath oranaffirmation; or
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when sorequired inpursuance ofthissection.
Penalty: $1,000.
PART XVB —SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO
ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES
Division 1—Preliminary
Interpretation
269T.(1) InthisPart, unless thecontrary intention appears:
"affected party" ,inrelation toanapplication under section 269Z requesting thattheMinister review
therateofinterim duty imposed onparticular goods, means:
(a) aperson who isdirectly concerned with theexportation toAustralia ofthegoods the
subject oftheapplication orwho hasbeen directly concerned with theexportation to
Australia oflikegoods; or
(b) aperson who isdirectly concerned with theimportation intoAustralia ofthegoods
thesubject oftheapplication orwhohasbeen directly concerned with theimportation
intoAustralia oflikegoods; or
(c) aperson representing, orrepresenting aportion of,theAustralian industry producing
likegoods; or
(d) theGovernment ofacountry from which likegoods have been exported toAustralia;
"Agreement onAgriculture" means theAgreement bythat name:
(a) setoutinAnnex 1AtotheWorld Trade Organization Agreement; and
(b) asinforce onthedayonwhich theWorld Trade Organisation Agreement enters into
force forAustralia;
"Agreement onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures" means theAgreement bythat name:
(a) setoutinAnnex 1AtotheWorld Trade Organization Agreement; and
(b) asinforce onthedayonwhich theWorld Trade Organisation Agreement enters into
force forAustralia;
"agricultural operations" means:
(a) thecultivation orgathering inofcrops; or
(b) therearing oflive-stock; or
(c) theconduct offorestry operations;
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(d) viticulture, horticulture orapiculture; or
(e) hunting ortrapping carried onforthepurpose ofabusiness;
"allowable exemption orremission", inrelation toexported goods, means:
(a) theexemption ofthose goods from duties ortaxes borne bylikegoods destined for
domestic consumption; or
(b) theremission ofsuch duties ortaxes otherwise payable inrespect ofthose goods;
inaccordance with theprovisions ofArticle XVI oftheGeneral Agreement onTariffs
andTrade 1994 andtheprovisions ofAnnexes I,IIandIIIoftheAgreement on
Subsidies andCountervailing Measures;
"Anti-Dumping Act" means theCustoms Tariff (Anti-Dumping) Act1975 ;
"application" ,inrelation toadumping dutynotice oracountervailing dutynotice, means anapplication
forthepublication ofsuch anotice;
"Authority" means theAnti-Dumping Authority established bysection 4oftheAnti-Dumping Authority
Act1988 ;
"countervailable subsidy" means asubsidy that is,forthepurposes ofsection 269TAAC, a
countervailable subsidy;
"countervailing duty" means duty, other than interim countervailing duty:
(a) thatispayable ongoods under section 10oftheAnti-Dumping Actbecause ofa
declaration under subsection 269TJ(1) or(2)ofthisAct; or
(b) thatispayable ongoods under section 11oftheAnti-Dumping Act;
"countervailing duty notice" means anotice published bytheMinister under subsection 269TJ(1)
or(2)or269TK(1) or(2)
"country ofexport" ,inrelation togoods exported toAustralia, means acountry outside Australia
from which those goods areexported toAustralia, whether ornotitisthecountry where those goods
areproduced ormanufactured;
"country oforigin" ,inrelation togoods exported toAustralia, means acountry, whether thecountry
ofexport ornot,where those goods areproduced ormanufactured;
"determination" means adetermination inwriting;
"direction" means adirection inwriting;
"dumped goods" means anygoods exported toAustralia thattheMinister hasdetermined, under section
269TACB, have been dumped;
"dumping duty" means duty, other thaninterim dumping duty, thatispayable ongoods under section
8or9oftheAnti-Dumping Act;G/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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"dumping duty notice" means anotice published bytheMinister under subsection 269TG(1) or(2)
or269TH(1) or(2);
"fish" means freshwater orsalt-water fish, andincludes turtles, dugong, crustacea, molluscs orany
other living resources oftheseaorofthesea-bed;
"fishing operations" means:
(a) thetaking, catching orcapturing offish; or
(b) thefarming offish; or
(c) pearling operations;
"forestry operations" means thefelling, inaforest orplantation, ofstanding timber;
"General Agreement onTariffs andTrade 1994" means theAgreement bythatname:
(a) whose parts aredescribed inAnnex 1AtotheWorld Trade Organization Agreement;
and
(b) asinforce onthedayonwhich theWorld Trade Organisation Agreement enters into
force forAustralia;
"importation period" ,inrelation togoods thathave been thesubject ofadumping duty notice or
acountervailing duty notice means:
(a) inrespect ofgoods covered byaretrospective notice —theperiod beginning ontheday
ofentry forhome consumption ofthefirst consignment ofgoods towhich the
retrospective notice applied andending immediately before thedayofpublication of
thenotice; and
(b) inrespect ofgoods covered byaprospective notice:
(i) theperiod of6months beginning onthedayofpublication oftheprospective
notice; and
(ii) each successive period of6months;
"importer" ,inrelation togoods exported toAustralia, means:
(a) ifparagraph (b)or(d)does notapply —thebeneficial owner ofthegoods atthetime
oftheir arrival within thelimits oftheportorairport inAustralia atwhich they have
landed; or
(b) ifthegoods aretaken from parts beyond theseastoanAustralian resources installation
orifthey aregoods onboard anoverseas resources installation atthetime when it
isattached totheAustralian seabed —thebeneficial owner ofthegoods atthetimewhen
they areimported intoAustralia; orG/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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(c) ifthegoodsareanoverseasresourcesinstallationthatbecomesattachedtotheAustralian
seabed —thebeneficial owner oftheinstallation atthetime when itisimported into
Australia; or
(d) ifthegoods aretaken from parts beyond theseastoanAustralian seainstallation or
aregoods onboard anoverseas seainstallation atthetime when itisinstalled inan
adjacent area oracoastal area—thebeneficial owner ofthegoods atthetime when
they areimported intoAustralia; or
(e) ifthegoods areanoverseas seainstallation thatbecomes installed inanadjacent area
orinacoastal area -thebeneficial owner oftheinstallation atthetime when itis
imported intoAustralia;
"interestedparty",inrelation toanapplication made totheComptroller under section 269TB requesting
thattheMinister publish adumping duty notice oracountervailing duty notice inrespect ofthegoods
thesubject oftheapplication, means:
(a) theapplicant;
(b) aperson representing, orrepresenting aportion of,theindustry producing, orlikely
tobeestablished toproduce, likegoods;
(c) anyperson who isorislikely tobedirectly concerned with theimportation or
exportation intoAustralia ofthegoods thesubject oftheapplication orwho hasbeen
orislikely tobedirectly concerned with theimportation orexportation intoAustralia
oflikegoods; and
(d) anyperson who isorislikely tobedirectly concerned with theproduction or
manufacture ofthegoods thesubject oftheapplication oroflikegoods thathave been,
orarelikely tobe,exported toAustralia; and
(e) atrade organisation amajority ofwhose members are,orarelikely tobe,directly
concerned withtheproduction ormanufacture ofthegoods thesubject oftheapplication
oroflikegoods, with their importation orexportation intoAustralia, orwith both of
those activities; and
(f) theGovernment ofthecountry ofexport orcountry oforigin:
(i) ofgoods thesubject oftheapplication thathave been, orarelikely tobe,
exported toAustralia; or
(ii) oflikegoods thathave been, orarelikely tobe,exported toAustralia;
"interim countervailing duty" means duty imposed under subsection 10(3B) or11(4) oftheAnti-
Dumping Act;
"interim dumping duty" means duty imposed under subsection 8(5) and, where applicable,
paragraph 8(4)(b) oftheAnti-Dumping Act orunder subsection 9(5) and, where applicable,
paragraph 9(4)(b) ofthatAct;
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"investigation period", inrelation toanapplication foradumping duty notice oracountervailing
duty notice inrespect ofgoods, means aperiod specified bytheComptroller forthepurposes of
paragraph 269TC(4)(bf) tobetheperiod over which importations ofthegoods willbeexamined in
order todetermine what sortofpreliminary finding tomake under section 269TD;
"like goods" ,inrelation togoods under consideration, means goods thatareidentical inallrespects
tothegoods under consideration orthat, although notalike inallrespects tothegoods under
consideration, have characteristics closely resembling those ofthegoods under consideration;
"member country" means acountry thatis,initsownright, amember oftheWorld Trade Organization
established bytheWorld Trade Organization Agreement;
"negative preliminary decision" means adecision ofthekind referred toinparagraph 269X(6)(b)
or(c);
"new exporter" ,inrelation togoods thesubject ofanapplication foradumping duty notice ora
countervailing duty notice orlikegoods, means anexporter whodidnotexport such goods toAustralia
atanytime during either:
(a) theinquiry period within themeaning oftheAnti-Dumping Authority Act1988 ;or
(b) theinvestigation period, within themeaning ofthispart;
thatisspecified forthepurposes ofthatapplication;
"positive preliminary decision" means adecision ofthekind referred inparagraph 269X(6)(a);
"production cost" ,inrelation toprocessed agricultural goods, means thesum ofthedirect labour
costs, thedirect material costs andthefactory overhead costs incurred inrelation tothose goods;
"prospective notice" means anotice issued under subsection 269TG(2), 269TH(2), 269TJ(2) or
269TK(2);
"rawagriculturalgoods"meansgoodsdirectlyobtainedbytheundertakingofanyagriculturaloperation
oranyfishing operation;
"residual exporter" ,inrelation toadumping duty notice oracountervailing duty notice inrespect
ofgoods, means anexporter ofgoods thesubject oftheapplication orlikegoods other than aselected
exporter, andincludes anew exporter ofsuch goods;
"retrospective notice" means anotice issued under subsection 269TG(1), 269TH(1), 269TJ(1) or
269TK(1);
"selected exporter" ,inrelation toadumping duty notice oracountervailing duty notice inrespect
ofgoods, means anexporter ofgoods thesubject oftheapplication orlikegoods whose exportations
were investigated forthepurpose ofdeciding whether ornottopublish thatnotice;
"subsidy" ,inrelation togoods thatareexported toAustralia, means:G/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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(a) afinancial contribution:
(i) byagovernment ofthecountry ofexport orcountry oforigin ofthose goods;
or
(ii) byapublic body ofthatcountry orofwhich thatgovernment isamember;
or
(iii) byaprivate body entrusted ordirected bythatgovernment orpublic body to
carry outagovernmental function;
thatismade inconnection with theproduction, manufacture orexport ofthose goods andthatinvolves:
(iv) adirect transfer offunds from thatgovernment orbody totheenterprise by
whom thegoods areproduced, manufactured orexported; or
(v) adirect transfer offunds from thatgovernment orbody tothatenterprise
contingent upon particular circumstances occurring; or
(vi) theacceptance ofliabilities, whether actual orpotential, ofthatenterprise by
thatgovernment orbody; or
(vii) theforgoing, ornon-collection, ofrevenue (other thananallowable exemption
orremission) duetothatgovernment orbody bythatenterprise; or
(viii) theprovision bythatgovernment orbody ofgoods orservices tothatenterprise
otherwise than inthecourse ofproviding normal infrastructure; or
(ix) thepurchase bythatgovernment orbody ofgoods provided bythatenterprise;
or
(b) anyform ofincome orprice support asreferred toinArticle XVI oftheGeneral
Agreement orTariffs andTrade 1994 thatisreceived from such agovernment orbody;
ifthatfinancial contribution orincome orprice support confers abenefit inrelation tothose goods;
"third country" ,inrelation togoods thathave been ormay beexported toAustralia means acountry
other thatAustralia orthecountry ofexport, orthecountry oforigin, ofthose goods;
"World Trade Organization Agreement" means theAgreement Establishing theWorld Trade
Organization done atMarrakesh on15April 1994.
(2) Forthepurposes ofthisPart, goods, other than unmanufactured rawproducts, shall
notbetaken tohave been produced inAustralia unless:
(a) thegoods were wholly orpartly manufactured inAustralia; and
(b) notlessthan onequarter ofthefactory orworks costofthegoods isrepresented by
thesum of:
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(ii) thevalue ofmaterials inAustralia; and
(iii) thefactory overhead expenses incurred inAustralia inrespect ofthegoods.
(2A) Areference inthisParttotheamount oftheexport price ofgoods, totheamount of
thenormal value ofgoods, totheamount ofthesubsidy received inrespect ofgoods ortotheamount
offreight shall, where thatamount isnotexpressed inAustralian currency, beread asareference to
theequivalent amount inAustralian currency.
(2AA) Areference inthisParttoasubsidy oracountervailable subsidy received inrespect
ofgoods from agovernment ofthecountry ofexport orcountry oforigin ofthegoods includes a
reference toasubsidy orcountervailable subsidy received inrespect ofthose goods:
(a) from apublic body ofthatgovernment orofwhich thatgovernment isamember; or
(b) from aprivate body entrusted ordirected bythatgovernment orpublic body tocarry
outagovernmental function.
(2AB) Ifasubsidy isconstituted byafinancial contribution provided byapublic body ofwhich
acountry isamember butisdelivered, notbythepublic body butrather bythatmember country,
then, forthepurposes ofthisPart, thatsubsidy istaken tohave been received both from thepublic
body andfrom themember country.
(2AC) Asubsidy istaken tohave been received inrespect ofparticular goods:
(a) whetherthebenefitconferredbythesubsidyisconferreddirectlyorindirectlyinrelation
tothose goods; and
(b) whether ornotthesubsidy involves, orwillinvolve, thepayment orgrant ofanyform
offinancial assistance.
(2AD) Thefactthataninvestigation period isspecified tostart ataparticular time does not
imply thattheMinister maynotexamine periods before thattimeforthepurpose ofdetermining whether
material injury hasbeen caused toanAustralian industry ortoanindustry ofathird country.
(2B) Forthepurposes ofthisPart, where, during theexportation ofgoods toAustralia,
thegoods passintransit from acountry through another country, thatother country shall bedisregarded
inascertaining thecountry ofexport ofthegoods.
(3) Forthepurposes ofsubsection (2),goods shall notbetaken tohave been partly
manufactured inAustralia unless atleast onesubstantial process inthemanufacture ofthegoods was
carried outinAustralia.
(4) Forthepurposes ofthisPart, if,inrelation togoods ofaparticular kind, there isa
person orthere arepersons who produce likegoods inAustralia
(a) there isanAustralian industry inrespect ofthose likegoods; and
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(4A) Where, inrelation togoods ofaparticular kind firstreferred toinsubsection (4),the
like goods referred tointhat subsection areclose processed agricultural goods, then, despite
subsection (4),theindustry inrespect ofthose close processed agricultural goods consists notonly
oftheperson orpersons producing theprocessed goods butalsooftheperson orpersons producing
therawagricultural goods from which theprocessed goods arederived.
(4B) Forthepurposes ofsubsection (4A), processed agricultural goods derived from raw
agricultural goods arenottobetaken tobeclose processed agricultural goods unless theMinister is
satisfied that:
(a) therawagricultural goods aredevoted substantially orcompletely totheprocessed
agricultural goods; and
(b) theprocessed agricultural goods arederived substantially orcompletely from theraw
agricultural goods; and
(c) either:
(i) there isaclose relationship between theprice oftheprocessed agricultural
goods andtheprice oftherawagricultural goods; or
(ii) asignificant partoftheproduction costoftheprocessed agricultural goods,
whether ornotthere isamarket inAustralia forthose goods, is,orwould
beconstituted bythecosttotheproducer ofthose goods oftherawagricultural
goods.
(4C) Where theMinister issatisfied thatsufficient information hasnotbeen furnished or
isnotavailable toenable theproduction costofprocessed agricultural goods tobeascertained forthe
purpose ofsubsection (4B), theproduction costofthose goods issuch amount asisdetermined by
theMinister having regard toallrelevant information.
(4D) InthisAct,areference tovariable factors relevant tothedetermination ofduty payable
under theAnti-Dumping Actonparticular goods thesubject ofadumping dutynotice oracountervailing
duty notice isareference:
(a) ifthegoods arethesubject ofadumping duty notice —tothenormal value andexport
price ofthegoods; and
(b) ifthegoods arethesubject ofacountervailing duty notice:
(i) totheamount ofcountervailable subsidy received inrespect ofthegoods; and
(ii) totheexport price ofthegoods.
(4E) InthisAct, areference tovariable factors relevant tothedetermination ofinterim duty
payable ongoods thesubject ofadumping duty notice oracountervailing duty notice isareference:
(a) ifthegoods arethesubject ofadumping duty notice —tothenormal value, export price
andnon-injurious price ofgoods ofthatkind asascertained, orlastascertained, by
theMinister forthepurpose ofthenotice; andG/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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(b) ifthegoods arethesubject ofacountervailing duty notice:
(i) totheamount ofcountervailable subsidy received inrespect ofthegoods; and
(ii) tothenon-injurious price ofthegoods;
asascertained, orlastascertained, bytheMinister forthepurpose ofthenotice.
(5) Areference inthisActtogoods thesubject ofanapplication under section 269TB
isareference togoods referred intheapplication:
(a) thathave been imported intoAustralia;
(b) thatarelikely tobesoimported; or
(c) thatmaybesoimported, being likegoods togoods towhich paragraph (a)or(b)applies.
(5A) Forthepurposes ofthisParttheweighted average ofprices, values, costs oramounts
inrelation togoods over aparticular period istobeworked outinaccordance with thefollowing
formula:
P1Q1+ P2Q2+ ... + PnQn___________________________________
Q1+Q2+ ... + Qn
where:
"P1,P2...Pn"means theprice, value, costoramount, perunit, inrespect ofthegoods in
therespective transactions during theperiod;
"Q1,Q2...Qn"means thenumber ofunits ofthegoods involved ineach oftherespective
transactions.
(5B) Inworking outthenumber ofunits ofgoods involved inatransaction, anyunits
ofgoods thatare,forthepurposes ofparagraph 269TAB(1)(b) or(c),subsection 269TAB(3),
paragraph 269TAC(2)(c) or(4)(e) orsubsection 269TAC(6), treated asbeing involved ina
particular transaction aretaken tobeactually involved inthetransaction.
(6) Sundays andpublic holidays shall, notwithstanding thedefinition of"days" in
section 4becounted asdays forthepurpose ofcomputing aperiod forthepurposes ofthis
Partbutnothing inthissubsection shall derogate from theoperation ofsection 36oftheActs
Interpretation Act1901.
Anti-dumping measures nottoapply togoods ofNew Zealand origin
269TAAA. (1)This Part, sofarasitrelates toduty thatmay become payable under
section 8or9oftheAnti-Dumping Act, does notapply togoods thataretheproduce or
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(2) Insubsection (1):
"goods" includes goods imported intoAustralia before thecommencement ofthissection.
Member countries, developing countries andspecial developing countries
269TAAB. (1)TheMinister may certify thataparticular country is,orwas, during
aspecified period oronaspecified day:
(a) amember country oftheWorld Trade Organisation; or
(b) adeveloping country, whether amember country ornot;or
(c) aspecial developing country within themeaning ofsubsection (2).
(2) Forthepurposes ofsubsection (1),acountry is,orwas, during aspecified period
oronaspecified day, aspecial developing country if:
(a) itisorwas, during thatperiod oronthatday, adeveloping country; and
(b) itisorwas, during thatperiod oronthatday:
(i) aleast developed country, whether amember country ornot;or
(ii) amember country thathaseliminated andnotrestored export subsidies;
or
(iii) amember country referred toinparagraph (b)ofAnnex VIIofthe
Agreement onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures having agross
national product ofless than $US1,000 perannum perhead of
population.
(3) Forallpurposes ofthisPartandinallproceedings, acertificate under subsection
(1)isconclusive evidence ofthematters certified, except sofarasthecontrary isestablished.
Definition —countervailable subsidy
269TAAC.(1) Forthepurposes ofthisPart, asubsidy isacountervailable subsidy
if:
(a) itisspecific; and
(b) itisnotanexcluded subsidy.
(2) Withoutlimitingthegeneralityofthecircumstancesinwhichasubsidyisspecific,
asubsidy isspecific:
(a) if,subject tosubsection (3),access tothesubsidy isexplicitly limited to
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(b) if,subject tosubsection (3),access islimited toparticular enterprises carrying
onbusiness within adesignated geographical region thatiswithin thejurisdiction
ofthesubsidising authority; or
(c) ifthesubsidy iscontingent, infactorinlaw, andwhether solely orasoneof
several conditions, onexport performance; or
(d) ifthesubsidy iscontingent, whether solely orasoneofseveral conditions, on
theuseofdomestically produced ormanufactured goods inpreference to
imported goods.
(3) Subject tosubsection (4),asubsidy isnotspecific ifaccess tothesubsidy:
(a) isestablished byobjective criteria orconditions setoutinprimary orsubordinate
legislation orother official documents thatarecapable ofverification; and
(b) those criteria orconditions donotfavour particular enterprises over others and
areeconomic innature; and
(c) those criteria orconditions arestrictly adhered tointheadministration ofthe
subsidy.
(4) Despite thefactthataccess toasubsidy isestablished byobjective criteria, the
Minister may, having regard to:
(a) thefactthat thesubsidy program benefits alimited number ofparticular
enterprises; or
(b) thefactthatthesubsidy program predominantly benefits particular enterprises;
or
(c) thefactthattheparticular enterprises have access todisproportionately large
amounts ofthesubsidy; or
(d) themanner inwhich adiscretion togrant access tothesubsidy hasbeen
exercised;
determine thatthesubsidy isspecific.
(5) Inmaking adetermination under subsection (4),theMinister must takeaccount
of:
(a) theextent ofdiversification ofeconomic activities within thejurisdiction ofthe
subsidising authority; and
(b) thelength oftime during which thesubsidy program hasbeen inoperation.
(6) Asubsidy isanexcluded subsidy iftheMinister issatisfied that:
(a) itisspecific butdescribed inparagraph (a),(b)or(c)ofArticle 8.2ofthe
Agreement onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures; orG/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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(b) itisadomestic support measure thatmeets thecriteria orconditions setout
inAnnex 2totheAgreement onAgriculture.
Ordinary course oftrade
269TAAD.(1) IftheMinister issatisfied, inrelation togoods exported toAustralia:
(a) thatlikegoods aresold inthecountry ofexport insales thatarearms length
transactions insubstantial quantities during anextended period:
(i) forhome consumption inthecountry ofexport; or
(ii) forexportation toathird country;
ataprice thatislessthan thecostofsuch goods; and
(b) thatitisunlikely thattheseller ofthegoods willbeable torecover thecost
ofsuch goods within areasonable period;
theprice paid forthegoods referred toinparagraph (a)istaken nottohave been paid inthe
ordinary course oftrade.
(2) Forthepurposes ofthissection, sales ofgoods ataprice thatislessthan the
costofsuch goods aretaken tohave occurred insubstantial quantities during anextended period
ifthevolume ofsales ofsuch goods ataprice below thecostofsuch goods over thatperiod
isnotlessthan 20% ofthetotal volume ofsales over thatperiod.
(3) Costs ofgoods aretaken toberecoverable within areasonable period oftime
if,although theselling price ofthose goods atthetime oftheir saleisbelow their costatthat
time, theselling price isabove theweighted average costofsuch goods over theinvestigation
period.
(4) Thecostofgoods isworked outbyadding:
(a) theamount determined bytheMinister tobethecost ofproduction or
manufacture ofthose goods inthecountry ofexport; and
(b) theamount determined bytheMinister tobetheadministrative, selling and
general costs associated with thesaleofthose goods.
(5) Amounts determined bytheMinister forthepurposes ofparagraphs (4)(a) and
(b)must beworked outinsuch manner, andtaking account ofsuch factors, astheregulations
provide inrespect ofthose purposes.
Arms length transactions
269TAA.(1) Forthepurposes ofthisPart, apurchase orsaleofgoods shall notbe
treated asanarms length transaction if:
(a) there isanyconsideration payable fororinrespect ofthegoods other thantheir
price; orG/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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(b) theprice isinfluenced byacommercial orother relationship between thebuyer,
oranassociate ofthebuyer, andtheseller, oranassociate oftheseller; or
(c) intheopinion oftheMinister thebuyer, oranassociate ofthebuyer, will,
directly orindirectly, bereimbursed, becompensated orotherwise receive a
benefit for,orinrespect of,thewhole oranypartoftheprice.
(2) Without limiting thegenerality ofsubsection (1),where:
(a) goods areexported toAustralia otherwise thanbytheimporter andarepurchased
bytheimporter from theexporter (whether before orafter exportation) fora
particular price; and
(b) theMinister issatisfied thattheimporter, whether directly orthrough an
associate orassociates, sells those goods inAustralia (whether inthecondition
inwhich they were imported orotherwise) ataloss;
theMinister may, forthepurposes ofparagraph (1)(c), treat thesaleofthose goods ataloss
asindicating thattheimporter oranassociate oftheimporter will, directly orindirectly, be
reimbursed, becompensated orotherwise receive abenefit for,orinrespect of,thewhole or
apartoftheprice.
(3) Indetermining, forthepurposes ofsubsection (2),whether goods aresoldby
animporter ataloss, theMinister shall have regard to:
(a) theamount oftheprice paid ortobepaid forthegoods bytheimporter; and
(b) such other amounts astheMinister determines tobecosts necessarily incurred
intheimportation andsaleofthegoods; and
(c) thelikelihood thattheamounts referred toinparagraphs (a)and(b)willbeable
toberecovered within areasonable time; and
(d) such other matters astheMinister considers relevant.
(4) Forthepurposes ofthisPart, 2persons shall bedeemed tobeassociates of
each other if,andonly if:
(a) both being natural persons:
(i) they areconnected byablood relationship orbymarriage orby
adoption; or
(ii) oneofthem isanofficer ordirector ofabody corporate controlled,
directly orindirectly, bytheother;
(b) both being bodies corporate:
(i) both ofthem arecontrolled, directly orindirectly, byathird person
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(ii) both ofthem together control, directly orindirectly, athird body
corporate; or
(iii) thesame person (whether ornotabody corporate) isinaposition to
cast, orcontrol thecasting of,5%ormore ofthemaximum number
ofvotes thatmight becastatageneral meeting ofeach ofthem; or
(c) oneofthem, being abody corporate, is,directly orindirectly, controlled by
theother (whether ornotabody corporate); or
(d) oneofthem, being anatural person, isanemployee, officer ordirector ofthe
other (whether ornotabody corporate); or
(e) they aremembers ofthesame partnership.
Export price
269TAB.(1) Forthepurposes ofthisPart, theexport price ofanygoods exported
toAustralia is:
(a) where:
(i) thegoodshavebeenexportedtoAustraliaotherwisethanbytheimporter
andhave been purchased bytheimporter from theexporter (whether
before orafter exportation); and
(ii) thepurchase ofthegoods bytheimporter was anarms length
transaction;
theprice paid orpayable forthegoods bytheimporter, other than anypartofthatprice that
represents acharge inrespect ofthetransport ofthegoods after exportation orinrespect of
anyother matter arising after exportation; or
(b) where:
(i) thegoodshavebeenexportedtoAustraliaotherwisethanbytheimporter
andhave been purchased bytheimporter from theexporter (whether
before orafter exportation); and
(ii) thepurchase ofthegoods bytheimporter wasnotanarms length
transaction; and
(iii) thegoods aresubsequently sold bytheimporter, inthecondition in
which they were imported, toaperson who isnotanassociate ofthe
importer;
theprice atwhich thegoods were sosold bytheimporter tothatperson lesstheprescribed
deductions; or
(c) inanyother case—theprice thattheMinister determines having regard toall
thecircumstances oftheexportation.G/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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(2) Areference inparagraph (1)(b) toprescribed deductions inrelation toasale
ofgoods thathave been exported toAustralia shall beread asareference to:
(a) anyduties ofCustoms orsales taxpaid orpayable onthegoods; and
(b) anycosts, charges orexpenses arising inrelation tothegoods after exportation;
and
(c) theprofit, ifany, onthesalebytheimporter or,where theMinister sodirects,
anamount calculated inaccordance with such rateastheMinister specifies in
thedirection astheratethat, forthepurposes ofparagraph (1)(b), istobe
regarded astherateofprofit onthesalebytheimporter.
(3) Where theMinister issatisfied thatsufficient information hasnotbeen furnished,
orisnotavailable, toenable theexport price ofgoods tobeascertained under thepreceding
subsections, theexport price ofthose goods shall besuch amount asisdetermined bytheMinister
having regard toallrelevant information.
(4) Forthepurposes ofthissection, theMinister may disregard anyinformation
thatheorsheconsiders tobeunreliable.
(5) Paragraphs (1)(a) and(b)apply inrelation toapurchase ofgoods byanimporter
from anexporter whether ornottheimporter andexporter areassociates ofeach other.
Normal value ofgoods
269TAC.(1) Subject tothissection, forthepurposes ofthisPart, thenormal value
ofanygoods exported toAustralia istheprice paid forlikegoods soldintheordinary course
oftrade forhome consumption inthecountry ofexport insales thatarearms length transactions
bytheexporter or,iflikegoods arenotsosoldbytheexporter, byother sellers oflikegoods.
(2) Subject tothissection, where theMinister:
(a) issatisfied that:
(i) because oftheabsence, orlowvolume, ofsales oflikegoods inthe
market ofthecountry ofexport thatwould berelevant forthepurpose
ofdetermining aprice under subsection (1);or
(ii) because thesituation inthemarket ofthecountry ofexport issuch that
sales inthatmarket arenotsuitable foruseindetermining aprice under
subsection (1);
thenormal value ofgoods exported toAustralia cannot beascertained under subsection (1);
or
(b) issatisfied, inacase where likegoods arenotsold intheordinary course of
trade forhome consumption inthecountry ofexport insales thatarearms length
transactions bytheexporter, that itisnotpracticable toobtain, within a
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that would berelevant forthepurpose ofdetermining aprice under
subsection (1);
thenormal value ofthegoods forthepurposes ofthisPart is:
(c) except where paragraph (d)applies, thesum of:
(i) such amount astheMinister determines tobethecostofproduction
ormanufacture ofthegoods inthecountry ofexport; and
(ii) ontheassumption thatthegoods, instead ofbeing exported, hadbeen
soldforhome consumption intheordinary course oftrade inthecountry
ofexport —such amounts astheMinister determines would bethe
administrative, selling andgeneral costs associated with thesaleand,
subject tosubsection (13), theprofit onthatsale; or
(d) iftheMinister directs thatthisparagraph applies —theprice determined bythe
Minister tobetheprice paidforlikegoods soldintheordinary course oftrade
inarms length transactions forexportation from thecountry ofexport toathird
country determined bytheMinister tobeanappropriate third country.
(3) The price determined under paragraph (2)(d) isaprice that theMinister
determines, having regard tothequantity oflikegoods sold asdescribed inparagraph (2)(d)
atthatprice, isrepresentative oftheprice paid insuch sales.
(4) Subject tosubsections (6)and(8),where theMinister issatisfied thatitis
inappropriate toascertain thenormal value ofgoods inaccordance withthepreceding subsections
because theGovernment ofthecountry ofexport:
(a) hasamonopoly, orsubstantial monopoly, ofthetrade ofthecountry; and
(b) determinesorsubstantiallyinfluencesthedomesticpriceofgoodsinthatcountry;
thenormal value ofthegoods forthepurposes ofthisPart istobeavalue ascertained in
accordance with whichever ofthefollowing paragraphs theMinister determines having regard
towhat isappropriate andreasonable inthecircumstances ofthecase:
(c) avalue equal totheprice oflikegoods produced ormanufactured inacountry
determinedbytheMinisterandsoldforhomeconsumptionintheordinarycourse
oftrade inthatcountry, being sales thatarearms length transactions;
(d) avalue equal totheprice determined bytheMinister tobetheprice oflike
goods produced ormanufactured inacountry determined bytheMinister and
soldintheordinary course oftrade inarms length transactions forexportation
from thatcountry toathird country determined bytheMinister tobean
appropriate third country;
(e) avalue equal tothesumofthefollowing amounts ascertained inrespect oflike
goods produced ormanufactured inacountry determined bytheMinister and
sold forhome consumption intheordinary course oftrade inthatcountry:G/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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(i) such amount astheMinister determines tobethecostofproduction
ormanufacture ofthelikegoods inthatcountry;
(ii) suchamounts astheMinister determines tobetheadministrative, selling
andgeneral costs associated with thesaleoflikegoods inthatcountry
andtheprofit onthatsale;
(f) avalue equal totheprice payable forlikegoods produced ormanufactured in
Australia andsold forhome consumption intheordinary course oftrade in
Australia, being sales thatarearms length transactions.
(5) The price determined under paragraph (4)(d) isaprice that theMinister
determines, because ofthequantity oflikegoods sold asdescribed inparagraph (4)(d) atthat
price, isrepresentative oftheprice paid insuch sales.
(5A) Amounts determined:
(a) tobethecostofproduction ormanufacture ofgoods under subparagraph (2)(c)(i)
or(4)(e)(i); and
(b) tobetheadministrative, selling andgeneral costs inrelation togoods under
subparagraph (2)(c)(ii) or(4)(e)(ii);
must beworked outinsuch manner, andtaking account ofsuch factors, astheregulations provide
fortherespective purposes ofparagraphs 269TAAD(4)(a) and(b).
(5B) Theamount determined tobetheprofit onthesaleofgoods under subparagraph
(2)(c)(ii) or(4)(e)(ii), must beworked outinsuch manner, andtaking account ofsuch factors,
astheregulations provide forthatpurpose.
(5C) Without limiting thegenerality ofthematters thatmay betaken intoaccount
bytheMinister indetermining whether athird country isanappropriate third country forthe
purposes ofparagraph (2)(d) or(4)(d), theMinister may have regard tothefollowing matters:
(a) whether thevolume oftrade from thecountry ofexport referred toin
paragraph (2)(d) orthecountry first-mentioned inparagraph (4)(d) issimilar
tothevolume oftrade from thecountry ofexport toAustralia; and
(b) whether thenature ofthetrade ingoods concerned between thecountry ofexport
referred toinparagraph (2)(d) orthecountry first-mentioned inparagraph (4)(d)
issimilar tothenature oftrade between thecountry ofexport andAustralia.
(6) Where theMinister issatisfied thatsufficient information hasnotbeen furnished
orisnotavailable toenable thenormal value ofgoods tobeascertained under thepreceding
subsections, thenormal value ofthose goods issuch amount asisdetermined bytheMinister
having regard toallrelevant information.
(7) Forthepurposes ofthissection, theMinister may disregard anyinformation
thatheorsheconsiders tobeunreliable.
(8) Where thenormal value ofgoods exported toAustralia istheprice paid for
likegoods andthatprice andtheexport price ofthegoods exported:G/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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(a) relate tosales occurring atdifferent times; or
(b) arenotinrespect ofidentical goods; or
(c) aremodified indifferent ways bytaxes ortheterms orcircumstances ofthe
sales towhich they relate;
thatprice paid forlikegoods istobetaken tobethatprice paid adjusted inaccordance with
directions bytheMinister sothatthose differences would notaffect itscomparison with that
export price.
(9) Where thenormal value ofgoods exported toAustralia istobeascertained in
accordance with paragraph (2)(c) or(4)(e), theMinister must make such adjustments, in
determining thecosts tobedetermined under thatparagraph, asarenecessary toensure that
thenormal value soascertained isproperly comparable with theexport price ofthose goods.
(10) Where:
(a) theactual country ofexport ofgoods exported toAustralia isnotthecountry
oforigin ofthegoods; and
(b) theMinister isoftheopinion thatthenormal value ofthegoods should be
ascertained forthepurposes ofthisPart asifthecountry oforigin were the
country ofexport;
heorshemay direct thatthenormal value ofthegoods istobesoascertained.
(11) Forthepurposes ofsubsection (10), thecountry oforigin ofgoods is:
(a) inthecase ofunmanufactured rawproducts —thecountry ofwhich they are
products; or
(b) inanyother case—thecountry inwhich thelastsignificant process inthe
manufacture orproduction ofthegoods wasperformed.
(13) Where, because oftheoperation ofsection 269TAAD, thenormal value ofgoods
isrequired tobedetermined under subsection (2),theMinister shall notinclude inhisorher
calculation ofthatnormal value anyprofit component under subparagraph (2)(c)(ii).
(14) If:
(a) application ismade foradumping duty notice oracountervailing duty notice;
and
(b) goods thesubject oftheapplication areexported toAustralia; but
(c) thevolume ofsales oflikegoods forhome consumption inthecountry ofexport
bytheexporter oranother seller oflikegoods islessthan 5%ofthevolume
ofgoods thesubject oftheapplication thatareexported toAustralia bythe
exporter;G/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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thevolume ofsales referred toinparagraph (c)istaken, forthepurposes ofparagraph (2)(a),
tobealowvolume unless theMinister issatisfied thatitisstilllarge enough topermit aproper
comparison forthepurposes ofassessing adumping margin under section 269TACB.
Non-injurious price
269TACA. Thenon-injurious price ofgoods exported toAustralia istheminimum
price necessary:
(a) ifthegoods arethesubject of,orofanapplication for,adumping duty notice
under subsection 269TG(1) or(2)—toprevent theinjury, orarecurrence of
theinjury, ortoremove thehindrance, referred toinparagraph 269TG(l)(b)
or(2)(b); or
(b) ifthegoods arethesubject of,orofanapplication for,athird country dumping
duty notice under subsection 269TH(1) or(2)—toprevent theinjury, ora
recurrence oftheinjury, referred toinparagraph 269TH(l)(b) or(2)(b); or
(c) ifthegoods arethesubject of,orofanapplication for,acountervailing duty
notice under subsection 269TJ(1) or(2)—toprevent theinjury, orarecurrence
oftheinjury, ortoremove thehindrance, referred toinparagraph 269TJ(l)(b)
or(2)(b); or
(d) ifthegoods arethesubject of,orofanapplication for, athird country
countervailing duty notice under subsection 269TK(1) or(2)—toprevent the
injury, orarecurrence oftheinjury, referred toinparagraph 269TK(l)(b) or
(2)(b).
Working outwhether dumping hasoccurred andlevels ofdumping
269TACB.(1) If:
(a) application ismade foradumping duty notice; and
(b) export prices inrespect ofgoods thesubject oftheapplication exported to
Australia during theinvestigation period have been established inaccordance
with section 269TAB; and
(c) corresponding normal values inrespect oflikegoods during thatperiod have
been established inaccordance with section 269TAC;
theMinister must determine, bycomparison ofthose export prices with those normal values,
whether dumping hasoccurred.
(2) Inorder tocompare those export prices with those normal values, theMinister
may, subject tosubsection (3):
(a) compare theweighted average ofexport prices over theinvestigation period
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(b) compare theexport prices determined inrespect ofindividual transactions over
theinvestigation period with thecorresponding normal values determined over
thatperiod; or
(c) usethemethod ofcomparison referred toinparagraph (a)inrespect ofapart
orparts oftheinvestigation period andthemethod ofcomparison referred to
inparagraph (b)inrespect ofanother partorother parts ofthatperiod.
(3) IftheMinister issatisfied:
(a) thattheexport prices differ significantly among different purchasers, regions
orperiods; and
(b) that those differences make themethods referred toinsubsection (2)
inappropriate foruseinrespect ofaperiod constituting thewhole orapartof
theinvestigation period;
theMinister may, forthatperiod, compare therespective export prices determined inrelation
toindividual transactions during thatperiod with theweighted average ofcorresponding normal
values over thatperiod.
(4) If,inacomparisonundersubsection(2),theMinisterissatisfiedthattheweighted
average ofexport prices over aperiod islessthantheweighted average ofcorresponding normal
values over thatperiod:
(a) thegoods exported toAustralia during thatperiod aretaken tohave been
dumped; and
(b) thedumping margin fortheexporter concerned inrespect ofthose goods isthe
difference between those weighted averages.
(5) If,inacomparison under subsection (2),theMinister issatisfied thatanexport
price inrespect ofanindividual transaction during theinvestigation period islessthan the
corresponding normal value:
(a) thegoods exported toAustralia inthattransaction aretaken tohave been
dumped; and
(b) thedumping margin fortheexporter concerned inrespect ofthose goods isthe
difference between thatexport price andthatnormal value.
(6) If,inacomparison under subsection (3),theMinister issatisfied thattheexport
prices inrespect ofparticular transactions during theinvestigation period arelessthan the
weighted average ofcorresponding normal values during thatperiod:
(a) thegoods exported toAustralia ineach such transaction aretaken tohave been
dumped; and
(b) thedumping margin fortheexporter concerned inrespect ofthose goods isthe
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(7) Subject tosubsection (8),theexistence ofdumping andthesizeofadumping
margin willnormally beworked outforindividual exporters ofgoods toAustralia.
(8) Ifthenumber ofexporters from aparticular country ofexport who provide
information inrelation toanapplication foradumping duty notice issolarge thatitisnot
practicable todetermine theexistence ofdumping andtowork outindividual dumping margins
foreach ofthem, theMinister may, onthebasis ofinformation obtained from aninvestigation
ofaselected number ofthose exporters:
(a) who constitute astatistically valid sample ofthose exporters; or
(b) whoareresponsible forthelargest volume ofexportations toAustralia thatcan
reasonably beinvestigated;
decide whether dumping exists, and, ifitdoes, fixdumping margins forsuch selected exporters
andforexporters who arenotsoselected.
(9) Ifinformation issubmitted byanexporter notinitially selected under subsection
(8)forthepurposes ofaninvestigation, theinvestigation must extend tothatexporter unless
tosoextend itwould prevent theinvestigation 'stimely completion.
(10) Any comparison ofexport prices, orweighted average ofexport prices, with
anycorresponding normal values, orweighted average ofcorresponding normal values, must
beworked outinrespect ofsimilar units ofgoods, whether determined byweight, volume or
otherwise.
Working outwhether benefits have been conferred andamounts ofsubsidy
269TACC.(1) If:
(a) afinancial contribution referred toinparagraph (a)ofthedefinition of"subsidy"
insubsection 269T(1); or
(b) income orprice support referred toinparagraph (b)ofthatdefinition;
isreceived inrespect ofgoods, thequestion whether thatfinancial contribution orincome or
price support confers abenefit, and, ifso,theamount ofsubsidy attributable tothatbenefit,
aretobeworked outaccording tothissection.
(2) Ifafinancialcontributioninrespectofgoodsisadirectfinancialpaymentreceived
from agovernment ofacountry, apublic body ofthatgovernment orofwhich thatgovernment
isamember, oraprivate body entrusted ordirected bythatgovernment orpublic body tocarry
outagovernmental function, abenefit istaken tobeconferred because ofthatpayment.
(3) If:
(a) there isnofinancial contribution ofthekindreferred toinsubsection (2)received
inrespect ofgoods; but
(b) afinancial contribution ofanother kind, orincome orprice support, isreceived
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thatgovernment orofwhich thatgovernment isamember, oraprivate body
entrusted ordirected bythat government orpublic body tocarry outa
governmental function;
thequestion whether thatfinancial contribution orincome orprice support confers abenefit
istobedetermined bytheMinister.
(4) Indetermining whether afinancial contribution confers abenefit, theMinister
must have regard tothefollowing guidelines:
(a) theprovision ofequity capital from thegovernment orbody referred toin
subsection (3)does notconfer abenefit unless thedecision toprovide thecapital
isinconsistentwithnormalinvestmentpracticeofprivateinvestorsinthecountry
concerned;
(b) themaking ofaloan bythegovernment orabody referred toinsubsection
(3)does notconfer abenefit unless theloan requires repayment ofalesser
amount than would berequired foracomparable commercial loan;
(c) theguarantee ofaloan bythegovernment orabody referred toinsubsection
(3)does notconfer abenefit unless, without theguarantee, theenterprise
receiving theloan would have torepay agreater amount;
(d) theprovision ofgoods orservices bythegovernment orbody referred toin
subsection (3)does notconfer abenefit unless thegoods orservices areprovided
forlessthan adequate remuneration;
(e) thepurchase ofgoods bythegovernment orbody referred toinsubsection (3)
does notconfer abenefit ifthepurchase ismade formore than adequate
remuneration.
(5) Forthepurposes ofparagraphs (4)(d) and(e),theadequacy ofremuneration
inrelation togoods orservices istobedetermined having regard toprevailing market conditions
forlikegoods orservices inthecountry where those goods orservices areprovided orpurchased.
(6) Ifabenefit isconferred:
(a) byafinancial contribution intheform referred toinsubsection (2)
—thetotal amount ofsubsidy attributable tothebenefit isanamount equal to
thepayment; or
(b) bythemaking ofaloan bythegovernment orabody referred toin
subsection (3)—thetotal amount ofsubsidy attributable tothebenefit isan
amount equal tothedifference between theamount required toberepaid on
thatloan andtheamount thatwould berequired toberepaid onacomparable
commercial loan; or
(c) bytheguarantee ofaloan bythegovernment orabody referred toin
subsection (3)—thetotal amount ofsubsidy attributable tothebenefit isan
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theloansoguaranteed andtheamount thatwould berequired toberepaid upon
acommercial loan, without thatguarantee, adjusted foranydifference infees;
or
(d) byanyother financial contribution, orincome orprice support asreferred to
insubsection (3)—thetotal amount ofsubsidy attributable tothebenefit isan
amountdeterminedbytheMinister,inwriting,inaccordancewiththeregulations
made forthepurposes ofthissection.
(7) IftheMinister issatisfied, inrespect ofaparticular financial contribution or
form ofincome orprice support:
(a) thatsubsections (2),(3),(4)and(5)areinappropriate fordetermining whether
abenefit hasbeen conferred; or
(b) that, ifabenefit hasbeen conferred, subsection (6)isinappropriate for
determining thetotal amount ofsubsidy attributable tothebenefit;
theMinister maydetermine, inwriting, thatheorsheissosatisfied anddetermine analternative
basis fordeciding whether abenefit hasbeen conferred orforworking outtheamount ofsubsidy
attributable tothebenefit.
(8) Ifthenumber ofexporters from aparticular country ofexport who provide
information inrelation toanapplication foracountervailing duty notice issolarge thatitis
notpracticable towork outwhether abenefit hasbeen conferred andtheamount ofsubsidy
received bythem, theMinister may, onthebasis ofinformation obtained from aninvestigation
ofaselected number ofthose exporters:
(a) who constitute astatistically valid sample ofthose exporters; or
(b) whoareresponsible forthelargest volume ofexportations toAustralia thatcan
reasonably beinvestigated;
decide whether abenefit isconferred and, ifitis,theamount ofsubsidy attributable tothat
benefit forsuch selected exporters andforexporters who arenotsoselected.
(9) Ifinformation issubmitted byanexporter notinitially selected under subsection
(8)forthepurposes ofaninvestigation, theinvestigation must extend tothatexporter unless
tosoextend itwould prevent theinvestigation 'stimely completion.
(10) Afterthetotalamountofthesubsidyreceivedinrespectofgoodshasbeenworked
out,theMinister must, ifthatsubsidy isnotquantified byreference toaunitofthose goods
determined byweight, volume orotherwise, work outhow much ofthatamount isproperly
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#269TAD. Where theMinister has,forthepurpose ofpublishing anotice under
section 269TG or269TH declaring thatsection toapply togoods thatmay beimported into
Australia, being likegoods togoods thathave been soimported, ascertained thenormal value
oftheimported goods, theMinister may, atanytime, andfrom time totime, iftheMinister
isoftheopinion thatanyfactor relevant totheascertainment ofthenormal value ofgoods to
which thatsection applies hasaltered, re-ascertain thatnormal value and, where theMinister
does so,theMinister istopublish thatnormal value assore-ascertained intheGazette unless,
intheopinion oftheMinister, thepublication ofthatinformation would adversely affect the
business orcommercial interests ofanyperson.
Material injury toindustry
269TAE.(1) Indetermining, forthepurposes ofsection 269TG or269TJ, whether
material injury toanAustralian industry hasbeen orisbeing caused oristhreatened orwould
ormight have been caused, orwhether theestablishment ofanAustralian industry hasbeen
materially hindered, because ofanycircumstances inrelation totheexportation ofgoods to
Australia from thecountry ofexport, theMinister may, without limiting thegenerality ofthat
section butsubject tosubsections (2A), (2B) and(2C), have regard to:
(aa) ifthedetermination isbeing made forthepurposes ofsection 269TG —thesize
ofthedumping margin, orofeach ofthedumping margins, worked outin
respect ofthegoods ofthatkind thathave been exported toAustralia and
dumped; and
(ab) ifthedeterminationisbeingmadeforthepurposesofsection269TJ—particulars
ofanycountervailable subsidy received inrespect ofgoods ofthatkind that
have been exported toAustralia; and
(a) thequantity ofgoods ofthatkind that, during aparticular period, have been
orarelikely tobeexported toAustralia from thecountry ofexport; and
(b) anyincrease orlikely increase, during aparticular period, inthequantity of
goods ofthatkind exported toAustralia from thecountry ofexport; and
(c) anychange orlikely change, during aparticular period, intheproportion that:
(i) thequantity ofgoods ofthatkindexported toAustralia from thecountry
ofexport andsold orconsumed inAustralia; or
(ii) thequantity ofgoods ofthat kind, orlike goods, produced or
manufactured intheAustralian industry andsold orconsumed in
Australia;
bears tothequantity ofgoods ofthatkind, orlikegoods, sold orconsumed
inAustralia; and
(d) theexport price thathasbeen orislikely tobepaid byimporters forgoods
ofthatkind exported toAustralia from thecountry ofexport; and
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(e) thedifference between:
(i) theprice thathasbeen orislikely tobepaid forgoods ofthatkind,
orlikegoods, produced ormanufactured intheAustralian industry and
sold inAustralia; and
(ii) theprice thathasbeen orislikely tobepaid forgoods ofthatkind
exported toAustralia from thecountry ofexport andsoldinAustralia;
and
(f) theeffect thattheexportation ofgoods ofthatkind toAustralia from thecountry
ofexport inthose circumstances hashadorislikely tohave ontheprice paid
forgoods ofthatkind, orlikegoods, produced ormanufactured intheAustralian
industry andsold inAustralia; and
(g) theeffect thattheexportation ofgoods ofthatkind toAustralia from thecountry
ofexport inthose circumstances hashadorislikely tohave ontherelevant
economic factors inrelation totheAustralian industry; and
(h) ifthedetermination isbeing made forthepurposes ofsection 269TJ andthe
goods areagricultural products —whether theexportation ofgoods ofthatkind
toAustralia from thecountry ofexport inthose circumstances hasgiven oris
likely togive risetoaneed forfinancial orother support, oranincrease in
financial orother support, fortheAustralian industry from theCommonwealth
Government.
(2) Indetermining, forthepurposes ofsection 269TH or269TK, whether material
injury toanindustry inathird country hasbeen orisbeing caused oristhreatened orwould
ormight have been caused because ofanycircumstances inrelation totheexportation ofgoods
toAustralia from thecountry ofexport, theMinister may, without limiting thegenerality of
thatsection butsubject tosubsections (2A), (2B) and(2C), have regard to:
(aa) ifthedetermination isbeing made forthepurposes ofsection 269TH —thesize
ofthedumping margin, orofeach ofthedumping margins, worked outin
respect ofthegoods ofthatkind thathave been exported toAustralia and
dumped; and
(ab) ifthedetermination isbeing made forthepurposes ofsection 269TK
—particulars ofanycountervailable subsidy received inrespect ofgoods ofthat
kind thathave been exported toAustralia; and
(a) thequantity ofgoods ofthatkind that, during aparticular period, have been
orarelikely tobeexported toAustralia from thecountry ofexport; and
(b) anyincrease orlikely increase, during aparticular period, inthequantity of
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(c) anychangeorlikelychange,duringaparticularperiod,intheproportion
that:
(i) thequantity ofgoods ofthatkindexported toAustralia from thecountry
ofexport andsold orconsumed inAustralia; or
(ii) thequantity ofgoods ofthat kind, orlike goods, produced or
manufactured inthethird country andsoldorconsumed inAustralia;
bears tothequantity ofgoods ofthatkind, orlikegoods, sold orconsumed
inAustralia; and
(d) theexport price thathasbeen orislikely tobepaid byimporters forgoods
ofthatkind exported toAustralia from thecountry ofexport; and
(e) thedifference between:
(i) theprice thathasbeen orislikely tobepaid forgoods ofthatkind,
orlikegoods, produced ormanufactured inthethird country andsold
inAustralia; and
(ii) theprice thathasbeen orislikely tobepaid forgoods ofthatkind
exported toAustralia from thecountry ofexport andsoldinAustralia;
and
(f) theeffect thattheexportation ofgoods ofthatkindtoAustralia from thecountry
ofexport inthose circumstances hashadorislikely tohave ontheprice paid
forgoods ofthatkind, orlikegoods, produced ormanufactured inthethird
country andsold inAustralia; and
(g) theeffect thattheexportation ofgoods ofthatkind toAustralia from thecountry
ofexport inthose circumstances hashadorislikely tohave ontherelevant
economic factors inrelation totheproducer ormanufacturer inthethird country.
(2A) Inmaking adetermination inrelation totheexportation ofgoods toAustralia
forthepurposes referred toinsubsection (1)or(2),theMinister must consider whether any
injury toanindustry, orhindrance totheestablishment ofanindustry, isbeing caused or
threatened byafactor other than theexportation ofthose goods such as:
(a) thevolume andprices ofimported likegoods thatarenotdumped; or
(b) thevolume andprices ofimportations oflikegoods thatarenotsubsidised; or
(c) contractions indemand orchanges inpatterns ofconsumption; or
(d) restrictive trade practices of,andcompetition between, foreign andAustralian
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(f) theexport performance andproductivity oftheAustralian industry;
andanysuch injury orhindrance must notbeattributed totheexportation ofthose goods.
(2B) Indetermining:
(a) forthepurposes ofsubsection (1),whether ornotmaterial injury isthreatened
toanAustralian industry; or
(b) forthepurposes ofsubsection (2),whether ornotmaterial injury isthreatened
toanindustry inathird country;
because oftheexportation ofgoods intotheAustralian market, theMinister must takeaccount
only ofsuch changes incircumstances, including changes ofakind determined bytheMinister,
aswould make thatinjury foreseeable andimminent unless dumping orcountervailing measures
were imposed.
(2C) Indetermining, forthepurposes referred toinsubsection (1)or(2),theeffect
oftheexportation oflikegoods toAustralia bydifferent exporters from thesame country of
export orfrom different countries ofexport, theMinister should consider thecumulative effect
ofthose exportations only if,having regard to:
(a) theconditions ofcompetition between those goods; and
(b) theconditions ofcompetition between those goods andlikegoods thatare
domestically produced;
theMinister issatisfied thatitisappropriate todoso.
(3) Areference insubsection (1)or(2)totherelevant economic factors inrelation
toanAustralian industry, orinrelation toanindustry inathird country, inrelation togoods
ofaparticular kind exported toAustralia isareference to:
(a) thequantity ofgoods ofthatkind, orlikegoods, produced ormanufactured
intheindustry; and
(b) thedegree ofutilization ofthecapacity oftheindustry toproduce ormanufacture
goods ofthatkind, orlikegoods; and
(c) thequantity ofgoods ofthatkind, orlikegoods, produced ormanufactured
intheindustry:
(i) forwhich there aresales orforward orders; or
(ii) which areheld asstocks; and
(d) thevalue ofsales of,orforward orders for,goods ofthatkind, orlikegoods,
produced ormanufactured intheindustry; and
(e) thelevel ofprofits earned intheindustry, thatareattributable totheproduction
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(f) thelevel ofreturn oninvestment intheindustry; and
(g) cash flow intheindustry; and
(h) thenumber ofpersons employed, andthelevel ofwages paid topersons
employed, intheindustry inrelation totheproduction ormanufacture ofgoods
ofthatkind, orlikegoods; and
(j) theshare ofthemarket inAustralia forgoods ofthatkind, orlikegoods, that
isheld bygoods ofthatkind, orlikegoods, produced ormanufactured inthe
industry; and
(k) theability ofpersons engaged intheindustry toraise capital inrelation tothe
production ormanufacture ofgoods ofthatkind, orlikegoods; and
(m) investment intheindustry.
Currency conversion
269TAF.(1) If,forthepurposes ofthisPart, comparison oftheexport prices ofgoods
exported toAustralia andcorresponding normal values oflikegoods requires aconversion of
currencies, thatconversion, subject tosubsection (2),istobemade using therateofexchange
onthedateofthetransaction oragreement that, intheopinion oftheMinister, bestestablishes
thematerial terms ofthesaleoftheexported goods.
(2) If,inrelation togoods exported toAustralia, aforward rateofexchange isused,
theMinister may, inaconversion ofcurrencies under subsection (1),make useofthatrateof
exchange.
(3) If:
(a) thecomparison referred toinsubsection (1)requires theconversion of
currencies; and
(b) therateofexchange between those currencies hasundergone ashort-term
fluctuation;
theMinister may, forthepurpose ofthatcomparison, disregard thatfluctuation.
(4) If:
(a) thecomparison referred toinsubsection (1)requires theconversion of
currencies; and
(b) theMinister issatisfied thattherateofexchange between those currencies has
undergone asustained movement;
theMinister may, bynotice published intheGazette, declare thatthissubsection applies with
effect from adayspecified inthenotice and, iftheMinister does so,theMinister may usethe
rateofexchange inforce onthatdayforthepurposes ofthatcomparison during theperiod of
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(5) Nothing insubsection (4)prevents theMinister specifying adayinanotice that
isearlier than thedayofpublication ofthenotice ifthedayspecified:
(a) isadayafter thestart ofthesustained movement; and
(b) isnotadayoccurring within 60days after thedayspecified inaprior notice.
(6) Nothing insubsection (4)prevents theMinister publishing more thanonenotice
ifasustained movement intherateofexchange continues formore than 60days.
(7) TheComptrollermay,ifheorsheconsidersitdesirablesotodofortheavoidance
ofdoubt, specify, bynotice published intheGazette, ameans ofestablishing aratethatistaken
tobe,ortohave been, therateofexchange between theAustralian currency andanother currency
orbetween other currencies:
(a) onaday, orduring aperiod, preceding thedayofpublication ofthenotice;
or
(b) from andincluding thedayofpublication ofthenotice, oranearlier day
specified inthenotice, until therevocation ofthenotice.
(8) The rate ofexchange established between currencies inanotice under
subsection (7)is,forthepurpose ofworking outtheamount ofduty orinterim duty payable
onanygoods exported onthedayorduring theperiod towhich theratesospecified applies,
therateofexchange thatapplies forthepurposes ofthissection inrespect ofthecurrencies
specified inthenotice.
Revocation ofnotices
269TAJ.(1) TheMinister may, bypublic notice, revoke anotice published bythe
Minister under thisPartandmust dosoifsatisfied that, were thenotice notinforce, theMinister
would notbeauthorised bythisPart tocause thenotice tobepublished.
(2) TheMinister may, bypublic notice, partly revoke anotice published bythe
Minister under thisPartandmust dosoifsatisfied that, ifthenotice hadnotapplied tosuch
goods, theMinister would notbeauthorised tocause anotice applying tosuch goods tobe
published.
(3) TheMinister may, bypublic notice, release orpartly release aperson from
anundertaking entered intounder thisPart.
(4) Anotice ofrevocation under subsection (1)orofpartial revocation under
subsection (2)haseffect from adatespecified inthenotice, which may beadateearlier than
thedate ofpublication ofthenotice ofrevocation orpartial revocation intheGazette .
(5) Anotice releasing orpartly releasing aperson from anundertaking under
subsection (3)haseffect from adatespecified inthenotice, which may beadateearlier than
thedate ofpublication ofthenotice intheGazette .
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orcollected ongoods entered forhome consumption onorafter thedateofeffect ofthenotice
ofrevocation.
(7) Upon thepartial revocation ofanotice thatdeclared thatasection oftheAnti-
Dumping Actapplies togoods, thespecial dutyonthegoods towhich thenotice nolonger applies
ceases tobepayable, andshall notbecharged orcollected onsuch goods entered forhome
consumption onorafter thedate ofeffect ofthepartial revocation.
Minister may give directions toComptroller inrelation topowers andduties under this
Part
269TA.(1) TheMinister may give totheComptroller such written directions in
connection with carrying outorgiving effect totheComptroller 'spowers andduties under this
PartastheMinister thinks fit,andtheComptroller shall comply with anydirections sogiven.
(2) Adirection under subsection (1)shall notdealwith carrying outorgiving effect
tothepowers orduties oftheComptroller inrelation toaparticular consignment ofgoods or
tolikegoodstogoodsinaparticularconsignmentbutshalldealinsteadwiththegeneralprinciples
forcarrying outorgiving effect totheComptroller 'spowers.
(3) Where theMinister gives adirection totheComptroller, theMinister shall:
(a) cause awritten notice setting outparticulars ofthedirection tobepublished
intheGazette assoon aspracticable after giving thedirection; and
(b) cause acopy ofthatnotice tobelaidbefore each House oftheParliament within
15sitting days ofthatHouse after thepublication ofthenotice intheGazette .
(4) Anotice setting outparticulars ofthedirection isadisallowable instrument for
thepurposes ofsection 46A oftheActs Interpretation Act1901 .
Division 2—Consideration ofanti-dumping matters bytheComptroller
Application foraction under Anti-Dumping Act
269TB. (1)Where:
(a) aconsignment ofgoods:
(i) hasbeen imported intoAustralia;
(ii) islikely tobeimported intoAustralia; or
(iii) may beimported intoAustralia, being likegoods togoods towhich
subparagraph (i)or(ii)applies;
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(c) aperson believes that there are, ormay be,reasonable grounds forthe
publication ofadumping duty notice oracountervailing duty notice inrespect
ofthegoods intheconsignment;
thatperson may, byapplication inwriting lodged withtheCustoms inaccordance withsubsection
(5),request thattheMinister publish thatnotice inrespect ofthegoods intheconsignment.
(2) Where:
(a) aconsignment ofgoods produced ormanufactured inacountry other than
Australia:
(i) hasbeen imported intoAustralia;
(ii) islikely tobeimported intoAustralia; or
(iii) may beimported intoAustralia, being likegoods togoods towhich
subparagraph (i)or(ii)applies; and
(b) there is,inathird country, anindustry thatproduces ormanufactures likegoods
forexport toAustralia; and
(c) theGovernment ofthat third country believes that there are, ormay be,
reasonable grounds forthepublication ofadumping duty notice ora
countervailing duty notice inrespect ofthegoods intheconsignment;
theGovernment ofthatthird country may, byapplication inwriting lodged with theCustoms
inaccordance with subsection (5),request thattheMinister publish thatnotice inrespect of
thegoods intheconsignment.
(2A) During theperiod after receiving anapplication foradumping duty notice and
before giving public notice under subsection 269TC(4) ofadecision nottoreject theapplication,
theComptroller must notify thegovernment ofthecountry, orofeach country, whose exporters
arenominated intheapplication.
(2B) During theperiod after receiving anapplication foracountervailing duty notice
andbefore giving public notice under subsection 269TC(4) ofadecision nottoreject the
application, theComptroller must notify:
(a) thegovernment ofthecountry, orofeach country, whose exporters are
nominated intheapplication; and
(b) thegovernment ofanyother country from which countervailable subsidies are
alleged tohave been received.
(2C) AnotificationbytheComptrollerundersubsection(2B)mustincludeaninvitation
toconsult with theComptroller inrelation towhether:
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(b) anysuch subsidies, iffound toexist, arecausing orarelikely tocause material
injury ofakind referred toinparagraph 269TJ(1)(b) or269TK(1)(b);
with theaimofarriving atamutually agreed solution.
(3) Anapplicant may, atanytimebefore apreliminary finding ismade under section
269TD inrespect oftheapplication, bynotice inwriting lodged with theCustoms inaccordance
with subsection (4),withdraw theapplication inwhole orinpart.
(4) Anapplication under subsection (1)or(2)oranotice under subsection (3)
withdrawing such anapplication must:
(a) beinwriting; and
(b) beinanapproved form; and
(c) contain such information astheform requires; and
(d) besigned inthemanner indicated ontheform; and
(e) inthecaseofanapplication under subsection (1)—besupported byasufficient
partofthedomestic industry.
(5) Anapplication, oranotice withdrawing anapplication, may belodged with
theCustoms:
(a) bygiving ittoanofficer doing duty inrelation tothereceipt ofdumping
applications; or
(b) byposting itbypre-paid posttoapostal address specified byCustoms inthe
approved form; or
(c) bysending itbyelectronic facsimile toafacsimile number specified byCustoms
intheapproved form;
andtheapplication ornotice istaken tohave been received byCustoms when theapplication
ornotice, orafacsimile oftheapplication ornotice, isfirstreceived byanofficer doing duty
inrelation tothereceipt ofdumping applications.
(6) Anapplication under subsection (1)inrelation toaconsignment ofgoods is
taken tobesupported byasufficient partofthedomestic industry iftheComptroller issatisfied
thatpersons (including theapplicant) who produce ormanufacture likegoods inAustralia and
who support theapplication:
(a) account formore than50% ofthetotal production ormanufacture oflikegoods
produced ormanufactured bythatportion oftheAustralian industry thathas
expressed either support for,oropposition to,theapplication; and
(b) account fornotlessthan 25% ofthetotal production ormanufacture oflike
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Consideration ofApplication
269TC.(1) TheComptrollershall,within25days,or,ifanotherperiodisprescribed,
within thatother period, after Customs receives anapplication under subsection 269TB(1) in
respect ofgoods, examine theapplication and, iftheComptroller isnotsatisfied, having regard
tothematters contained intheapplication andtoanyother information thattheComptroller
considers relevant:
(a) thattheapplication complies with subsection 269TB(4); or
(b) thatthere is,orislikely tobeestablished, anAustralian industry inrespect of
likegoods; or
(c) thatthere appear tobereasonable grounds:
(i) forthepublication ofadumping duty notice oracountervailing duty
notice, asthecase requires, inrespect ofthegoods thesubject ofthe
application; or
(ii) forthepublication ofsuch anotice upon theimportation intoAustralia
ofsuch goods;
heorsheshall reject theapplication andinform theapplicant, bynotice inwriting, accordingly.
(2) TheComptroller shall, within 25days, or,ifanother period isprescribed, within
thatother period, after Customs receives anapplication bytheGovernment ofacountry under
subsection 269TB(2) inrespect ofgoods, examine theapplication and, iftheComptroller is
notsatisfied,havingregardtothematterscontainedintheapplicationandtoanyotherinformation
thattheComptroller considers relevant:
(a) thattheapplication complies with subsection 269TB(4); or
(b) thatthere isaproducer ormanufacturer oflikegoods inthatcountry whoexports
such goods toAustralia; or
(c) thatthere appear tobereasonable grounds:
(i) forthepublication ofadumping duty notice oracountervailing duty
notice, asthecase requires, inrespect ofthegoods thesubject ofthe
application; or
(ii) forthepublication ofsuch anotice upon theimportation intoAustralia
ofsuch goods;
heorsheshall reject theapplication andinform theapplicant, bynotice inwriting, accordingly.
(2A) Ifanapplicant, after lodging anapplication under section 269TB, decides to
give Customs further information insupport ofthatapplication without having been requested
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(a) theinformation may belodged with Customs, inwriting, inaccordance with
section 269TB; and
(b) theinformation istaken tohave been received byCustoms inaccordance with
subsection 269TB(5); and
(c) thisPart haseffect asif:
(i) theapplication hadincluded thatfurther information; and
(ii) theapplication hadonly been lodged when thatfurther information was
lodged; and
(iii) theapplication hadonly been received when thatfurther information
wasreceived.
(3) Where, inaccordance with subsection (1)or(2),theComptroller rejects an
application, thenotice informing theapplicant ofthatrejection:
(a) shall state thereasons why theComptroller wasnotsatisfied ofoneormore
ofthematters setoutinthatsubsection; and
(b) shall inform theapplicant oftheapplicant 'sright torefer thedecision ofthe
Comptroller inrespect ofthematters inrespect ofwhich theComptroller was
notsosatisfied totheAuthority forreview.
(4) IftheComptroller decides nottoreject anapplication under subsection 269TB(1)
or(2)inrespect ofgoods, theComptroller must give public notice ofthedecision:
(a) setting outparticulars ofthose goods; and
(b) setting outtheidentity oftheapplicant; and
(ba) setting outthecountries ofexport known tobeinvolved; and
(bb) iftheapplicationisforacountervailingdutynotice—alsosettingoutthecountries
from which countervailable subsidisation isalleged tohave been received; and
(bc) setting adate, which should bethedateorestimated dateofpublication ofthe
notice intheGazette ,asthedate ofinitiation oftheinvestigation; and
(bd) indicating thebasis onwhich dumping orcountervailable subsidisation isalleged
tohave occurred; and
(be) summarising thefactors onwhich theallegation ofinjury orhindrance tothe
establishment ofanindustry isbased; and
(bf) indicating that thepreliminary finding will bemade onthebasis ofthe
examination ofexportations toAustralia ofgoods thesubject oftheapplication
during aperiod identified inthenotice; andG/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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(c) stating that, within aspecified period after thedate ofinitiation ofthe
investigation, being theperiod of120days or,ifanother period isprescribed
byregulations forthepurposes ofthisparagraph, that other period, the
Comptroller willmake apreliminary finding astowhether there aresufficient
grounds forthepublication ofadumping duty notice oracountervailing duty
notice inrespect ofthegoods thesubject oftheapplication orthere willbe
sufficient grounds forsuch publication subsequent totheimportation into
Australia ofsuch goods; and
(d) stating thatapreliminary finding thatthere areorwillbesuch grounds may
result intheimposition ofprovisional measures including thetaking ofsecurities
under section 42ofthisActfortheperiod specified insubsection 45(2) ofthis
Actinrespect ofinterim duty thatmay become payable ontheimportation of
thegoods thesubject oftheapplication; and
(e) invitinginterestedpartiestolodgewiththeComptroller,withinaspecifiedperiod
ofnotmore than 40days after thedate ofinitiation oftheinvestigation,
submissions concerning thepublication ofthenotice sought bytheapplication;
and
(f) indicating theaddress atwhich, orthemanner inwhich, such submissions can
belodged.
(5) Information required tobeincluded inthenotice under
subsection (4)may beincluded inaseparate report towhich thenotice makes reference.
(6) Despite thefactthatanotice under thissection specifies aparticular period for
interested parties tolodge submissions with theComptroller, iftheComptroller issatisfied,
byrepresentation inwriting byaninterested party:
(a) thatalonger period isreasonably required forthatparty tomake asubmission;
and
(b) thatallowing alonger period willbepracticable inthecircumstances;
theComptroller maynotify theparty, inwriting, thataspecified further period willbeallowed
fortheparty tolodge asubmission.
(7) Assoon aspracticable after theComptroller decides nottoreject anapplication
under section 269TB foradumping duty notice oracountervailing duty notice, theComptroller
must ensure thatacopy oftheapplication, orofsomuch oftheapplication asisnotclaimed
tobeconfidential ortoconstitute information whose publication would adversely affect aperson 's
business orcommercial interests, ismade available:
(a) unless paragraph (b)applies —toallpersons known tobeexporters ofgoods
thesubject oftheapplication andtothegovernment ofeach country ofexport;
or
(b) ifthenumber ofpersons known tobeexporters ofgoods thesubject ofthe
application issolarge that itisnotpracticable toprovide acopy oftheG/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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application, orofsomuch oftheapplication asisnotthesubject ofsuch aclaim,
toeach ofthem —tothegovernment ofeach country ofexport andtoeach
relevant trade association.
Preliminary findings
269TD.(1) After theendoftheperiod forlodging submissions inrespect ofan
application fortheimposition ofdumping duty orcountervailing duty butbefore theendof
theperiod referred toinparagraph 269TC(4)(c), theComptroller shall consider theapplication,
takingintoaccountanysubmissionsreceivedandanyothermattersthattheComptrollerconsiders
relevant.
(2) If,asaresult ofthatconsideration oftheapplication, theComptroller makes
apreliminary finding thatthere aresufficient grounds forthepublication ofadumping duty
notice oracountervailing duty notice inrespect ofthegoods thesubject oftheapplication or
thatthere willbesufficient grounds forsuch publication subsequent totheimportation into
Australia ofsuch goods:
(a) theComptroller must give public notice ofthatfinding; and
(b) theComptroller shall, within 7days ofpublication ofthatnotice intheGazette,
refer thequestion whether thepublication ofthenotice sought intheapplication
issojustified totheAuthority; and
(c) theComptroller may, ifheorshethinks itappropriate todoso,upon the
importation ofgoods towhich theapplication relates, require andtakesecurities
under section 42ofthisActinrespect ofinterim duty thatmaybecome payable.
(2A) IftheComptroller decides torequire securities under paragraph (2)(c), the
Comptroller must give public notice ofthedecision.
(3) If,asaresult ofthatconsideration oftheapplication, theComptroller makes
apreliminary finding thatthere arenotsufficient grounds forthepublication ofadumping duty
notice oracountervailing duty notice inrespect ofthegoods thesubject oftheapplication or
thatthere willnotbesufficient grounds forsuch publication subsequent totheimportation into
Australia ofsuch goods, theComptroller must give public notice ofthatfinding.
Termination ofinvestigations
Comptroller must terminate ifalldumping margins arenegligible
269TDA. (1) If:
(a) application ismade foradumping duty notice; and
(b) inaninvestigation,forthepurposesoftheapplication,ofanexportertoAustralia
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(i) there hasbeen nodumping bytheexporter ofanyofthose goods; or
(ii) there hasbeen dumping bytheexporter ofsome orallofthose goods,
butthedumping margin fortheexporter, oreach such dumping margin,
worked outunder section 269TACB, when expressed asapercentage
oftheexport price orweighted average ofexport prices used toestablish
thatdumping margin, islessthan 2%;
theComptroller must terminate theinvestigation sofarasitrelates totheexporter.
Comptroller must terminate ifcountervailable subsidisation isnegligible
(2) If:
(a) application ismade foracountervailing duty notice; and
(b) inaninvestigation,forthepurposesoftheapplication,ofanexportertoAustralia
ofgoods thesubject oftheapplication, theComptroller issatisfied that:
(i) nocountervailable subsidy hasbeen received inrespect ofanyofthose
goods; or
(ii) acountervailable subsidy hasbeen received inrespect ofsome orall
ofthose goods butitnever, atanytimeafter thestartoftheinvestigation
period, exceeded thenegligible level ofcountervailable subsidy under
subsection (16);
theComptroller must terminate theinvestigation sofarasitrelates totheexporter.
Comptroller must terminate ifnegligible volumes ofdumping arefound
(3) If:
(a) application ismade foradumping duty notice; and
(b) inaninvestigation forthepurposes oftheapplication theComptroller issatisfied
thatthetotal volume ofgoods thesubject oftheapplication:
(i) thathave been, ormay be,exported toAustralia over areasonable
examination period from aparticular country ofexport; and
(ii) thathave been, ormay be,dumped;
isnegligible;
theComptroller must terminate theinvestigation sofarasitrelates tothatcountry.G/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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What isanegligible volume ofdumped goods?
(4) Forthepurpose ofsubsection (3),thetotal volume ofgoods thesubject ofthe
application thathave been, ormaybe,exported toAustralia overareasonable examination period
from theparticular country ofexport anddumped istaken tobeanegligible volume if:
(a) when expressed asapercentage ofthetotal Australian import volume, itisless
than 3%; and
(b) subsection (5)does notapply inrelation tothose first-mentioned goods.
Aggregation ofvolumes ofdumped goods
(5) Forthepurposes ofsubsection (4),thissubsection applies inrelation togoods
thesubject oftheapplication thathave been, ormaybe,exported toAustralia over areasonable
examination period from theparticular country ofexport anddumped if:
(a) thevolume ofsuch goods thathave been, ormay be,soexported from that
country anddumped, when expressed asapercentage ofthetotal Australian
import volume, islessthan 3%; and
(b) thevolume ofgoods thesubject oftheapplication thathave been, ormay be,
exported toAustralia over thatperiod from another country ofexport and
dumped, when expressed asapercentage ofthetotal Australian import volume,
isalsolessthan 3%; and
(c) thetotal volume ofgoods thesubject oftheapplication thathave been, ormay
be,exported toAustralia over that period from thecountry towhich
paragraph (a)applies, andfrom allcountries towhich paragraph (b)applies,
anddumped, when expressed asapercentage ofthetotal Australian import
volume, ismore than 7%.
Negligible dumping margins tocount indetermining volume
(6) Thefactthatthedumping margin, oreach ofthedumping margins, inrelation
toaparticular exporter, when expressed asapercentage oftheexport price orweighted average
ofexport prices used toestablish thatdumping margin, islessthan2%,does notprevent exports
bythatexporter being taken intoaccount:
(a) inworking outthetotal volume ofgoods thathave been, ormay be,exported
from acountry ofexport anddumped; and
(b) inaggregating, forthepurposes ofsubsection (5),thevolumes ofgoods that
have been, ormaybe,exported from thatcountry ofexport andother countries
ofexport anddumped.
Comptroller must terminate ifnegligible volumes ofcountervailable subsidisation arefound
(7) If:
(a) application ismade foracountervailing duty notice; andG/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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(b) inaninvestigationforthepurposesoftheapplication,theComptrollerissatisfied
thatthetotal volume ofgoods thesubject oftheapplication:
(i) thathave been, ormay be,exported toAustralia from aparticular
country ofexport during areasonable examination period; and
(ii) inrespect ofwhich acountervailable subsidy hasbeen, ormay be,
received;
isnegligible;
theComptroller must terminate theinvestigation sofarasitrelates tothatcountry.
What isanegligible volume ofsubsidised goods?
(8) Forthepurposes ofsubsection (7),thetotal volume ofgoods thesubject ofthe
application foracountervailing duty notice thathave been, ormay be,exported toAustralia
over areasonable examination period from theparticular country ofexport andinrespect of
which acountervailable subsidy hasbeen received istaken tobeanegligible volume if:
(a) thatcountry ofexport isnotadeveloping country andthattotal volume, when
expressed asapercentage ofthetotal Australian import volume, islessthan
3%; or
(b) thatcountry ofexport isadeveloping country andthattotal volume, when
expressed asapercentage ofthetotal Australian import volume, islessthan
4%;
andsubsections (9),(10) and(11) donotapply inrelation tothose first-mentioned goods.
Aggregation ofvolumes ofsubsidised goods from countries other than developing countries
(9) Forthepurposes ofsubsection (8),thissubsection applies inrelation togoods
thesubject oftheapplication thathave been, ormaybe,exported toAustralia over areasonable
examinationperiodfromtheparticularcountryofexportandinrespectofwhichacountervailable
subsidy has, ormay be,been received, if:
(a) thecountry ofexport isnotadeveloping country; and
(b) thevolume ofsuch goods:
(i) thathave been, ormay be,exported toAustralia over thatperiod from
thatcountry; and
(ii) inrespect ofwhich acountervailable subsidy hasbeen, ormay be,
received;
when expressed asapercentage ofthetotal Australian import volume, isless
than 3%; and
(c) thevolume ofgoods thesubject oftheapplication:G/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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(i) thathave been, ormay be,exported toAustralia over thatperiod from
another country thatisnotadeveloping country; and
(ii) inrespect ofwhich acountervailable subsidy hasbeen, ormay be,
received;
when expressed asapercentage ofthetotal Australian import volume, isalso
lessthan 3%; and
(d) thetotal volume ofgoods thesubject oftheapplication:
(i) thathave been, ormay be,exported toAustralia over thatperiod from
thecountry towhich paragraph (b)applies andfrom allcountries to
which paragraph (c)applies; and
(ii) inrespect ofwhich acountervailable subsidy hasbeen, ormay be,
received;
when expressed asapercentage ofthetotal Australian import volume, ismore
than 7%.
Aggregation ofvolumes ofsubsidised goods from developing countries
(10) Forthepurposes ofsubsection (8),thissubsection applies inrelation togoods
thesubject oftheapplication thathave been, ormaybe,exported toAustralia over areasonable
examinationperiodfromtheparticularcountryofexportandinrespectofwhichacountervailable
subsidy hasbeen, ormay be,received if:
(a) thecountry ofexport isadeveloping country; and
(b) thevolume ofsuch goods:
(i) thathave been, ormaybe,exported toAustralia over thatperiod from
thatcountry; and
(ii) inrespect ofwhich acountervailable subsidy hasbeen, ormay be,
received;
when expressed asapercentage ofthetotal Australian import volume, isless
than 4%; and
(c) thevolume ofgoods thesubject oftheapplication:
(i) thathave been, ormaybe,exported toAustralia over thatperiod from
another country thatisadeveloping country; and
(ii) inrespect ofwhich acountervailable subsidy hasbeen, ormay be,
received;
when expressed asapercentage ofthetotal Australian import volume, isalso
lessthan 4%; andG/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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(d) thetotal volume ofgoods thesubject oftheapplication:
(i) thathave been, ormay be,exported toAustralia over thatperiod from
thecountry towhich paragraph (b)applies andfrom allcountries to
which paragraph (c)applies; and
(ii) inrespect ofwhich acountervailable subsidy hasbeen received;
when expressed asapercentage ofthetotal Australian import volume, ismore
than 9%.
Aggregation ofvolumes ofsubsidised goods from member countries that aredeveloping
countries
(11) Forthepurposes ofsubsection (8),thissubsection applies inrelation togoods
thesubject oftheapplication thathave been, ormaybe,exported toAustralia over areasonable
examinationperiodfromtheparticularcountryofexportandinrespectofwhichacountervailable
subsidy hasbeen, ormay be,received if:
(a) thecountry ofexport isamember country andadeveloping country; and
(b) thevolume ofsuch goods;
(i) thathave been, ormay beexported toAustralia over thatperiod from
thatcountry; and
(ii) inrespect ofwhich acountervailable subsidy hasbeen, ormay be,
received;
when expressed asapercentage ofthetotal Australian import volume, islessthan 4%; and
(c) thevolume ofgoods thesubject oftheapplication:
(i) thathave been, ormaybe,exported toAustralia over thatperiod from
another member country thatisadeveloping country; and
(ii) inrespect ofwhich acountervailable subsidy hasbeen, ormay be,
received;
when expressed asapercentage ofthetotal Australian import volume, islessthan 4%; and
(d) thevolume ofgoods thesubject oftheapplication:
(i) thathave been, ormaybe,exported toAustralia over thatperiod from
thecountry towhich paragraph (b)applies andfrom allcountries to
which paragraph (c)applies; and
(ii) inrespect ofwhich acountervailable subsidy hasbeen, ormay be,
received;
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Negligible countervailable subsidies tocount indetermining volume
(12) Thefactthatthelevel ofcountervailable subsidy thathasbeen, ormay be,
received inrespect ofgoods thathave been, exported, ormay beexported, toAustralia from
acountry ofexport isanegligible level under subsection (16) does notprevent exports from
thatcountry being taken intoaccount:
(a) inworking outthetotal volume ofgoods thathave been, ormay be,exported
from acountry ofexport andinrespect ofwhich acountervailable subsidy has
been, ormay be,payable; and
(b) inaggregating, forthepurposes ofsubsection (9),(10)or(11), volumes ofgoods
thathave been, ormay be,exported toAustralia from thatcountry andother
countries andinrespect ofwhich acountervailing subsidy hasbeen, ormay
be,received.
Comptroller must terminate investigation ifdumping causes negligible injury
(13) If:
(a) application ismade foradumping duty notice; and
(b) inaninvestigation, forthepurposes oftheapplication, ofgoods thesubject
oftheapplication thathave been, ormay be,exported toAustralia from a
particular country ofexport, theComptroller issatisfied that:
(i) there hasbeen, ormay be,dumping ofsome orallofthose goods; but
(ii) theinjury, ifany, toanAustralian industry oranindustry inathird
country, orthehindrance, ifany, totheestablishment ofanAustralian
industry, thathasbeen, ormaybe,caused bythatdumping isnegligible;
theComptroller must terminate theinvestigation sofarasitrelates tothatcountry.
Comptroller must terminate investigation ifsubsidisation causes negligible injury
(14) If:
(a) application ismade foracountervailing duty notice; and
(b) inaninvestigation, forthepurpose oftheapplication, ofgoods thesubject of
theapplication thathave been, ormaybe,exported toAustralia from aparticular
country ofexport, theComptroller issatisfied that:
(i) acountervailable subsidy hasbeen, ormay be,received inrespect of
some orallofthose goods; but
(ii) theinjury, ifany, toanAustralian industry oranindustry inathird
country hasbeen, ormaybe,caused bythesubsidisation isnegligible;
theComptroller must terminate theinvestigation sofarasitrelates tothatcountry.G/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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Comptroller must give public notice oftermination decisions
(15) IftheComptroller decides toterminate aninvestigation sofarasitrelates to
aparticular exporter orcountry ofexport, theComptroller must:
(a) give public notice ofthatdecision; and
(b) ensure that:
(i) inthecaseofanexporter, acopy ofthenotice issenttotheapplicant,
theexporter andthegovernment ofthecountry ofexport; or
(ii) inthecase ofacountry ofexport, acopy ofthenotice issenttothe
applicant andthegovernment ofthatcountry.
Negligible countervailable subsidisation
(16) Forthepurposes ofthissection, acountervailable subsidy received inrespect
ofgoods exported toAustralia isnegligible if:
(a) thecountry ofexport isnotadeveloping country andthesubsidy, when
expressed asapercentage oftheexport price ofthegoods, islessthan 1%;
or
(b) thecountryofexportisadevelopingcountrybutnotaspecialdevelopingcountry
andthesubsidy, when expressed asapercentage oftheexport price ofthegoods,
isnotmore than 2%; or
(c) thecountry ofexport isaspecial developing country andthesubsidy, when
expressed asapercentage oftheexport price ofthegoods, isnotmore than
3%.
Definition —reasonable examination period
(17) Inthissection:
'reasonable examination period ',inrelation toanapplication foradumping duty notice ora
countervailing duty notice inrespect ofgoods, means aperiod comprising:
(a) thewhole orasubstantial partoftheinvestigation period; or
(b) anyperiod after theendoftheinvestigation period thatistaken intoaccount
forthepurpose ofconsidering possible future importations ofgoods thesubject
oftheapplication;
'total Australian import volume ',inrelation toavolume ofgoods thesubject ofanapplication
foradumping duty notice oracountervailing duty notice thathave been, ormay be,exported
toAustralia from aparticular country during aperiod, means thetotal volume ofallgoods the
subject oftheapplication andlikegoods thathave been, ormaybe,exported toAustralia from
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Comptroller tohave regard tosame considerations asMinister incertain circumstances
269TE. (1) Where theComptroller:
(a) inmaking adecision under section 269TC toaccept orreject anapplication
inrelation tothegoods thesubject oftheapplication; or
(b) inmaking apreliminary finding under section 269TD inrelation tothose goods;
isrequired todetermine anymatter ordinarily required tobedetermined bytheMinister under
theAnti-Dumping Actinrespect ofthose goods, theComptroller:
(c) must determine thematter inlikemanner asifheorshewastheMinister; and
(d) must have regard tothesame considerations (other than theconsiderations
referred toinsubsection 8(5A), 8(5B), 9(5A), 10(3C), 10(3D) or11(5) ofthat
Act, whichever isappropriate) towhich theMinister would berequired tohave
regard under thatActiftheMinister wasdetermining thematter.
(2) Subsection (1)applies inrespect ofgoods thathave not, atthetime ofthe
Comptroller 'sdetermination ofamatter inrespect ofthose goods, been imported intoAustralia,
asiftheComptroller 'sdetermination ofthematter were being made after animportation of
those goods into Australia, being animportation occurring atthetime oftheanticipated
importation ofthose goods intoAustralia.
(3) Nothing insubsection (1)shall betaken toimply thatthedetermination ofa
matter bytheComptroller affects thepower oftheMinister tomake afinal determination in
respect ofthatmatter forthepurposes oftheAnti-Dumping Act.
Reviews byAuthority
269TF. (1) Application maybemade totheAuthority byaperson whohaslodged
anapplication under section 269TB inamanner andform approved bytheAuthority forthe
purposes ofthissubsection, andwithin aperiod prescribed forthepurposes ofthissubsection,
forthereview bytheAuthority of:
(a) adecision bytheComptroller under subsection 269TC(1) or(2)toreject the
application solodged; or
(b) adecision bytheComptroller under subsection 269TD(3) totheeffect thatthere
arenotsufficient grounds forthepublication ofadumping duty notice ora
countervailing duty notice inrespect ofthegoods thesubject oftheapplication
orthatthere willnotbesufficient grounds forsuch publication subsequent to
theimportation intoAustralia ofsuch goods ;or
(c) adecision bytheComptroller under section 269TDA toterminate an
investigation sofarasitrelates toaparticular exporter orcountry ofexport.
(2) Where theAuthority decides torevoke thedecision oftheComptroller under
subsection 269TC(1) or(2)toreject anapplication andtosubstitute adecision accepting that
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asifthesubstituteddecisionwereadecisionoftheComptrollerand,accordingly,theComptroller
shall publish apublic notice ofthesubstituted decision.
(3) Where theAuthority decides torevoke apreliminary finding oftheComptroller
thatunder subsection 269TD(3) there arenotsufficient grounds forthepublication ofadumping
duty notice oracountervailing duty notice inrespect ofthegoods thesubject oftheapplication
orthatthere willnotbesufficient grounds forsuch publication subsequent totheimportation
intoAustralia ofsuch goods andtosubstitute apreliminary finding thatthere areorwillbe
such grounds then, with effect from thedaytheAuthority sodecides, thisActshall have effect
asifthesubstituted finding were apreliminary finding oftheComptroller themaking ofwhich
hadbeendulypublishedinaccordancewithparagraph269TD(2)(a),whichhadbeendulyreferred
totheAuthority under paragraph 269TD(2)(b) andinrespect ofwhich theComptroller may
exercise thepowers specified inparagraph 269TD(2)(c).
(4) IftheAuthority decides, onareview ofadecision toterminate aninvestigation,
tosubstitute apreliminary finding forthedecision toterminate:
(a) thisActhaseffect, subject toparagraphs (b),(c)and(d),asifthesubstituted
finding were apreliminary finding oftheComptroller; and
(b) theComptroller must publish apublic notice ofthesubstituted finding; and
(c) ifthesubstituted finding isapreliminary finding thatthere aresufficient grounds
forpublication ofadumping duty notice oracountervailing duty notice, the
substituted finding istobetreated asifithadbeen duly referred totheAuthority
under paragraph 269TD(2)(b); and
(d) ifthesubstituted finding isapreliminary finding thatthere aresufficient grounds
forthepublication ofsuch anotice, theComptroller may exercise thepowers
specified inparagraph 269TD(2)(c).
(5) Iftheinvestigation isremitted totheComptroller, theComptroller must, for
thepurpose ofthefurther investigation ofthatexporter, treat thematter asifheorshehad
justmade adecision under subsection 269TC(4) inrespect ofthematter andgive public notice
ofanew investigation ofthematter accordingly.
(6) Forthepurpose ofanyinvestigation ofamatter remitted totheComptroller,
aninterested party may request theComptroller totreat asubmission duly made byitinthe
prior investigation ofthematter asasubmission made forthepurposes oftheremitted matter
and, where theparty does so,thesubmission must betreated asifduly received forthepurpose
ofthefurther investigation.
Division 3—Consideration ofanti-dumping matters bytheMinister
Dumping duties
269TG.(1) Subjecttosection269TN,wheretheMinisterissatisfied,astoanygoods
thathave been exported toAustralia, that:
(a) theamount oftheexport price ofthegoods islessthantheamount ofthenormal
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(b) because ofthat:
(i) material injury toanAustralian industry producing likegoods hasbeen
orisbeing caused oristhreatened, ortheestablishment ofanAustralian
industry producing likegoods hasbeen ormaybematerially hindered;
or
(ii) inacase where security hasbeen taken under section 42inrespect of
anyinterim duty thatmay become payable onthegoods under section
8oftheAnti-Dumping Act—material injury toanAustralian industry
producing likegoods would ormight have been caused ifthesecurity
hadnotbeen taken;
theMinister may, bypublic notice, declare thatsection 8ofthatActapplies tothose goods.
(2) Where theMinister issatisfied, astogoods ofanykind, that:
(a) theamount oftheexport price oflikegoods thathave already been exported
toAustralia islessthan theamount ofthenormal value ofthose goods, and
theamount oftheexport price oflikegoods thatmay beexported toAustralia
inthefuture may belessthan thenormal value ofthegoods; and
(b) because ofthat, material injury toanAustralian industry producing likegoods
hasbeen orisbeing caused oristhreatened, ortheestablishment ofanAustralian
industry producing likegoods hasbeen ormay bematerially hindered;
theMinister may, bypublic notice (whether ornotheorshehasmade, orproposes tomake,
adeclaration under subsection (1)inrespect oflikegoods thathave been exported toAustralia),
declare thatsection 8oftheAnti-Dumping Actapplies tolikegoods:
(c) thatareexported toAustralia after thedateofpublication ofthenotice orsuch
later date asisspecified inthenotice; and
(d) theamount oftheexport price ofwhich islessthan theamount oftheir normal
value.
(3) Where:
(a) anotice under subsection (1)declares particular goods tobegoods towhich
section 8oftheAnti-Dumping Actapplies; or
(b) anotice under subsection (2)declares likegoods inrelation togoods ofa
particular kind tobegoods towhich thatsection applies;
thenotice must, subject tosubsection (3A), include astatement oftherespective amounts that
theMinister ascertained, atthetime ofpublication ofthenotice:
(c) wasorwould bethenormal value ofthegoods towhich thedeclaration relates;
and
(d) wasorwould betheexport price ofthose goods; andG/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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(e) wasorwould bethenon-injurious price ofthose goods.
(3A) Ifanyperson who hasprovided information toassist theMinister toascertain
thenormal value, export price ornon-injurious price ofgoods towhich adeclaration under
subsection (1)or(2)relates claims, inwriting, thattheinformation isconfidential orthatthe
inclusion inanotice under thatsubsection ofthatvalue orprice would adversely affect the
person 'sbusiness orcommercial interests:
(a) inaccordance with subsection 269ZI(9) theMinister isnotrequired toinclude
inthenotice astatement ofthatvalue orprice; but
(b) upon request theComptroller may notify thatvalue orprice topersons who,
intheComptroller 'sopinion, would beaffected parties inanyreview ofthe
rateofinterim duty imposed onlikegoods tothegoods towhich thedeclaration
relates.
(3B) Inascertaininganormalvalueandexportpriceforgoodsoftheresidualexporter,
theMinister must ensure that:
(a) thenormal value does notexceed theweighted average ofnormal values for
likegoods ofselected exporters from thesame country ofexport; and
(b) theexport price isnotlessthan theweighted average ofexport prices forlike
goods ofselected exporters from thesame country ofexport.
(3C) Forthepurposes ofsubsection (3B), theweighted average ofnormal values
andtheweighted average ofexport prices oftheselected exporters must notinclude anynormal
value orexport price if:
(a) inacomparison under section 269TACB involving thatnormal value orexport
price, theMinister hasdetermined:
(i) thatthere isnodumping; or
(ii) thatthedumping margin, when expressed asapercentage oftheexport
priceorweightedaverageofexportpricesusedtoestablishthatdumping
margin, islessthan 2%; or
(b) thatnormal value wasdetermined under subsection 269TAC(6) orthatexport
price wasdetermined under subsection 269TAB(3).
(3D) Iftheexport ofaconsignment ofgoods toAustralia byanexporter hasbeen
under consideration bytheMinister soastodecide whether ornottopublish adumping duty
notice under thissection inrelation tothegoods intheconsignment ortolikegoods, theMinister
may give notice, inwriting, totheexporter stating that:
(a) theMinister isoftheopinion thatitwould beappropriate fortheexporter to
give anundertaking inaccordance with subsection (4)totheMinister; and
(b) anundertaking, intheterms setoutinthenotice, would besatisfactory tothe
Minister.G/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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(4) Whether ornotanotice hasbeen given toanexporter, theMinister may defer
thedecision topublish ornottopublish adumping duty notice covering thatexporter, forso
long astheMinister considers appropriate, iftheexporter offers, andtheMinister accepts, an
undertaking thattheexporter willsoconduct future trade toAustralia inlikegoods astoavoid:
(a) causing orthreatening material injury toanAustralian industry producing like
goods; or
(b) materially hindering theestablishment ofsuch anAustralian industry.
(5) Ingiving anotice, andinconsidering theterms ofanyproposed undertaking,
theMinister must have regard tothedesirability thatanyprice increase towhich theundertaking
relates islimited toanamount such asthetotal price ofthegoods isnotmore than thenon-
injurious price ofthegoods.
(6) TheMinister:
(a) may give anotice under subsection (3D) whether ornotthegiving ofsuch a
notice hasbeen recommended bytheAuthority inareport under section 7of
theAnti-Dumping Authority Act1988 ;and
(b) mayaccept anundertaking whether ornottheacceptance ofsuch anundertaking
hasbeen recommended bytheAuthority inareport under section 7ofthatAct;
and
(c) must notgive anotice toanexporter under subsection (3D), oraccept an
undertaking from anexporter, before apositive preliminary finding hasbeen
made thatextends tothatexporter; and
(d) must give public notice ofanyundertaking soaccepted.
(7) Theacceptance bytheMinister ofanundertaking maybesubject toconditions
thatinclude, butarenotlimited to,conditions relating to:
(a) giving theMinister, onanagreed basis, information thatisrelevant tothe
fulfilment oftheundertaking; and
(b) providing theMinister with appropriate access tosuch information.
(8) Theacceptance bytheMinister ofanundertaking from anexporter does not
prevent theexporter requesting theMinister todetermine whether, hadtheundertaking notbeen
accepted, theMinister would have published adumping duty notice orwould have decided not
topublish such anotice.
(9) TheMinister must, ifanexporter makes such arequest, andmay, onhisor
herown initiative, determine whether heorshewould have published adumping duty notice
orwould have decided nottopublish such anotice iftheundertaking hadnotbeen accepted.G/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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(10) Subsection(9)doesnotimplythattheMinisterisrequiredtomakeadetermination
under thatsubsection before theMinister hasreceived areport oftheAuthority inrelation to
thematter.
(11) IftheMinister determines under subsection (9)thatheorshewould have decided
nottopublish adumping duty notice, theundertaking automatically lapses.
Third Country dumping duties
269TH.(1) Subjecttosection269TN,wheretheMinisterissatisfied,astoanygoods
produced ormanufactured inaparticular country thathave been exported toAustralia, that:
(a) theamount oftheexport price ofthegoods islessthantheamount ofthenormal
value ofthegoods; and
(b) because ofthat:
(i) material injury toanindustry inathird country engaged inthe
production ormanufacture oflikegoods hasbeen orisbeing caused
oristhreatened; or
(ii) inacase where security hasbeen taken under section 42inrespect of
anyinterim duty thatmay become payable onthegoods under section
9oftheAnti-Dumping Act—material injury toanindustry inathird
country engaged intheproduction ormanufacture oflikegoods would
ormight have been caused ifthesecurity hadnotbeen taken;
theMinister, ifrequested bytheGovernment ofthethird country sotodo,may, bypublic notice ,
declare thatsection 9ofthatActapplies tothose goods.
(2) WheretheMinisterissatisfied,astogoodsofanykindproducedormanufactured
inaparticular country that:
(a) theamount oftheexport price oflikegoods soproduced ormanufactured that
have already been exported toAustralia islessthan theamount ofthenormal
value ofthose goods, andtheamount oftheexport price oflikegoods so
produced ormanufactured thatmay beexported toAustralia inthefuture may
belessthan thenormal value ofthegoods; and
(b) because ofthat, material injury toanindustry inathird country engaged in
theproduction ormanufacture oflikegoods hasbeen orisbeing caused oris
threatened;
theMinister, ifrequested bytheGovernment ofthethird country sotodo,may, bypublic notice
(whether ornotheorshehasmade, orproposes tomake, adeclaration under subsection (1)
inrespect oflikegoods somanufactured orproduced thathave been exported toAustralia),
declarethatsection9oftheAnti-DumpingActappliestolikegoodssoproducedormanufactured:
(c) thatareexported toAustralia after thedateofpublication ofthenotice orsuch
later date asisspecified inthenotice; andG/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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(d) theamount oftheexport price ofwhich islessthantheamount oftheir normal
value.
(3) Where:
(a) anotice under subsection (1)declares particular goods tobegoods towhich
section 9oftheAnti-Dumping Actapplies; or
(b) anotice under subsection (2)declares likegoods inrelation togoods ofa
particular kind tobegoods towhich thatsection applies;
thenotice must, subject tosubsection (4),include astatement oftherespective amounts that
theMinister ascertained atthetime ofpublication ofthenotice:
(c) wasorwould bethenormal value ofthegoods towhich thedeclaration relates;
and
(d) wasorwould betheexport price ofthose goods; and
(e) wasorwould bethenon-injurious price ofthose goods.
(4) Ifanyperson who hasprovided information toassist theMinister toascertain
thenormal value, export price ornon-injurious price ofgoods towhich adeclaration under
subsection (1)or(2)relates claims, inwriting, thattheinformation isconfidential orthatthe
inclusion inanotice under thatsubsection ofthatvalue orprice would adversely affect the
person 'sbusiness orcommercial interests:
(a) inaccordance with subsection 269ZI(9), theMinister isnotrequired toinclude
inthenotice astatement ofthatvalue orprice; but
(b) upon request theComptroller may notify thatvalue orprice topersons who,
intheComptroller 'sopinion, would beaffected parties inanyreview ofthe
rateofinterim duty imposed onlikegoods tothegoods towhich thedeclaration
relates.
(5) Inascertaininganormalvalueandexportpriceforgoodsoftheresidualexporter,
theMinister must ensure that:
(a) thenormal value does notexceed theweighted average ofnormal values for
likegoods ofselected exporters from thesame country ofexport; and
(b) theexport price isnotlessthan theweighted average ofexport prices forlike
goods ofselected exporters from thesame country ofexport.
(6) Forthepurposes ofsubsection (5),theweighted average ofnormal values and
theweighted average ofexport prices oftheselected exporters must notinclude anynormal
value orexport price if:
(a) inacomparison under section 269TACB involving thatnormal value orexport
price, theMinister hasdetermined:G/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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(i) thatthere isnodumping; or
(ii) thatthedumping margin, when expressed asapercentage oftheexport
priceorweightedaverageofexportpricesusedtoestablishthatdumping
margin, islessthan 2%; or
(b) thatnormal value wasdetermined under subsection 269TAC(6) orthatexport
price wasdetermined under subsection 269TAB(3).
Countervailing duties
269TJ.(1) Subjecttosection269TN,wheretheMinisterissatisfied,astoanygoods
thathave been exported toAustralia, that:
(a) acountervailable subsidy hasbeen received inrespect ofthegoods; and
(b) because ofthat:
(i) material injury toanAustralian industry producing likegoods hasbeen
orisbeing caused oristhreatened ortheestablishment ofanAustralian
industry producing likegoods hasbeen ormaybematerially hindered;
or
(ii) inacase where security hasbeen taken under section 42inrespect of
anyinterim duty thatmay become payable onthegoods under section
10oftheAnti-Dumping Act—material injury toanAustralian industry
producing likegoods would ormight have been caused ifthesecurity
hadnotbeen taken;
theMinister may, bypublic notice, declare thatsection 10ofthatActapplies tothose goods.
(2) Where theMinister issatisfied, astogoods ofanykind that:
(a) acountervailable subsidy:
(i) hasbeen received inrespect ofgoods thesubject oftheapplication that
have already been exported toAustralia; and
(ii) may bereceived inrespect oflikegoods thatmay beexported to
Australia inthefuture; and
(b) because ofthat, material injury toanAustralian industry producing likegoods
hasbeen orisbeing caused orisbeing threatened, ortheestablishment ofan
Australianindustryproducinglikegoodshasbeenormaybemateriallyhindered;
theMinister may, bypublic notice, (whether ornotheorshehasmade, orproposes tomake,
adeclaration under subsection (1)inrespect oflikegoods thathave been exported toAustralia),
declare thatsection 10oftheAnti-Dumping Actapplies tolikegoods:
(c) thatareexported toAustralia after thedateofpublication ofthenotice orsuch
later date asisspecified inthenotice; andG/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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(d) inrespect ofwhich acountervailable subsidy isreceived.
(2A) Iftheexport ofaconsignment ofgoods toAustralia hasbeen under consideration
bytheMinister soastodecide whether ornottopublish acountervailing duty notice under
thissection inrelation tothegoods intheconsignment ortolikegoods, theMinister may give
notice, inwriting, tothegovernment ofthecountry ofexport ortotheexporter stating that:
(a) theMinister isoftheopinion thatitwould beappropriate forthegovernment
ortheexporter togive anundertaking inaccordance with subsection (3)tothe
Minister; and
(b) anundertaking, intheterms setoutinthenotice, would besatisfactory tothe
Minister.
(3) Whether ornotanotice hasbeen given toagovernment ortoanexporter in
respect ofgoods intheconsignment orlikegoods, theMinister maydefer thedecision topublish
ornottopublish acountervailing duty notice covering those goods iftheMinister isgiven and
accepts anundertaking towhich subsection (3A) applies.
(3A) This subsection applies:
(a) toanundertaking given byagovernment —ifitisanundertaking thatthe
governmentwill,inrelationtoanyexporttradetoAustraliainlikegoods,review
anycountervailable subsidy delivered bythatgovernment andmake anychanges
found tobenecessary toavoid:
(i) causingorthreateningmaterialinjurytoanAustralianindustryproducing
likegoods; or
(ii) materially hindering theestablishment ofsuch anAustralian industry;
and
(b) toanundertaking byaexporter —ifitisanundertaking thattheexporter will
soconduct future trade toAustralia inlikegoods astoavoid:
(i) causingorthreateningmaterialinjurytoanAustralianindustryproducing
likegoods; or
(ii) materially hindering theestablishment ofsuch anAustralian industry.
(3B) Ingiving anotice, andinconsidering theterms ofanyproposed undertaking,
theMinister must have regard tothedesirability thatanyprice increase arising from the
undertaking islimited toanamount such thatthetotal price ofthegoods isnotmore than the
non-injurious price ofthegoods.
(3C) TheMinister:
(a) may give anotice under subsection (2A) whether ornotthegiving ofsuch a
notice isthesubject ofarecommendation from theAuthority inareport under
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(b) mayaccept anundertaking whether ornottheacceptance ofsuch anundertaking
isthesubject ofarecommendation from theAuthority inareport under section
7ofthatAct; and
(c) must not:
(i) give anotice toagovernment orexporter under subsection (2A); or
(ii) accept anundertaking from agovernment oranexporter;
inrespect ofparticular goods orlikegoods unless apreliminary finding has
been made thatthere aregrounds forpublication ofacountervailing duty notice inrespect of
those likegoods; and
(d) must notaccept anundertaking from anexporter unless thegovernment ofthe
country ofexport consents tothegiving oftheundertaking; and
(e) must give public notice ofanyundertaking soaccepted.
(3D) Theacceptance bytheMinister ofanundertaking maybesubject toconditions
thatinclude, butarenotlimited to,conditions relating to:
(a) giving theMinister, onanagreed basis, information thatisrelevant tothe
fulfilment oftheundertaking; and
(b) providing theMinister with appropriate access tosuch information.
(3E) Theacceptance bytheMinister ofanundertaking from anexporter does not
prevent theexporter requesting theMinister todetermine whether, hadtheundertaking notbeen
accepted, theMinister would have published acountervailing duty notice orwould have decided
nottopublish such anotice.
(3F) TheMinister must, ifanexporter makes such arequest, andmay, onhisor
herown initiative, determine whether heorshewould have published acountervailing duty
notice orwould have decided nottopublish such anotice iftheundertaking hadnotbeen
accepted.
(3G) Subsection (3F) does notimply that theMinister isrequired tomake a
determination under thatsubsection before theMinister hasreceived areport oftheAuthority
inrelation tothematter.
(3H) IftheMinisterdeterminesundersubsection(3F)thatheorshewouldhavedecided
nottopublish acountervailing duty notice, theundertaking automatically lapses.
(4) Where theMinister issatisfied that:
(a) under thelawofacountry other than Australia there areimposed ongoods of
aparticular kind thatareexported from Australia tothatcountry special duties
ofcustoms inthenature ofcountervailing duties; andG/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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(b) those duties areimposed because itisalleged thatacountervailable subsidy is
received inrespect ofgoods ofthatkind; and
(c) those duties areimposed without regard to,orwithout proper regard to,whether
ornotmaterial injury toanindustry inthatcountry producing likegoods has
been orisbeing caused oristhreatened, ortheestablishment ofsuch anindustry
inthatcountry hasbeen ormaybematerially hindered, because ofthereceipt
ofthatsubsidy;
theMinister may, bypublic notice declare thatsection 10oftheAnti-Dumping Actapplies to
goods specified inthenotice:
(d) thatareexported from thatcountry toAustralia after thedate ofpublication
ofthenotice or,ifalater date isspecified inthenotice, thatlater date; and
(e) inrespect ofwhich acountervailable subsidy isreceived.
(5) Where theMinister issatisfied that:
(a) under thelawofacountry other than Australia there areimposed ongoods of
aparticular kind thatareexported from Australia tothatcountry special duties
ofcustoms inthenature ofcountervailing duties; and
(b) those duties areimposed because itisalleged that:
(i) prescribed assistance ispaidorgranted, directly orindirectly, inrelation
togoods ofthatkind thatareexported from Australia tothatcountry;
and
(ii) material injury toanindustry inthatcountry producing likegoods has
been orisbeing caused oristhreatened, ortheestablishment ofsuch
anindustry inthatcountry hasbeen ormay bematerially hindered,
byreason ofthepayment orgrant ofthatprescribed assistance; and
(c) prescribed assistance ofthesame kind as,orasubstantially similar kind to,
theprescribed assistance byreason ofwhich theduties referred toin
paragraph (a)were imposed hasbeen paid orgranted inrelation togoods
exported from thatcountry toAustralia andmaterial injury toanAustralian
industry producing likegoods hasbeen orisbeing caused oristhreatened, or
theestablishment ofsuch anAustralian industry hasbeen ormaybematerially
hindered, byreason ofthepayment orgrant ofthatprescribed assistance;
theMinister may, bypublic notice, declare thatsection 10oftheAnti-Dumping Actapplies
togoods specified inthenotice, being goods ofakind mentioned inparagraph (c):
(d) thatareexported from thatcountry toAustralia after thedate ofpublication
ofthenotice or,ifalater date isspecified inthenotice, thatlater date; and
(e) inrelation towhich there ispaid orgranted prescribed assistance ofakind
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substantially similar kind to,theprescribed assistance byreason ofwhich the
duties referred toinparagraph (a)were imposed.
(6) Where theMinister issatisfied that:
(a) under thelawofacountry other than Australia there areimposed ongoods of
aparticular kind thatareexported from Australia tothatcountry special duties
ofcustoms inthenature ofcountervailing duties; and
(b) those duties areimposed because itisalleged thatprescribed assistance ispaid
orgranted, directly orindirectly, inrelation togoods ofthatkind thatare
exported from Australia tothatcountry; and
(c) those duties areimposed without regard to,orwithout proper regard to,whether
ornotmaterial injury toanindustry inthatcountry producing likegoods has
been orisbeing caused oristhreatened, ortheestablishment ofsuch anindustry
inthatcountry hasbeen ormaybematerially hindered, byreason ofthepayment
orgrant ofthatprescribed assistance;
theMinister may, bynotice published intheGazette ,declare thatsection 10oftheAnti-Dumping
Actapplies togoods specified inthenotice:
(d) thatareexported from thatcountry toAustralia after thedate ofpublication
ofthenotice or,ifalater date isspecified inthenotice, thatlater date; and
(e) inrelation towhich there ispaid orgranted prescribed assistance ofakind
specified inthenotice, being prescribed assistance ofthesame kind as,ora
substantially similar kind to,theprescribed assistance byreason ofwhich the
duties referred toinparagraph (a)were imposed.
(7) Areference inthissection toprescribed assistance inrelation togoods isa
reference toanyassistance, incentive, exemption, privilege orbenefit (whether financial or
otherwise) inrelation togoods other than thereceipt ofacountervailable subsidy inrespect
ofthose goods.
(8) Where theMinister issatisfied thatsufficient information hasnotbeen furnished
orisnotavailable toenable theamount ofanysubsidy, bounty, reduction orremission offreight
orother financial assistance inrelation togoods tobeascertained forthepurpose ofthissection,
thatamount istobetaken tobesuch amount asisdetermined bytheMinister having regard
toallrelevant information.
(9) IftheMinister issatisfied thatadequate information astotheamount, costor
value oftheprescribed assistance inrelation togoods cannot beobtained forthepurposes of
thissection, theamount, costorvalue ofthatprescribed assistance istobetaken tobesuch
amount, costorvalue asisdetermined, inwriting, bytheMinister.
(10) Forthepurposes ofthissection, thebenefit accruing toanexporter from the
useofdual ormultiple rates ofexchange inrelation totheproceeds ofexport sales istobe
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(11) Ifanotice under subsection (1)or(2)declares particular goods tobegoods
towhich section 10oftheAnti-Dumping Actapplies, thenotice must, subject tosubsection
(12), include astatement setting out:
(a) theamount ofcountervailable subsidy thattheMinister ascertained, atthetime
ofpublication ofthenotice, hadbeen orwould bereceived inrespect ofthe
goods towhich thenotice relates; and
(b) theamount thattheMinister hasascertained, atthattime, wasorwould bethe
non-injurious price ofthegoods.
(12) Ifanyperson whohasprovided information toassist theMinister toascertain:
(a) theamount ofanycountervailable subsidy received inrespect ofgoods towhich
adeclaration under subsection (1)or(2)relates; or
(b) thenon-injurious price ofanygoods towhich adeclaration under subsection
(1)or(2)relates;
claims, inwriting, thattheinformation isconfidential orthattheinclusion inanotice under
thatsubsection oftheamount ofthatsubsidy oroftheamount ofthatnon-injurious price would
adversely affect theperson 'sbusiness orcommercial interests:
(c) inaccordance with subsection 269ZI(9), theMinister isnotrequired toinclude
astatement ofthatamount orthatprice inthenotice; but
(d) upon request theComptroller may provide astatement ofthatamount orthat
price topersons who, intheComptroller 'sopinion, would beaffected parties
inanyreview oftherateofinterim duty imposed onlikegoods tothegoods
towhich thedeclaration relates.
Concurrent dumping andsubsidy
269TJA.(1) Where theMinister issatisfied, astoanygoods thathave been exported
toAustralia:
(a) thattheamount oftheexport price ofthegoods islessthan theamount ofthe
normal value ofthose goods; and
(b) thatacountervailable subsidy hasbeen received inrespect ofthegoods; and
(c) that, because ofthecombined effect ofthedifference between the2amounts
referred toinparagraph (a)andofthesubsidy referred toinparagraph (b):
(i) material injury toanAustralian industry producing likegoods hasbeen
orisbeing caused oristhreatened; or
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theMinister maypublish anotice under subsection 269TG(1), anotice under subsection 269TJ(1)
ornotices under both subsections 269TG(1) and269TJ(1) atthesame time inrespect ofthe
same goods.
(2) Where theMinister issatisfied, astogoods ofanykind:
(a) thattheamount oftheexport price oflikegoods thathave already been exported
toAustralia islessthan theamount ofthenormal value ofthose goods, and
theamount oftheexport price oflikegoods thatmay beexported toAustralia
inthefuture may belessthan thenormal value ofthegoods; and
(b) thatacountervailable subsidy:
(i) hasbeen received inrespect ofgoods thesubject oftheapplication that
have already been exported toAustralia; and
(ii) may bereceived inrespect oflikegoods thatmay beexported to
Australia inthefuture; and
(c) that, because ofthecombined effect ofthedifference referred toinparagraph (a)
andofthesubsidy referred toinparagraph (b):
(i) material injury toanAustralian industry producing likegoods hasbeen
orisbeing caused oristhreatened; or
(ii) theestablishment ofanAustralian industry producing likegoods has
been ormay bematerially hindered;
theMinister maypublish anotice under subsection 269TG(2), anotice under subsection 269TJ(2)
ornotices under both subsections 269TG(2) and269TJ(2) atthesame time inrespect ofthe
same goods.
(3) IftheMinister hashadunder consideration theexport ofaconsignment ofgoods
toAustralia withaview todetermining whether ornotnotices should bepublished inaccordance
with subsection (1)or(2),under both section 269TG and269TJ inrespect ofthesame goods,
theMinister may defer thedecision topublish ornottopublish notices under both ofthose
sections covering theexporter concerned ifheorsheisgiven andaccepts:
(a) anundertaking bytheexporter under section 269TG, andanundertaking by
theexporter under section 269TJ, inrespect ofthesame goods; or
(b) anundertaking bytheexporter under section 269TG andanundertaking bythe
government ofthecountry oforigin, orofthecountry ofexport, ofthegoods
intheconsignment under section 269TJ.
(4) If,inrespect ofthesame consignment ofgoods, theMinister accepts 2
undertakings from theexporter ofthegoods oranundertaking from theexporter ofthegoods
andanundertaking from thegovernment ofthecountry oforigin orthecountry ofexport of
thegoods, theMinister must besatisfied thatthecombined effect oftheundertakings isnot
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Australian industry producing likegoods ortoremove theactual orpossible hindrance tothe
establishment ofsuch anAustralian industry.
Third country Countervailing duties
269TK.(1) Subjecttosection269TN,wheretheMinisterissatisfied,astoanygoods
produced ormanufactured inaparticular country thathave been exported toAustralia, that:
(a) acountervailable subsidy hasbeen received inrespect ofthegoods; and
(b) because ofthat:
(i) material injury toanindustry inathird country engaged inthe
production ormanufacture oflikegoods hasbeen orisbeing caused
orisbeing threatened; or
(ii) inacase where security hasbeen taken under section 42inrespect of
interim duty that may become payable onthegoods under this
section-material injury toanindustry inathird country engaged inthe
production ormanufacture oflikegoods would ormight have been
caused ifthesecurity hadnotbeen taken;
theMinister, ifrequested bytheGovernment ofthethird country sotodo,may, bypublic notice,
declare thatsection 11oftheAnti-Dumping Actapplies tothose goods.
(2) WheretheMinisterissatisfied,astogoodsofanykindproducedormanufactured
inaparticular country that:
(a) acountervailable subsidy:
(i) hasbeen received inrespect ofgoods thesubject oftheapplication that
have already been exported toAustralia; and
(ii) may bereceived inrespect oflikegoods thatmay beexported to
Australia inthefuture; and
(b) byreason thereof material injury toanindustry inathird country engaged in
theproduction oflikegoods hasbeen orisbeing caused orisbeing threatened;
theMinister, ifrequested bytheGovernment ofthethird country sotodo,may, bypublic notice
(whether ornotheorshehasmade, ormakes, adeclaration under subsection (1)inrespect
oflikegoods thathave been exported toAustralia), declare thatsection 11oftheAnti-Dumping
Actapplies tolikegoods:
(c) thatareexported toAustralia after thedateofpublication ofthenotice orsuch
later date asisspecified inthenotice; and
(d) inrespect ofwhich acountervailable subsidy isreceived.
(3) IftheMinister issatisfied thatadequate information astotheamount ofsubsidy,
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beobtainedforthepurposesofthissection,theamountofsubsidy,bounty,reductionorremission
offreight orother financial assistance istobetaken tobesuch amount asisdetermined, in
writing, bytheMinister.
(4) Forthepurposes ofthissection, thebenefit accruing toanexporter from the
useofdual ormultiple rates ofexchange inrelation totheproceeds ofexport sales istobe
taken tobefinancial assistance paid totheexporter.
(5) Where anotice under subsection (1)or(2)declares particular goods tobegoods
towhich section 11oftheAnti-Dumping Actapplies, thenotice must, subject tosubsection (6),
include astatement setting out:
(a) theamount ofcountervailable subsidy thattheMinister ascertained, atthetime
ofpublication ofthenotice, hadbeen orwould bereceived inrespect ofthe
goods towhich thenotice relates; and
(b) theamount thattheMinister ascertained, atthattime, wasorwould bethenon-
injurious price ofgoods.
(6) Ifanyperson who hasprovided information toassist theMinister toascertain:
(a) theamount ofanycountervailable subsidy received inrespect ofgoods towhich
anotice under subsection (1)or(2)relates; or
(b) thenon-injurious price ofsuch goods;
claims, inwriting, thattheinformation isconfidential orthattheinclusion inanotice under
thatsubsection oftheamount ofthatsubsidy oroftheamount ofthatnon-injurious price would
adversely affect theperson 'sbusiness orcommercial interests:
(c) inaccordance with subsection 269ZI(9), theMinister isnotrequired toinclude
astatement ofthatamount orthatprice inthenotice; but
(d) upon request theComptroller may provide astatement ofthatamount orthat
price topersons who, intheComptroller 'sopinion, would beaffected parties
inanyreview oftherateofinterim duty imposed onlikegoods tothegoods
towhich thedeclaration relates.
Minister togive public notice nottoimpose duty
269TL.(1) Where theMinister receives arecommendation from theAnti-Dumping
Authorityconcerningtheimpositionofdumpingduty,thirdcountrydumpingduty,countervailing
duty orthird country countervailing duty onparticular goods orongoods ofalikekind to
particular goods andtheMinister decides, after having regard tothatrecommendation, notto
declare those goods tobegoods towhich section 8,9,10or11,asthecase requires, ofthe
Anti-Dumping Actapplies, theMinister must give public notice tothateffect.
(2) IftheMinisterreceivesareportfromtheAuthorityrecommendingthetermination
ofaninquiry sofarasaparticular exporter isconcerned andtheMinister decides, having regard
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towhich section 8,9,10or11oftheAnti-Dumping Actapplies, theMinister must givepublic
notice tothateffect.
Periods during which certain notices andundertakings toremain inforce
269TM.(1) Where anotice ispublished after section 17oftheCustoms Legislation
(Tariff Concessions andAnti-Dumping) Amendment Act1992 commences under arelevant
notification provision inrespect ofgoods ofaparticular kind, thatnotice expires 5years after
thedayonwhich itispublished unless itisrevoked before theendofthatperiod.
(2) Where anundertaking isentered intoafter section 17oftheCustoms Legislation
(Tariff Concessions andAnti-Dumping) Amendment Act1992 commences under arelevant
undertaking provision inrespect ofgoods ofaparticular kind, thatundertaking expires 5years
after thedayonwhich itwasentered intounless provision ismade foritsearlier expiration.
(3) If:
(a) anotice wasorispublished before section 17oftheCustoms Legislation (Tariff
Concessions andAnti-Dumping) Amendment Act1992 commences; and
(b) thenotice isinforce immediately before thecommencement ofthatsection;
thenotice expires 5years after thedayonwhich itwaspublished unless itissooner revoked.
(3A) If:
(a) anundertaking was orisentered into before section 17oftheCustoms
Legislation (Tariff Concessions and Anti-Dumping) Amendment Act1992
commences; and
(b) theundertaking isinforce immediately before thatsection commences;
theMinistermust,bynoticeinwriting,givethepersonwhogavetheundertakingtheopportunity,
before theundertaking expires, toextend theundertaking sothatitexpires 5years after the
dayonwhich itwasentered intounless provision ismade foritsearlier expiration.
(3B) Ifaperson who gave anundertaking ofthekind referred toinsubsection (3A)
refuses orfails toextend itsoperation inthemanner referred toinsubsection (3A) before the
undertakingexpires,theMinistermay,insubstitutionfortheextensionoftheundertaking,publish
adumping duty notice oracountervailing duty notice thatcommences onthedayafter the
undertaking expired andends 2years after thatdayunless itissooner revoked.
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"relevant notification provision" means subsection 269TG(2), 269TH(2), 269TJ(2), (4),(5)
or(6)or269TK(2);
"relevant undertaking provision" means subsection 269TG(4) or269TJ(3).
Retrospective notices
269TN.(1) Subjecttothissection,theMinistermustnotcauseanoticetobepublished
under subsection 269TG(1), 269TH(1), 269TJ(1) or269TK(1) inrespect ofgoods thathave
been entered forhome consumption.
(2) Subsection (1)does notprevent thepublication ofanotice under subsection
269TG(1), 269TH(1), 269TJ(1) or269TK(1) inrespect ofgoods thathave been entered for
home consumption inrelation towhich security hasbeen taken under section 42inrespect of
anyinterim duty thatmight become payable under section 8,9,10or11oftheAnti-Dumping
Act, asthecasemaybe(notbeing security thathasbeen cancelled), byreason ofthepublication
ofsuch anotice orinrelation towhich theCustoms hadtheright torequire andtakesuch security
(notbeing security thatwould have been cancelled under thisActifithadbeen taken).
(3) Subsection (1)does notprevent thepublication ofanotice under subsection
269TG(1) inrespect ofgoods thathave been entered forhome consumption towhich, byvirtue
ofsubsection (4)ofthissection, thissubsection applies, if:
(a) within 90days after theentry ofthegoods forhome consumption, security has
been taken under section 42inrespect ofanyinterim duty thatmight bepayable
ongoods ofthesame kind under section 8oftheAnti-Dumping Actor,within
thatperiod, theCustoms hadtheright torequire andtake such security; and
(b) material injury hasbeen caused toanAustralian industry bytheexport to
Australia during ashort period oflarge quantities ofgoods ofthesame kind,
being injury arising byreason oftheamount oftheexport price ofthegoods
exported being lessthantheamount ofthenormal value ofthegoods exported,
andtheMinister considers thatthepublication ofthenotice isnecessary to
prevent therecurrence oftheinjury.
(4) Subsection (3)applies togoods:
(a) thathave been imported intoAustralia byanimporter who knew, orought to
have known, thattheamount oftheexport price ofthegoods waslessthan the
normal value ofthegoods andthatbyreason thereof material injury would be
caused toanAustralia industry; or
(b) thataregoods ofakind theexportation ofwhich toAustralia onanumber of
occasions hascaused, or,butforthepublication ofanotice under section 269TG
inrespect ofgoods ofthatkind, would have caused, material injury toan
Australian industry byreason oftheamount oftheexport price ofthegoods
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(4A) Before theMinister decides topublish adumping duty notice under subsection
269TG(1) incircumstances referred toinsubsection (3)ofthissection, inrespect ofgoods that
have already been entered forhome consumption, theMinister must:
(a) inform theimporter ofthegoods ofthedecision heorsheproposes tomake;
and
(b) allow areasonable opportunity fortheimporter ofthegoods tocomment on
theproposed decision; and
(c) give consideration tothecomment provided bytheimporter.
(5) Subsection (1)does notprevent thepublication ofanotice under subsection
269TJ(1) inrespect ofgoods thathave been entered forhome consumption if:
(a) within 90days after theentry ofthegoods forhome consumption, security has
been taken under section 42inrespect ofanyinterim duty thatmight bepayable
ongoods ofthesame kind under section 10oftheAnti-Dumping Actor,within
thatperiod, theCustoms hadtheright torequire andtake such security; and
(b) material injury hasbeen caused toanAustralian industry bytheexport to
Australia during ashort period oflarge quantities ofgoods ofthesame kind
because acountervailable subsidy hasbeen received from thecountry ofexport
orcountry oforigin ofthose goods.
(6) Where
(a) theMinister issatisfied thatanactoromission ofanexporter who hasgiven
anundertaking inaccordance with subsection 269TG(4) isaviolation ofthat
undertaking; and
(b) atthetime of,oratanytime after, thatactoromission, security hasbeen taken
under section 42inrespect ofanyinterim duty thatmight bepayable under
section 8oftheAnti-Dumping Actongoods ofthekindtowhich theundertaking
relates ortheCustoms hadtheright torequire andtake such security;
subsection (1)does notprevent thepublication ofanotice under subsection 269TG(1) ofthis
Actinrespect ofgoods that:
(c) have been exported bytheexporter;
(d) areofthekind towhich theundertaking relates; and
(e) have been entered forhome consumption onadaythat:
(i) wasnotearlier than thedayonwhich thatactoromission occurred;
and
(ii) wasnotmore than 90days before thedayonwhich thatsecurity was
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(7) Where:
(a) theMinister issatisfied thatanactoromission oftheGovernment ofacountry
thathasgiven anundertaking inaccordance with subsection 269TJ(3) isa
violation ofthatundertaking; and
(b) atthetime of,oratanytime after, thatactoromission, security hasbeen taken
under section 42inrespect ofanyinterim duty thatmight bepayable under
section 10oftheAnti-Dumping Actongoods ofthekind towhich the
undertaking relates ortheCustoms hadtheright torequire andtake such
security;
subsection (1)does notprevent thepublication ofanotice under subsection 269TJ(1) inrespect
ofgoods that:
(c) aretheproduce ormanufacture ofthatcountry orhave been exported from that
country, asthecase may be;and
(d) areofthekind towhich theundertaking relates; and
(e) have been entered forhome consumption onadaythat:
(i) wasnotearlier than thedayonwhich thatactoromission occurred;
and
(ii) wasnotmore than 90days before thedayonwhich thatsecurity was
taken orthere wasaright torequire andtake such security.
(8) Where:
(a) theMinister issatisfied thatanactoromission ofanexporter who hasgiven
anundertaking inaccordance with subsection 269TJ(3) isaviolation ofthat
undertaking; and
(b) atthetime of,oranytime after, thatactoromission, security hasbeen taken
under section 42inrespect ofanyinterim duty thatmight bepayable under
section 10oftheAnti-Dumping Actongoods ofthekind towhich the
undertaking relates ortheCustoms hadtheright torequire andtake such
security;
subsection (1)does notprevent thepublication ofanotice under subsection 269TJ(1) inrespect
ofgoods that:
(c) have been exported bytheexporter; and
(d) areofthekind towhich theundertaking relates; and
(e) have been entered forhome consumption onadaythat:
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(ii) wasnotmore than 90days before thedayonwhich thatsecurity was
taken orthere wasaright torequire andtake such security.
Power tospecify goods
269TP. Anotice under subsection 269TG(2), 269TH(2), 269TJ(2) or269TK(2)
inrespect ofakind ofgoods, may, without limiting thegenerality ofthose provisions be
expressed toapply to:
(a) goods ofthatkind exported from aparticular country; or
(b) goods ofthatkind exported byaparticular exporter.
Inquiries inrelation toundertakings
269U.(1) Where theMinister isconsidering, inrelation togoods thesubject of
anapplication under section 269TB:
(a) whether togive anotice, inaccordance with paragraph 269TG(4)(a), tothe
exporter ofthegoods intheconsignment inrelation toanundertaking inrelation
toanAustralian industry; or
(b) whether togive anotice, inaccordance with paragraph 269TJ(3)(a), tothe
Government ofthecountry oforigin, orofthecountry ofexport, ofthegoods
intheconsignment ortotheexporter ofthegoods intheconsignment inrelation
toanundertaking inrelation toanAustralian industry;
theComptroller may authorize anofficer inwriting toconvene ameeting ofrepresentatives
oftheAustralian industry forthepurpose ofobtaining information andsubmissions from those
representatives inrelation tothequestion what terms ofundertaking should besetoutinthe
notice, ifitistobegiven, astheterms thatmay besatisfactory totheMinister.
(2) Anofficerauthorizedundersubsection(1)toconveneameetingofrepresentatives
ofanAustralian industry shall givenotice inwriting tosuch persons as,inhisopinion, represent
theAustralian industry, setting out:
(a) theday, time andplace fortheconvening ofthemeeting; and
(b) thequestion tobeconsidered bythemeeting.
(3) Theofficer convening ameeting inpursuance ofsubsection (2):
(a) shall preside atthemeeting; and
(b) may adjourn themeeting from time totime.
(4) Atameeting ofrepresentatives ofanAustralian industry convened inpursuance
ofsubsection (2),therepresentatives attending themeeting may provide information, ormake
submissions, totheofficer convening themeeting inrelation tothequestion being considered
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(5) Nothing insubsection (4)shall betaken toprevent arepresentative ofan
Australianindustrywhoattendsameetingconvenedinpursuanceofsubsection(2)fromproviding
information ormaking asubmission, inrelation tothequestion considered ortobeconsidered
atthemeeting, totheofficer convening themeeting otherwise than atthemeeting ortothe
Minister.
(6) Theofficer convening ameeting inpursuance ofsubsection (2)may, subject
tosubsection (7),putbefore themeeting information inrelation tothequestion being considered
bythemeeting.
(7) Theofficer convening ameeting inpursuance ofsubsection (2)shall notput
before themeeting anyinformation provided tohimbyanother person thatisinformation of
aconfidential nature (whether ornotconfidentiality wasclaimed inrespect oftheinformation
bytheperson who provided theinformation).
(8) After theclose ofameeting convened inpursuance ofsubsection (2),theofficer
convening themeeting shall furnish totheComptroller forsubmission totheMinister areport
inwriting oftheinformation provided andthesubmissions made atthemeeting.
(9) Nothing inthissection shall betaken, forthepurposes ofsubsection 51(1) of
theTrade Practices Act1974 ,toauthorize anyactorthing other thantheproviding ofinformation
orthemaking ofasubmission, atameeting ofrepresentatives ofanAustralian industry convened
inpursuance ofsubsection (2),byarepresentative oftheAustralian industry totheofficer
convening themeeting inrelation tothequestion being considered bythemeeting.
Division 4—Dumping duty orcountervailing duty assessment
Importers may apply forduty assessment incertain circumstances
269V.(1) Animporterofgoodsonwhich,undertheAnti-DumpingAct,aninterim
duty hasbeen paidmay, subject tosubsection (2),byapplication lodged with theComptroller,
request thattheMinister make anassessment oftheliability ofthose goods toduty under that
Act.
(2) Anapplication foranassessment ofduty under subsection (1)mayonly bemade
if:
(a) theapplication ismade notmore than 6months after theendoftheparticular
importation period inwhich thegoods thesubject oftheapplication were entered
forhome consumption; and
(b) theimporter contends thatthetotal amount ofduty payable inrespect ofthose
goods under theAnti-Dumping Actisless, byaspecified amount, thanthetotal
amount ofinterim duty thathasbeen paid onthose goods under thatAct.
Manner ofmaking application forduty assessment
269W.(1) Anapplication foranassessment ofduty ongoods ofaparticular kind
entered forhome consumption during aparticular importation period must beinwriting and
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(a) afulldescription ofthegoods ofthatkind ineach consignment imported during
theparticular importation period; and
(b) information concerning theamount ofinterim duty paid onthegoods ofthat
kind ineach such consignment; and
(c) ifaninterim dumping duty hasbeen imposed —astatement oftheamounts that,
intheopinion oftheapplicant, arethenormal value andtheexport price of
goods ofthatkind ineach such consignment andinformation toestablish those
amounts; and
(d) ifaninterim countervailing duty hasbeen imposed —astatement oftheamounts
that, intheopinion oftheapplicant, are:
(i) theamount ofthecountervailable subsidy received ongoods ofthat
kind ineach such consignment; and
(ii) theamount oftheexport price ofgoods ofthatkind ineach such
consignment;
andinformation toestablish those amounts; and
(e) astatement oftheamount bywhich theapplicant contends thatthetotal interim
dutypaidonthose goods exceeds thetotaldutypayable under theAnti-Dumping
Act.
(2) Anapplication must belodged with theComptroller:
(a) byleaving itataplace thathasbeen allocated forlodgement ofduty assessment
applications atCustoms House inCanberra; or
(b) byposting itbypre-paid post toapostal address notified byCustoms inthe
Gazette; or
(c) bysending itbyelectronic facsimile toafacsimile number notified byCustoms
intheGazette;
andtheapplication istaken tohave been lodged when theapplication, orafacsimile ofthe
application, isfirst received byanofficer ofCustoms doing duty inrelation tofinal duty
assessment applications.
(3) Thedayonwhich anapplication istaken tohave been lodged must berecorded
ontheapplication.
Consideration ofduty assessment applications
269X.(1) TheComptroller must, assoon aspracticable after thelodgement of
anapplication forassessment ofdutyinrespect ofgoods thatwere entered forhome consumption
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application, examine theapplication anddecide what recommendation tomake totheMinister
under subsection (6).
(2) IftheComptroller considers thatanyperson (including theapplicant) may be
abletosupply information relevant totheconsideration oftheapplication, theComptroller may,
bynotice inwriting, request thesupply ofthatinformation, inwriting:
(a) iftheinformation issought from aperson other than theapplicant —within a
period specified inthenotice ending notlater than150days after thelodgement
oftheapplication; and
(b) iftheinformation issought from theapplicant —within aperiod specified in
thenotice ending notlater than180days after thelodgement oftheapplication.
(3) Where theComptroller proposes totakeintoaccount anyrelevant information
thatwasnotsupplied totheComptroller bytheapplicant, theComptroller must:
(a) givetheapplicant acopy oftheinformation thatheorsheproposes totakeinto
account unless, intheopinion oftheComptroller, theprovision ofthat
information would adversely affect thebusiness orcommercial interests ofa
person supplying theinformation; and
(b) invite theapplicant, within aspecified period ending notlater than 180days
after thelodgement oftheapplication, tomake anyfurther submission the
applicant considers appropriate inrelation tothatinformation.
(4) Ifaperson refuses orfailstosupply information ortomake asubmission within
theperiod allowed butsubsequently supplies thatinformation ormakes thatsubmission, the
Comptroller may disregard thatinformation orsubmission inconsidering theapplication.
(5) Onthebasisoftheinformationcontainedintheapplication,anyotherinformation
provided under subsection (2)or(3)thatisnotdisregarded under subsection (4)andanyother
information theComptroller considers relevant, theComptroller must:
(a) provisionally ascertain, inrelation toeach consignment ofgoods towhich the
application relates, each variable factor relevant tothedetermination ofduty
payable onthegoods under theAnti-Dumping Act; and
(b) having regard tothose variable factors assoprovisionally ascertained and,where
appropriate, tothenon-injurious price ofgoods ofthatkind—provisionally
calculate, inrespect ofeach such consignment, theamount ofdutypayable under
theAnti-Dumping Act.
(6) Onthebasis oftheprovisional calculation ofdutyreferred toinparagraph (5)(b),
theComptroller must decide:
(a) ifsatisfied thatthetotal interim duty paid onthegoods thesubject ofthe
application exceeds thetotal duty payable under theAnti-Dumping Actbyat
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(i) thattheMinister make anassessment ofduty byascertaining, foreach
consignment ofthose goods, thevariable factors assoprovisionally
ascertained; and
(ii) thattheMinister order arepayment oftheamount ofinterim duty
overpaid; or
(b) ifsatisfied thatthetotal interim duty paid onthegoods thesubject ofthe
application exceeds thetotal duty payable under theAnti-Dumping Actbutnot
totheextent contended intheapplication —torecommend totheMinister:
(i) thattheMinister make anassessment ofduty byascertaining, foreach
consignment ofthose goods, thevariable factors assoprovisionally
ascertained; and
(ii) thattheMinister order arepayment oftheamount ofinterim duty
overpaid; or
(c) ifsatisfied thatthetotal amount ofduty payable under theAnti-Dumping Act
onthegoods thesubject oftheapplication isequal toorexceeds thetotal of
interim duty thatwaspaid onthegoods —torecommend totheMinister:
(i) thattheMinister make anassessment ofduty byascertaining, foreach
consignment ofthose goods, thevariable factors assoprovisionally
ascertained; but
(ii) thattheMinister order thatanyduty inexcess oftheinterim duty paid
onthose goods bewaived.
(7) Assoon aspracticable, butnotlater than 7days after making adecision under
subsection (6),theComptroller must:
(a) notify theapplicant, inwriting, ofthedecision made; and
(b) ifthedecision isanegative preliminary decision:
(i) inform theapplicant ofthereasons why theComptroller made the
decision; and
(ii) inform theapplicant oftheapplicant 'sright, within 28days oftheday
ofnotification ofthedecision, torefer thedecision totheAuthority
forreview.
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(a) ifheorshehasmade apositive preliminary decision —recommend tothe
Minister, notlater than7days after making thedecision, thattheMinister give
effect tothatdecision; and
(b) ifheorshehasmade anegative preliminary decision andtheapplicant hasnot
exercised theright toseek areview ofthedecision bytheAuthority —
recommend totheMinister, notlater than 7days after theendoftheperiod
available forseeking review ofthedecision, thattheMinister giveeffect tothat
decision.
Duty assessments
269Y.(1) Assoon aspracticable after receiving arecommendation from the
Comptroller orfrom theAuthority inrelation togoods thesubject ofanapplication, theMinister
must, having regard totheterms ofthatrecommendation, bynotice inwriting:
(a) ascertain, forthepurposes ofthisActandtheAnti-Dumping Act, thevariable
factors relevant tothedetermination ofduty payable under theAnti-Dumping
Actinrespect ofeach consignment; and
(b) order thatthetotalinterim dutyoverpaid inrespect ofallconsignments towhich
theapplication relates berepaid orthatthetotal unpaid duty inexcess ofthe
interim duty already paid bewaived, asthecase requires.
(2) Assoon aspracticable after issuing anotice under subsection (1)theMinister
must ensure thatacopy ofthatnotice isprovided totheapplicant.
(3) IftheMinister issues anotice under subsection (1)ordering thatanamount of
interim duty berepaid toanapplicant theCommonwealth isliable tomake arepayment tothe
applicant accordingly.
(4) If:
(a) oneormore consignments ofgoods ofaparticular kind thatarethesubject of
adumping duty notice oracountervailing duty notice areentered forhome
consumption during animportation period; and
(b) interim duty ispaid onthose goods under theAnti-Dumping Act; and
(c) application isnotmade under section 269V ofthisActforanassessment of
duty payable onthose goods under theAnti-Dumping Act;
then:
(d) theMinister istaken, forthepurposes ofthisActandtheAnti-Dumping Act,
tohave ascertained each variable factor relevant tothedetermination ofduty
oneach such consignment atthelevel atwhich thatfactor wasascertained or
lastascertained bytheMinister forthepurpose ofthedumping duty notice or
countervailing duty notice; and
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Division 5—Review ofinterim duty
Circumstances inwhich review may besought
269Z. (1) If:
(a) adumping duty notice oracountervailing duty notice hasbeen published in
respect ofgoods; and
(b) anaffected party considers thatitisappropriate toreview therateofinterim
duty imposed ongoods ofthatkind because oneormore ofthevariable factors
relevant tothedetermination ofinterim duty haschanged;
theaffected party may, byapplication lodged with theComptroller, request areview ofthe
rateofinterim duty.
(2) If:
(a) adumping duty notice oracountervailing duty notice hasbeen published in
respect ofgoods; and
(b) theMinister considers thatitmaybeappropriate tovary therateofinterim duty
because oneormore ofthevariable factors relevant tothedetermination of
interim duty may have changed;
theMinister may, atanytime, bynotice inwriting, request theComptroller toreview therate
ofinterim duty.
(3) Anapplication under subsection (1)must notbemade earlier than 12months
after:
(a) thedayofpublication ofthedumping duty notice orcountervailing duty notice
towhich theapplication relates; or
(b) ifareview has,orreviews have, already been undertaken under subsection (1)
or(2)—thedayonwhich theMinister published theresult ofthelastsuch review
tobeundertaken.
Application forreview ofinterim duty byaffected party
269ZA. (1) Anapplication under subsection 269Z(1) forreview ofinterim duty
must beinwriting andcontain:
(a) adescription ofthekind ofgoods towhich thedumping duty notice or
countervailing duty notice thesubject oftheapplication relates; and
(b) astatement ofthevariable factor orfactors relevant tothedetermination of
interim duty that, intheopinion oftheapplicant, have changed; and
(c) astatementoftheamountbywhicheachsuchfactorhaschangedandinformation
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(2) Anapplication may belodged with Customs:
(a) byleaving itataplace that hasbeen allocated forlodgement ofreview
applications atCustoms House inCanberra; or
(b) byposting bypre-paid post toapostal address specified byCustoms inthe
Gazette ;or
(c) bysending itbyelectronic facsimile toafacsimile number specified byCustoms
intheGazette ;
andtheapplication istaken tohave been lodged when theapplication, orafacsimile ofthe
application, isfirstreceived byanofficer ofCustoms doing duty inrelation toapplications for
review ofinterim duty.
(3) Thedayonwhich anapplication istaken tohave been lodged must berecorded
ontheapplication.
Consideration oftheapplication orrequest forreview
269ZB.(1) Assoon aspracticable after:
(a) thelodgement ofanapplication under subsection 269Z(1); or
(b) thereceipt ofarequest under subsection 269Z(2);
butnotlater than 25days after thelodgement oftheapplication orreceipt oftherequest, the
Comptroller must publish anotice intheGazette andinanewspaper circulating inallStates
andinternal Territories stating thatitisproposed toreview therateofinterim duty attaching
tothegoods thesubject oftheapplication orrequest.
(2) Thenotice must invite interested parties tomake submissions within aperiod
of40days after thedayofpublication ofthenotice.
(3) TheComptroller may disregard anysubmission received after theendofthat
period.
(4) TheComptroller must, notlater than 100days after thedayofpublication of
thenotice, after considering theapplication forreview anysubmissions made andanyother
material heorsheconsiders relevant, give theMinister areport recommending:
(a) thattherateofinterim duty remain asoriginally calculated; or
(b) thattherateofinterim duty bealtered;
andsetting outtheComptroller 'sreasons forsorecommending.
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269ZC.(1) AfterconsideringtherecommendationoftheComptrollerandthereasons
forthatrecommendation, theMinister must, subject tosubsection (2)bynotice inwriting
published intheGazette :
(a) declare that, with effect from thedayofpublication ofthenotice, thisActand
theAnti-Dumping Actaretaken tohave hadeffect asiftheMinister had, in
thedumping duty notice orcountervailing duty notice, asthecase requires,
fixed each ofthevariable factors relevant tothedetermination ofinterim duty
attherespective amounts specified inthenotice; or
(b) declare that, forthepurposes ofthisActandtheAnti-Dumping Act, each of
thevariable factors relevant tothedetermination ofinterim duty istoremain
unchanged;
andwhere theMinister does so,heorshemust notify theapplicant accordingly.
(2) Iftheapplicantoranyotherpersonwhohasprovidedinformationforthepurpose
ofareview under thisDivision claims, inwriting, thattheinformation isconfidential orthat
theinclusion inanotice under subsection (1)ofaparticular variable factor relevant tothe
determinationofinterimdutywouldadverselyaffecttheperson'sbusinessorcommercialinterests:
(a) theMinister isnotrequired toinclude inthenotice astatement ofthatfactor;
but
(b) upon request theComptroller may notify thatfactor topersons who, inthe
opinion oftheComptroller, would beaffected parties inanyfurther review of
therateofinterim duty.
(3) IftheMinister publishes adeclaration under paragraph (1)(a), thisActhaseffect,
with effect from thedayofpublication ofthedeclaration, asifeach ofthevariable factors
relevant tothedetermination ofinterim dutyassofixed under thatparagraph hadbeen ascertained
forthepurpose ofthedumping duty notice orthecountervailing duty notice.
Effect ofreview ofinterim duty onentitlement toseek duty assessment
269ZD. If,asaresult ofthereview ofarateofinterim duty, thatrateisaltered
with effect from aparticular day, thatdoes notaffect inanywaytheentitlement ofanimporter
toapply under section 269V forafinal assessment oftheduty payable ongoods imported into
Australia onorafter thatday.
Division 6—Accelerated review ofdumping duty notices
orcountervailing duty notices forresidual exporters
Circumstances inwhich accelerated review may besought
269ZE.(1) Ifadumping duty notice oracountervailing duty notice hasbeen
published:
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(b) inrespect ofgoods exported byresidual exporters from aparticular country
ofexport;
aresidual exporter from thatcountry (other than such anexporter inrespect ofwhom a
declaration hasalready been made under subparagraph 269ZG(3)(b)(ii) inrespect ofaprevious
application) may, byapplication lodged with theComptroller, request anaccelerated review
ofthatnotice insofarasitaffects thatexporter.
(2) IftheComptroller issatisfied that:
(a) because thatexporter refused toco-operate, inrelation totheapplication for
publication ofthatnotice, theexportations ofthatexporter were notinvestigated;
or
(b) theexporter isrelated toanexporter who wasaselected exporter inrelation
totheapplication forpublication ofthatnotice;
theComptroller may reject theapplication.
(3) If,during thecourse ofanaccelerated review, theComptroller becomes satisfied
that:
(a) theexporter isrefusing toco-operate with anyaspect ofthereview; or
(b) theexporter isrelated toanexporter who wasaselected exporter inrelation
totheapplication forpublication ofthatnotice;
theComptroller may terminate thereview.
(4) Forthepurposes ofthissection, anexporter istaken toberelated toanother
exporter whoisaselected exporter ifthe2exporters areassociates ofeach other under subsection
269TAA(4).
Application foraccelerated review
269ZF.(1) Anapplication foraccelerated review must beinwriting, belodged
inaccordance with subsection (2),andcontain:
(a) adescription ofthekind ofgoods towhich thedumping duty notice or
countervailing duty notice relates; and
(b) astatement ofthebasis onwhich theexporter considers thattheparticular notice
isinappropriate sofarastheexporter isconcerned.
(2) Anapplication may belodged with Customs:
(a) byleaving itataplace allocated forlodgment ofaccelerated review applications;
or
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(c) bysending itbyelectronic facsimile toanumber specified byCustoms inthe
Gazette ;
andtheapplication istaken tobelodged when theapplication, orafacsimile ofit,isfirstreceived
byanofficer ofCustoms doing duty inrelation tosuch applications.
(3) Thedayonwhich anapplication istaken tobelodged must berecorded onthe
application.
Consideration ofapplication
269ZG.(1) TheComptroller must, after considering theapplication andmaking
such inquiries astheComptroller thinks appropriate, givetheMinister areport recommending:
(a) thatthedumping duty notice orcountervailing duty notice thesubject ofthe
application remain unaltered; or
(b) thatthedumping duty notice orcountervailing duty notice thesubject ofthe
application bealtered:
(i) soasnottoapply totheapplicant; or
(ii) soastoapply totheapplicant asifdifferent variable factors hadbeen
fixed;
andsetouttheComptroller 'sreasons forsorecommending.
(2) Areport bytheComptroller under subsection (1)must becompleted assoon
aspracticable andinanycase notlater than 100days after thedaytheapplication islodged.
(3) After considering therecommendation oftheComptroller andthereasons for
therecommendation, theMinister must, bynotice inwriting published intheGazette :
(a) declare that, forthepurposes ofthisActandtheAnti-Dumping Act,theoriginal
dumping duty notice orcountervailing duty notice istoremain unchanged; or
(b) declare that, with effect from thedatetheapplication islodged, thisActand
theAnti-Dumping Acthave effect asif:
(i) theoriginal dumping duty notice orcountervailing duty notice hadnot
applied totheapplicant; or
(ii) theoriginal dumping duty notice orcountervailing duty notice had
applied totheapplicant buttheMinister hadfixed specified different
variable factors relevant tothedetermination ofduty payable bythe
applicant;
and, where theMinister does so,thedeclaration haseffect according toitsterms.
(4) TheMinister must, assoon aspracticable after theissue ofanotice under
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Effect ofaccelerated review
269ZH. Ifanapplication foraccelerated review ofadumping duty notice or
acountervailing duty notice islodged:
(a) nointerim duty canbecollected from theapplicant inrespect ofconsignments
ofgoods entered forhome consumption after theapplication islodged anduntil
thecompletion ofthereview; but
(b) theComptroller may, ontheimportation ofgoods towhich theapplication
relates, require andtakesecurities under section 42inrespect ofinterim duty
thatmay bepayable.
Division 7—Procedural andevidentiary matters
Public notice
269ZI.(1) Ifaperson orbody isrequired orempowered togive public notice of
afinding ordecision buttheprovision requiring orempowering thegiving ofthatnotice does
notspecify where thenotice istobegiven, itistobepublished intheGazette andinanewspaper
circulating ineach State andintheinternal Territories.
(2) Ifaperson orbody isrequired orempowered togivepublic notice ofafinding
ordecision inaparticular publication, whether because ofsubsection (1)orotherwise, thatperson
orbody must:
(a) setoutinthenotice particulars ofthefinding ordecision made; and
(b) setoutinthenotice, orinaseparate report towhich thenotice refers, the
reasons forthefinding ordecision including allmaterial findings offactorlaw
onwhich thefinding ordecision isbased; and
(c) ifaperson hasaright tohave thefinding ordecision reviewed byanother body
orreferred toanother body forreview —setoutinthenotice fullparticulars
ofthose rights; and
(d) ifthematerial findings offactorlawarecontained inaseparate report —ensure
thatcopies ofthereport arefreely available andthatthemanner ofobtaining
acopy issetoutinthenotice.
(3) Aperson orbody required orempowered togive public notice ofafinding or
decision must:
(a) ensure thatacopy ofthenotice and, where appropriate, ofareport towhich
thenotice refers, isprovided toeach country whose exporters areaffected by
thefinding ordecision; and
(b) give acopy ofthereport toeach other interested party known tobeaffected
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(4) IftheComptroller gives public notice ofadecision under paragraph 269TD(2)(c)
torequire securities inrespect ofinterim duty thatmay become payable, theparticulars ofthe
decision torequire those securities assetoutinthenotice should include, inparticular:
(a) thenames oftheexporters ofthegoods concerned, or,where this is
impracticable, thename ofthecountry orcountries ofexport concerned; and
(b) adescription ofthegoods either interms ofanitem oftheCustoms Tariff Act
1987 orotherwise; and
(c) inthecaseofanapplication forthepublication ofanotice under section 269TG
or269TH:
(i) particulars ofdumping margins established inrelation toeach ofthe
exporters involved; and
(ii) anexplanation ofthemethods used tocompare export prices andnormal
values toestablish those dumping margins;
(d) inthecaseofanapplication forthepublication ofanotice under section 269TJ
or269TK —theamount ofsubsidy established inrelation toeach oftheexporters
involved; and
(e) theconsiderations relevant tothedetermination ofmaterial injury toanindustry,
orofmaterial hindrance totheestablishment ofanindustry, forthepurposes
ofthepreliminary finding.
(5) IftheMinister gives public notice:
(a) ofadecision under section 269TG or269TH topublish adumping duty notice;
or
(b) ofadecision under section 269TL nottopublish such anotice;
then, forthepurposes ofthepublic notice:
(c) theparticulars ofthedecision should include:
(i) thematters referred toinparagraphs (4)(a), (b)and(c);and
(ii) particulars oftheexport price andnormal value ofthegoods concerned
ascertained, orlastascertained, forthepurposes ofsubsection 269TG(1)
or(2)or269TH(1) or(2);and
(iii) anyconsiderations relevant toadetermination ofmaterial injury toan
industry, orofmaterial hindrance totheestablishment ofanindustry,
forthepurposes ofthedecision; and
(d) ifthedecision involves anyretrospective imposition ofduty thereasons forthe
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(6) IftheMinister gives public notice:
(a) ofadecision under section 269TJ or269TK topublish acountervailing duty
notice; or
(b) ofadecision under section 269TL nottopublish such anotice;
then, forthepurposes ofthepublic notice:
(c) theparticulars ofthedecision should include:
(i) thematters referred toinparagraphs (4)(a), (b)and(d);and
(ii) particularsofthecountervailablesubsidyreceivedinrespectofthegoods
concerned ascertained, orlast ascertained, forthepurposes of
subsection 269TJ(1) or(2)or269TK(1) or(2);and
(iii) anyconsiderations relevant toadetermination ofmaterial injury, to
anindustry orofmaterial hindrance totheestablishment ofanindustry,
forthepurposes ofthedecision; and
(d) ifthedecision involves anyretrospective imposition ofduty—thereasons for
thedecision should include thebasis fortheretrospective imposition ofduty.
(7) IftheMinister gives public notice under subsection 269TG(6) ofadecision to
accept anundertaking byanexporter ofgoods, theparticulars ofthedecision toaccept that
undertaking should include, inparticular:
(a) thename oftheexporter ofthegoods concerned; and
(b) adescription ofthegoods either interms ofanitem oftheCustoms Tariff Act
1987 orotherwise; and
(c) theprice below which, inaccordance with theterms oftheundertaking, the
goods willnotbesold forexport toAustralia.
(8) IftheMinister gives public notice under subsection 269TJ(3C) ofadecision
toaccept anundertaking given byagovernment ofacountry ofexport inrelation totheexport
trade toAustralia inlikegoods, theparticulars ofthedecision toaccept thatundertaking should
include, inparticular:
(a) thename ofthegovernment ofthecountry ofexport; and
(b) adescription ofthegoods either interms ofanitem oftheCustoms Tariff Act
1987 orotherwise; and
(c) details ofthechanges proposed tobemade tothecountervailable subsidy
provided bythatgovernment inrespect ofthose goods.
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(a) theperson orbody must ensure thatthenotice given does notcontain any
information thatisclaimed tobeconfidential ortobeinformation whose
publication would adversely affect aperson 'sbusiness orcommercial interests;
but
(b) ifitispracticable todoso,theperson orbody should include inthenotice a
summary ofthatinformation inaform thatallows areasonable understanding
oftheinformation without breaching thatconfidentiality oradversely affecting
those interests.
Comptroller tomaintain public record forcertain purposes
269ZJ.(1) TheComptroller must, inrelation toeach application received under
subsection 269TB(1) or(2)or269Z(1) orrequest made under subsection 269Z(2):
(a) maintainapublicrecordoftheinvestigationorreviewconductedforthepurposes
oftheapplication orrequest, containing, subject tosubsection (2),acopy of
allsubmissions from interested parties andallrelevant correspondence between
theComptroller andother persons; and
(b) draw theattention ofallinterested parties totheexistence ofthepublic record,
andtotheir entitlement toinspect thatrecord; and
(c) attherequest ofaninterested party, make therecord available tothatparty
forinspection.
(2) Totheextent thatinformation given totheComptroller byaperson isclaimed
tobeconfidential ortobeinformation whose publication would adversely affect aperson 's
business orcommercial interests, theperson giving thatinformation must ensure thatasummary
ofthatinformation:
(a) contains sufficient detail toallow areasonable understanding ofthesubstance
oftheinformation; but
(b) does notbreach thatconfidentiality oradversely affect those interests;
isgiven totheComptroller forinclusion inthepublic record.
(3) Aperson isnotrequired togive theComptroller asummary ofinformation
under subsection (2)forinclusion inthepublic record iftheperson satisfies theComptroller
thatthere isnowaysuch asummary canbegiven toallow areasonable understanding ofthe
substance oftheinformation.
(4) Iforalinformation isgiven totheComptroller byaperson, theComptroller
must nottakethatinformation intoaccount unless itissubsequently putinwriting bytheperson
orbytheComptroller andthereby becomes available, subject toconsiderations ofconfidentiality
andtotheneed toprotect business andcommercial interests, asapartofthepublic record.
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(a) inrelation toanapplication under subsection 269TB(1) or(2)or269Z(1) or
arequest under subsection 269Z(2), aperson claims that information is
confidential orwould adversely affect aperson 'sbusiness orcommercial
interests; and
(b) theComptroller indicates totheparty thatheorshedisagrees with theclaim;
but,despite theopinion oftheComptroller, theperson making theclaim willnot:
(c) agree totheinclusion oftheinformation inthepublic record; or
(d) prepare asummary oftheinformation forinclusion inthatrecord;
theComptroller may disregard theinformation unless itisdemonstrated thattheinformation
iscorrect.
(6) If:
(a) inrelation toanapplication under subsection 269TB(1) or(2)or269Z(1) or
arequest under subsection 269Z(2), aperson claims that information is
confidential orwould adversely affect aperson 'sbusiness orcommercial
interests; and
(b) theComptroller indicates totheparty thatheorsheagrees with theclaim;
buttheperson making theclaim willnotprepare asummary oftheinformation forinclusion
inthatrecord, theComptroller may disregard theinformation unless itisdemonstrated that
theinformation iscorrect.
Application
3. This Actapplies inrespect of:
(a) applications forpublication ofnotices under subsection 269TG(1) or(2),
269TH(1) or(2),269TJ(1) or(2)or269TK(1) or(2)oftheCustoms Act1901 ;
and
(b) applications forreview ofinterim duty under subsection 269Z(1) ofthatAct,
payable asaresult ofthepublication ofnotices referred toinparagraph (a),
whenever published; and
(c) applications under subsection 7(3) oftheAnti-Dumping Authority Act1988 :
(i) forrevocation ofnotices under subsection 8(5), 9(5), 10(3B) or11(4)
oftheCustoms Tariff (Anti-Dumping) Act1975 ,whenever published;
and
(ii) forrevocation orpartial revocation ofnotices referred toin
paragraph (a),whenever published; andG/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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(iii) forrelease orpartial release from undertakings accepted bytheMinister
under section 269TG or269TJ oftheCustoms Act1901 ,whenever
accepted; and
(d) applications under section 8AoftheAnti-Dumping Act1988 forcontinuation
ofnotices referred toinparagraph (a)whenever published;
thataremade onorafter thedayonwhich theAgreement Establishing theWorld Trade
Organization enters intoforce forAustralia.
Transition
29. Despite theamendments ofthePrincipal Actmade bythisAct, theprovisions
ofthePrincipal Actasinforce immediately before thedayfixed forthepurposes ofsubsection
2(2) oftheAct, continue toapply, subject tosection 3:
(a) inrelationtoapplicationsfordumpingdutynoticesorcountervailingdutynotices
made, butnotcompleted before thatday; and
(b) inrelation toallsecurities taken, andduty imposed, asaresult of,oro f
applications for,those notices;
asifthose amendments hadnotbeen made.
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Determination ofcosts (subsection 269TAAD (4)oftheAct)
180.(1)Indetermining anamount tobe:
(a) thecostofproduction ormanufacture ofgoods inacountry ofexport forthepurposes
ofparagraph 269TAAD (4)(a)oftheAct; or
(b) theadministrative, selling andgeneral costs associated with thesaleofgoods forthe
purposes ofparagraph 269TAAD (4)(b)oftheAct,
theMinister must takeintoaccount thematters, andusethemethods ofcalculation, setoutin
thisregulation.
(2) If:
(a) anexporter orother seller oflikegoods keeps records relating tolikegoods;
and
(b) therecords:
(i) areinaccordance with generally accepted accounting principles inthe
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(ü) reasonably reflect thecosts associated with theproduction, or
manufacture, andsaleoflikegoods;
theMinister must calculate thecosts using theinformation setoutintherecords.
(3) TheMinister must takeintoaccount theinformation available totheMinister
concerning theallocation ofcosts inrelation tolikegoods, inparticular toestablish:
(a) appropriate amortisation anddepreciation periods; and
(b) allowances forcapital expenditures andother development costs;
including information given bytheexporter orother seller ofthegoods referred toin
subregulation (1)thatdemonstrates thattheexporter orother seller ofthegoods hashistorically
used themethod ofallocation.
(4) If:
(a) theMinister identifies anon-recurring item ofcostthatbenefits:
(i) current production ofthegoods referred toinsubregulation (l);or
(ii) future production ofthose goods; or
(iii) current andfuture production ofthose goods; and
(b) theinformation referred toinsubregulation (3)does notidentify theitem;
theMinister must adjust thecosts identified bytheexporter orother seller totake thatitem
intoaccount.
(5) If:
(a) theMinister identifies acircumstance inwhich costs, during theinvestigation
period, areaffected bystart-up operations; and
(b) theinformation referred toinsubregulation (3)does notidentify the
circumstance;
theMinister must adjust thecosts identified intheinformation:
(c) totake thecircumstance intoaccount; and
(d) toreflect
(i) thecosts attheendofthestart-up period; or
(ii) ifthestart-up period extends beyond theinvestigation period —themost
recent costs thatcanreasonably betaken intoaccount bytheMinister
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(6) IftheMinister issatisfied thatsufficient information hasnotbeen furnished
orisnotavailable toenable thecostofproduction ormanufacture tobeidentified under the
preceding subregulations (2)to(5) (inclusive), thecostistheamount determined bytheMinister
having regard toallrelevant information.
(7) Forthepurposes ofthisregulation, theMinister maydisregard anyinformation
thatheorsheconsiders tobeunreliable.
(8) Aword orexpression thatisdefined inPartXVB oftheActandused inthis
regulation hasthemeaning given bythatPart.
Determination ofcosts andprofits (subsections 269TAAD (4)and269TAC (5B) oftheAct)
181.(1)Indetermining anamount tobe:
(a) theadministrative, selling andgeneral costs associated with thesaleofgoods
forthepurposes ofparagraph 269TAAD (4)(b)oftheAct; or
(b) theprofit onthesaleofgoods forthepurpose ofsubsection 269TAC (5B) of
theAct;
theMinister must takeintoaccount thematters, andusethemethods ofcalculation, setoutin
thisregulation.
(2) Subject tosubregulation (3):
(a) theMinister must calculate, forthepurposes ofparagraph 269TAAD (4)(b)
oftheAct, anamount representing theadministrative, selling andgeneral costs
associated with thesaleofthegoods; and
(b) theMinister must calculate, forthepurposes ofsubsection 269TAC (5B) of
theAct, anamount representing theprofit oftheexporter orother seller ofthe
goods;
using data relating totheproduction, ormanufacture, andsaleoflikegoods bytheexporter
orother seller ofthegoods referred toinsubregulation (1)intheordinary course oftrade.
(3) IftheMinister isunable tocalculate anamount using thedata referred toin
subregulation (2),theMinister must calculate theamount:
(a) byidentifying theactual amounts incurred andrealised bytheexporter orother
seller inrespect oftheproduction, ormanufacture, andsaleofthesame general
category ofgoods inthedomestic market ofthecountry ofexport; or
(b) byidentifying theweighted average oftheactual amounts incurred andrealised
byselected exporters fortheproduction, ormanufacture, andsaleoflikegoods
inthedomestic market ofthecountry ofexport.
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ascertained under subregulation (2)or(3),thecost orprofit istheamount
determined bytheMinister having regard toallrelevant information.
(5) If:
(a) theMinister uses amethod ofcalculation under subregulation (4)tocalculate
anamount representing theprofit oftheexporter orother seller ofthegoods;
and
(b) theamount calculated exceeds theamount ofprofit normally realised byother
exporters orproducers onsales ofgoods ofthesame general category inthe
domestic market ofthecountry ofexport;
theMinister must disregard theamount bywhich theamount calculated exceeds theamount
ofprofit normally realised byother exporters orproducers.
(6) Forthepurposes ofthisregulation, theMinister maydisregard anyinformation
thatheorsheconsiders tobeunreliable.
(7) Aword orexpression thatisdefined inPartXVB oftheActandused inthis
regulation hasthemeaning given bythatPart".
Anti-dumping: time formaking preliminary finding under section
269TD oftheAct
183AB (1) Subject tosubregulation (2),iftheComptroller does notreject an
application under subsection 269TB(1) or(2)oftheActforpublication ofadumping duty notice
oracountervailing duty notice, theprescribed period forthepurposes ofparagraph 269TC(4)(c)
oftheActwithin which theComptroller willmake apreliminary finding under section 269TD
oftheActistheperiod ending 100days after theinitiation oftheinvestigation under subsection
269TC(4) oftheAct.
(2) IftheComptroller isoftheopinion thatmore than 100days willbeneeded
tomake apreliminary finding under section 269TD oftheAct, theprescribed period forthe
purposes ofparagraph 269TC(4)(c) oftheActistheperiod ending 120days after theinitiation
oftheinvestigation under subsection 269TC(4) oftheAct.
(3) Informingthatopinion,theComptrollermusthaveregardtoallthecircumstances
ofthecase including, inparticular, thefollowing:
(a) thecomplexity, ornovelty, oftheissues tobeconsidered;
(b) thevariety ofgoods tobeconsidered;
(c) thenumber ofpersons whose activities must beinvestigated;
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Prescribed period forpurposes ofsubsection 269TF(1) oftheAct
183A. Forthepurposes ofsubsection 269TF(1) oftheAct, theprescribed period in
relation toadecision oftheComptroller istheperiod ending attheexpiry of30days after
notification ofthatdecision.G/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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TABLE OFPROVISIONS
Section
1. Short title
2. Commencement
6. Incorporation
7. Imposition ofduties ofCustoms
8. Dumping duties
9. Third country dumping duties
10. Countervailing duties
11. Third country countervailing duties
12. Interim duty nottoexceed security taken
16. Duties tobecharged separately
21. Special duties tobeadditional toordinary duties
AnActrelating tocertain Special Duties ofCustoms
Short title
1. This Actmay becited astheCustoms Tariff (Anti-Dumping) Act1975 .
Commencement
2. This Actshall come intooperation onthedayonwhich itreceives theRoyal Assent.
Incorporation
6. TheCustoms Act1901 (inthisActreferred toastheCustoms Act) isincorporated and
shall beread asonewith thisAct.
Imposition ofduties ofCustoms
7. Duties ofCustoms areimposed inaccordance with thisAct.
Dumping Duties
8.(1) This section does notapply togoods thatare:
(a) theproduce ormanufacture ofNew Zealand; and
(b) imported intoAustralia after thecommencement ofthissubsection.
(2) There isimposed, andthere must becollected andpaid, ongoods towhich thissection
applies byvirtue ofanotice under subsection 269TG(1) or(2)oftheCustoms Act, aspecial
duty ofCustoms, tobeknown asdumping duty calculated inaccordance with subsection (6).G/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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(3) Pending final assessment ofthedumping duty payable ongoods thesubject ofanotice
under subsection 269TG(1) or(2)oftheCustoms Act, aninterim dumping duty ispayable on
those goods.
(4) Subject tosubsection (5),theinterim dumping duty payable ongoods thesubject of
anotice under subsection 269TG(1) or(2)oftheCustoms Actisanamount equal tothesum
of:
(a) thedifference between theexport price ofgoods ofthatkind asascertained, orlast
ascertained, bytheMinister forthepurpose ofthenotice andthenormal value ofgoods
ofthatkind assoascertained, orlastsoascertained; and
(b) iftheexport price ofthose particular goods islower than theexport price ofgoods
ofthatkind asascertained, orlastascertained, bytheMinister forthepurpose ofthe
notice —theamount bywhich thelatter export price exceeds theformer.
(5) TheMinister must, bysigned notice, direct thattheelement ofinterim dumping duty
referred toinparagraph (4)(a) inrespect ofparticular goods beascertained:
(a) asaproportion oftheexport price ofthose particular goods oroftheexport price of
goods ofthatkind asascertained, orlastascertained, bytheMinister forthepurpose
ofthedumping duty notice, whichever isthegreater; or
(b) byreference toameasure ofthequantity ofthose particular goods; or
(c) byreference toacombination ofaproportion ofthekind referred toinparagraph (a)
andameasure ofthequantity ofthose particular goods;
andthenotice haseffect accordingly.
(5A) TheMinister must, inexercising hisorherpowers under subsection (5)inrespect of
particular goods thesubject ofanotice under subsection 269TG(1) or(2),ifthenon-injurious
price ofgoods ofthatkind asascertained orlastascertained bytheMinister forthepurposes
ofthenotice islessthan thenormal value ofgoods ofthatkind assoascertained, orlastso
ascertained, have regard tothedesirability offixing alesser amount ofduty such thatthesum
of:
(a) theexport price ofgoods ofthatkind assoascertained orlastsoascertained; and
(b) thatlesser duty;
does notexceed thatnon-injurious price.
(5B) If,inthecircumstances specified insection 269TJA oftheCustoms Act, both anotice
under section 269TG ofthatActandanotice under section 269TJ ofthatActarepublished
atthesame time andinrespect ofthesame goods, theMinister must, inexercising hisorher
powers under subsection (5)inrelation tointerim dumping duty inrespect ofthegoods, have
regard tothedesirability offixing theamount ofinterim dumping duty inrespect ofthegoods
such thatthesum of:
(a) theexport price ofthose particular goods; andG/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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(b) theamount oftheinterim dumping duty assofixed; and
(c) theamount ofinterim countervailing duty asfixed under section 10;
does notexceed thenon-injurious price ofgoods ofthatkind asascertained, orlastascertained,
bytheMinister forthepurpose ofthose notices.
(5C) IftheMinister signs anotice under subsection (5),theMinister must cause acopy of
thatnotice tobepublished intheGazette unless, intheopinion oftheMinister, thepublication
ofthatnotice would adversely affect thebusiness orcommercial interests ofanyperson.
(5D) Anotice under subsection (5)applies togoods entered forhome consumption onor
after adayspecified inthenotice, which maybeearlier thanthedayofpublication ofthenotice
butmay notbeadayonwhich anearlier notice under thatsubsection applied tothegoods.
(6) Thedumping duty payable ongoods thesubject ofanotice under subsection 269TG(1)
or(2)oftheCustoms Actisanamount equal to:
(a) unless paragraph (b)applies —thedifference between theamounts thattheMinister
ascertains tobetheexport price andthenormal value ofthose particular goods; or
(b) if,inanotice under subsection (5),theMinister determines thatthewhole orapart
oftheinterim dumping duty payable onthose particular goods istobeascertained by
reference tothenon-injurious price ofgoods ofthatkind asascertained, orlast
ascertained, bytheMinister forthepurpose ofthefirst-mentioned notice —thedifference
between:
(i) theamount thattheMinister ascertains tobetheexport price ofthose particular
goods; and
(ii) thelower oftheamount thattheMinister ascertains tobethenormal value of
those particular goods andthatnon-injurious price.
(7) TheMinister may, bynotice inwriting, exempt goods from interim dumping duty and
dumping duty ifheissatisfied:
(7a) thatlikeordirectly competitive goods arenotoffered forsale inAustralia toall
purchasers onequal terms under likeconditions having regard tothecustom andusage
oftrade;
(b) thataTariff Concession Order under Part XVA oftheCustoms Act1901 inrespect
ofthegoods isinforce;
(c) that:
(i) where thegoods aregoods towhich section 11oftheCustoms Tariff Act1987
applies —theitem inSchedule 4tothatActthatapplies tothegoods isexpressed
toapply togoods, ortoaclass orkind ofgoods, asprescribed byby-law; and
(ii) suitably equivalent goods theproduce ormanufacture ofAustralia arenot
reasonably available;G/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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(d) that:
(i) thetariff classification inSchedule 3tothatActthatapplies tothegoods issuch
thatnoduty ispayable inrespect ofthegoods ortheduty payable inrespect
ofthegoods isatarateequivalent toaratepayable under Schedule 4onthe
goods, and
(ii) suitably equivalent goods theproduce ormanufacture ofAustralia arenot
reasonably available; or
(e) thatthegoods, being articles ofmerchandise, areforuseassamples forthesaleof
similar goods.
(8) Where theMinister exempts goods from interim dumping dutyanddumping dutyunder
subsection (7)byreason ofhisbeing satisfied astoamatter specified inparagraph (7)(a), (c)
or(d),theinstrument ofexemption shall bepublished intheGazette .
(9) Inthissection, areference toaTariff Concession Order includes areference toa
Commercial Tariff Concession Order made under Part XVA oftheCustoms Actasinforce
before section 10oftheCustoms Legislation (Tariff Concessions andAnti-Dumping) Amendment
Act1992 commences.
Third country dumping duties
9.(1) This section does notapply togoods thatare:
(a) theproduce ormanufacture ofNew Zealand; and
(b) imported intoAustralia after thecommencement ofthissubsection.
(2) There isimposed, andthere must becollected andpaid, ongoods towhich thissection
applies byvirtue ofanotice under subsection 269TH(1) or(2)oftheCustoms Act, aspecial
duty ofCustoms, tobeknown asthird country dumping duty calculated inaccordance with
subsection (6).
(3) Pending final assessment ofthethird country dumping dutypayable ongoods thesubject
ofanotice under subsection 269TH(1) or(2)oftheCustoms Act, aninterim third country
dumping duty ispayable onthose goods.
(4) Subject tosubsection (5),theinterim third country dumping duty payable ongoods
thesubject ofanotice under subsection 269TH (1)or(2)oftheCustoms Actisanamount equal
tothesum of:
(a) thedifference between theexport price ofgoods ofthatkind asascertained, orlast
ascertained, bytheMinister forthepurpose ofthenotice andthenormal value ofgoods
ofthatkind assoascertained, orlastsoascertained; and
(b) iftheexport price ofthose particular goods islower than theexport price ofgoods
ofthatkind asascertained, orlastascertained, bytheMinister forthepurpose ofthe
notice —theamount bywhich thelatter export price exceeds theformer.G/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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(5) TheMinister must, bysigned notice, direct thattheelement ofinterim third country
dumping duty referred toinparagraph (4)(a) inrespect ofparticular goods beascertained:
(a) asaproportion oftheexport price ofthose particular goods oroftheexport price of
goods ofthatkind asascertained, orlastascertained, bytheMinister forthepurpose
ofthedumping duty notice, whichever isthegreater; or
(b) byreference toameasure ofthequantity ofthose particular goods; or
(c) byreference toacombination ofaproportion ofthekind referred toinparagraph (a)
andameasure ofthequantity ofthose particular goods;
andthenotice haseffect accordingly.
(5A) TheMinister must, inexercising hisorherpowers under subsection (5)inrespect of
particular goods thesubject ofadumping duty notice under subsection 269TH(1) or(2),ifthe
non-injurious price ofgoods ofthatkind asascertained orlastascertained bytheMinister for
thepurposes ofthenotice islessthan thenormal value ofgoods ofthatkind assoascertained,
orlastsoascertained, have regard tothedesirability offixing alesser amount ofduty such that
thesum of:
(a) theexport price ofgoods ofthatkind assoascertained orlastsoascertained; and
(b) thatlesser duty;
does notexceed thatnon-injurious price.
(5B) IftheMinister signs anotice under subsection (5),theMinister must cause acopy of
thatnotice tobepublished intheGazette unless, intheopinion oftheMinister, thepublication
ofthatnotice would adversely affect thebusiness orcommercial interests ofanyperson.
(5C) Anotice under subsection (5)applies togoods entered forhome consumption onor
after adayspecified inthenotice, which maybeearlier thanthedayofpublication ofthenotice
butmay notbeadayonwhich anearlier notice under thatsubsection applied tothegoods.
(6) Thethirdcountrydumpingdutypayableongoodsthesubjectofanoticeundersubsection
269TH(1) or(2)oftheCustoms Actisanamount equal to:
(a) unless paragraph (b)applies —thedifference between theamounts thattheMinister
ascertains tobetheexport price andthenormal value ofthose particular goods; or
(b) if,inanotice under subsection (5),theMinister determines thatthewhole orapart
oftheinterim third country dumping duty payable onthose particular goods istobe
ascertained byreference tothenon-injurious price ofgoods ofthatkind asascertained,
orlastascertained, bytheMinister forthepurpose ofthefirst-mentioned notice —the
difference between:
(i) theamount thattheMinister ascertains tobetheexport price ofthose particular
goods; andG/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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(ii) thelower oftheamount thattheMinister ascertains tobethenormal value of
those particular goods andthatnon-injurious price.
(7) TheMinister may, bynotice inwriting, exempt goods from interim third country
dumping duty andthird country dumping duty ifheissatisfied:
(a) thatlikeordirectly competitive goods arenotoffered orsold inAustralia toall
purchasers onequal terms under likeconditions having regard tothecustom andusage
oftrade; or
(c) thatthegoods, being articles ofmerchandise, areforuseassamples forthesaleof
similar goods.
(8) Where theMinister exempts goods from interim third country dumping duty andthird
country dumping dutyunder subsection (7)byreason ofhisbeing satisfied astoamatter specified
under paragraph (7)(a), theinstrument ofexemption shall bepublished intheGazette .
Countervailing duties
10.(1) There isimposed, andthere must becollected andpaid, ongoods towhich this
subsection applies byvirtue ofanotice under subsection 269TJ(1), (2),(4),(5)or(6)ofthe
Customs Actaspecial duty ofCustoms, tobeknown ascountervailing duty.
(2) Thecountervailing duty ongoods towhich thissection applies istobecalculated:
(a) ifthissection applies byvirtue ofanotice under subsection 269TJ(1) or(2)under the
Customs Act—inaccordance with subsection (3E); and
(b) ifthissection applies byvirtue ofanotice under subsection 269TJ (4),(5)or(6)of
theCustoms Act—inaccordance with subsection (5).
(3) Pending final assessment ofthecountervailing dutypayable ongoods subject ofanotice
under subsection 269TJ(1) or(2)oftheCustoms Act, aninterim countervailing duty ispayable
onthose goods.
(3A) Subject tosubsection (3B), theinterim countervailing dutypayable ongoods thesubject
ofanotice under subsection 269TJ(1) or(2)oftheCustoms Actisanamount equal tothe
countervailable subsidy inrespect ofgoods ofthatkind asascertained, orlastascertained, by
theMinister forthepurpose ofthenotice.
(3B) TheMinistermust,bysignednotice,directthattheinterimcountervailingdutyinrespect
ofparticular goods towhich thissection applies byvirtue ofadeclaration under subsection
269TJ(1) or(2)beascertained:
(a) asaproportion oftheexport price ofthose particular goods; or
(b) byreference toameasure ofthequantity ofthose particular goods; or
(c) byreference toacombination ofaproportion oftheexport price ofthose particular
goods andameasure ofthequantity ofthose particular goods;G/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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andthenotice haseffect accordingly.
(3C) TheMinister must, inexercising hisorherpowers under subsection (3B) inrespect
ofparticular goods thesubject ofanotice under subsection 269TJ(1) or(2)oftheCustoms Act,
ifthenon-injurious price ofgoods ofthatkindasascertained, orlastascertained, bytheMinister
forthepurpose ofthenotice islessthan thesum of:
(a) thecountervailable subsidy inrespect ofgoods ofthatkind assoascertained, orlast
soascertained; and
(b) theexport price ofthose particular goods;
have regard tothedesirability offixing alesser amount ofduty such thatthesumoftheexport
price ofthose particular goods andthelesser duty does notexceed thatnon-injurious price.
(3D) If,inthecircumstances specified insection 269TJA oftheCustoms Act, both anotice
under section 269TJ ofthatActandanotice under section 269TG ofthatActarepublished
atthesame time andinrespect ofthesame goods, theMinister must, inexercising hisorher
powers under subsection (3B) inrelation tointerim countervailing duty inrespect ofthegoods,
have regard tothedesirability offixing theamount ofinterim countervailing duty inrespect
ofthegoods such thatthesum of:
(a) theexport price ofthose particular goods; and
(b) theamount oftheinterim countervailing duty assofixed; and
(c) theamount ofinterim dumping duty asfixed under section 8;
does notexceed thenon-injurious price ofgoods ofthatkind, asascertained, orlastascertained,
bytheMinister forthepurpose ofthose notices.
(3E) Thecountervailing duty payable ongoods thesubject ofanotice under subsection
269TJ(1) or(2)oftheCustoms Actisanamount equal to:
(a) unless paragraph (b)applies —thecountervailable subsidy inrespect ofthose particular
goods; or
(b) if,inanotice under subsection (3B), theMinister determines that theinterim
countervailing duty payable onthose particular goods istobeascertained byreference
tothenon-injurious price ofgoods ofthatkind-the difference between:
(i) theamount thattheMinister ascertains tobetheexport price ofthose particular
goods; and
(ii) thelower ofthesumoftheamounts thattheMinister ascertains tobetheexport
price of,andthecountervailable subsidy inrespect of,those particular goods
and thenon-injurious price ofgoods ofthat kind asascertained, orlast
ascertained, bytheMinister forthepurpose ofthenotice under subsection
269TJ(1) or(2).G/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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(4) Subject tosubsection (5),thecountervailing duty inrespect ofother goods towhich
thissection applies is:
(a) inthecaseofgoods towhich thissection applies byvirtue ofanotice under subsection
269TJ(4) oftheCustoms Act—anamount equal totheamount ofthecountervailable
subsidy inrespect ofthegoods; or
(b) inthecaseofgoods towhich thissection applies byvirtue ofanotice under subsection
269TJ(5) or(6)oftheCustoms Act, anamount equal to:
(i) iftheprescribed assistance thathasbeen paid orgranted, directly orindirectly,
inrelation tothegoods wasfinancial assistance —theamount ofthatfinancial
assistance; or
(ii) iftheprescribed assistance thathasbeen granted, directly orindirectly, inrelation
tothegoodswasnotfinancialassistance,whicheverofthefollowingisdetermined
bytheMinister tobeappropriate:
(A) thecostofgranting thatassistance;
(B) thevalue ofthatassistance totheperson towhom itwasgranted.
(5) The Minister may, bynotice inwriting signed bytheMinister, direct that the
countervailing dutyinrespect ofgoods referred toinsubsection (4)isanamount tobeascertained
byreference tothevalue, ortotheweight orother measure ofquantity, ofthegoods lessthe
amount, ifany, bywhich thatamount exceeds thecountervailing duty thatwould bepayable
inrespect ofthegoods under subsection (4),andthenotice haseffect accordingly.
(5B) Where theMinister signs anotice under subsection (3B) or(5),theMinister shall cause
acopy ofthatnotice tobepublished intheGazette unless intheopinion oftheMinister, the
publication ofthatnotice would adversely affect thebusiness orcommercial interests ofany
person .
(6) Anotice under subsection (3B) or(5)applies togoods entered forhome consumption
onorafter adayspecified inthenotice, which may beearlier than thedayofpublication of
thenotice butmay notbeadayonwhich anearlier notice under thatsubsection applied tothe
goods.
(7) IftheMinister hasdetermined, under subsection 269TJ(8) oftheCustoms Act, the
amount ofthecountervailable subsidy inrelation togoods towhich thissection applies byvirtue
ofanotice under subsection 269TJ(1), (2)or(4)ofthatAct, thatamount istobetaken tobe
theamount ofthatcountervailable subsidy forthepurposes ofthissection.
(7A) Where theMinister hasdetermined, under subsection 269TJ(9) oftheCustoms Act,
theamount, costorvalue ofprescribed assistance inrelation togoods towhich thissection applies
byvirtue ofanotice under subsection 269TJ(5) or(6)ofthatAct, thatamount, costorvalue
istobetaken tobetheamount, costorvalue ofthatprescribed assistance inrelation tothose
goods forthepurposes ofthissection.
(8) TheMinister may, bynotice inwriting, exempt goods from interim countervailing
duty orcountervailing duty ifheorsheissatisfied:G/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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(a) thatlikeordirectly competitive goods arenotoffered forsale inAustralia toall
purchasers onequal terms under likeconditions having regard tothecustom andusage
oftrade;
(aa) thataTariff Concession Order under Part XVA oftheCustoms Act1901 inrespect
ofthegoods isinforce;
(b) that-
(i) where thegoods aregoods towhich section 11oftheCustoms Tariff Act1987
applies —theitem inSchedule 4tothatActthatapplies tothegoods isexpressed
toapply togoods, ortoaclass orkind ofgoods, asprescribed byby-law; and
(ii) suitably equivalent goods theproduce ormanufacture ofAustralia arenot
reasonably available;
(c) that:
(i) thetariff classification inSchedule 3tothatActthatapplies tothegoods issuch
thatnoduty ispayable inrespect ofthegoods ortheduty payable inrespect
ofthegoods isatarateequivalent toaratepayable under Schedule 4onthe
goods; and
(ii) suitably equivalent goods theproduce ormanufacture ofAustralia arenot
reasonably available; or
(d) thatthegoods, being articles ofmerchandise, areforuseassamples forthesaleof
similar goods.
(9) Where theMinister exempts goods from interim countervailing duty orcountervailing
duty under subsection (8)because heorsheissatisfied astoamatter specified in
paragraphs (8)(a), (b)and(c),theinstrument ofexemption shall bepublished intheGazette .
(10) Inthissection, areference toaTariff Concession Order includes areference toa
Commercial Tariff Concession Order made under Part XVA oftheCustoms Actasinforce
before section 10oftheCustoms Legislation (Tariff Concessions andAnti-Dumping) Amendment
Act1992 commences.
Third country countervailing duties
11.(1) There isimposed, andthere must becollected andpaid, ongoods towhich this
subsection applies byvirtue ofanotice under subsection 269TK(1) or(2)oftheCustoms Act
aspecial duty ofCustoms, tobeknown asthird country countervailing duty, calculated in
accordance with subsection (7).
(2) Pending final assessment ofthethird country countervailing duty payable ongoods
thesubject ofanotice under subsection 269TK(1) or(2)oftheCustoms Act, aninterim third
country countervailing duty ispayable onthose goods.G/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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(3) Subject tosubsection (4),theinterim third country countervailing dutypayable ongoods
thesubject ofanotice under subsection 269TK(1) or(2)oftheCustoms Actisanamount equal
tothecountervailable subsidy inrespect ofgoods ofthatkind asascertained, orlastascertained,
bytheMinister forthepurpose ofthenotice.
(4) TheMinistermust,bysignednotice,directthattheinterimcountervailingdutyinrespect
ofparticular goods towhich thissection applies byvirtue ofanotice under subsection 269TK(1)
or(2)beascertained:
(a) asaproportion oftheexport price ofthose particular goods; or
(b) byreference toameasure ofthequantity ofthose particular goods; or
(c) byreference toacombination ofaproportion oftheexport price ofthose particular
goods andameasure ofthequantity ofthose particular goods;
andthenotice haseffect accordingly.
(5) TheMinister must, inexercising hisorherpowers under subsection (4)inrespect of
particular goods thesubject ofanotice under subsection 269TK(1) or(2)oftheCustoms Act,
ifthenon-injurious price ofgoods ofthatkindasascertained, orlastascertained, bytheMinister
forthepurpose ofthenotice islessthan thesum of:
(a) thecountervailable subsidy assoascertained, orlastsoascertained; and
(b) theexport price ofthose particular goods;
have regard tothedesirability offixing alesser amount ofduty such thatthesumoftheexport
price ofthose particular goods andthelesser duty does notexceed thatnon-injurious price.
(6) IftheMinister signs anotice under subsection (4),theMinister must cause acopy of
thatnotice tobepublished intheGazette unless, intheopinion oftheMinister, thepublication
ofthatnotice would adversely affect thebusiness orcommercial interests ofanyperson.
(7) Thethird country countervailing duty payable ongoods thesubject ofanotice under
subsection 269TK(1) or(2)oftheCustoms Actisanamount equal to:
(a) unless paragraph (b)applies —thecountervailable subsidy inrespect ofthose particular
goods; or
(b) if,inanotice under subsection (4), theMinister determines that theinterim
countervailing duty payable onthose particular goods istobeascertained byreference
tothenon-injurious price ofgoods ofthatkind—thedifference between:
(i) theamount thattheMinister ascertains tobetheexport price ofthose particular
goods; and
(ii) thelower ofthesumoftheamounts thattheMinister ascertains tobetheexport
price of,andthecountervailable subsidy inrespect of,those particular goods
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ascertained, bytheMinister forthepurpose ofthenotice under subsection
269TK(1) or(2).
(7A) Anotice under subsection (4)applies togoods entered forhome consumption onor
after adayspecified inthenotice, which maybeearlier thanthedayofpublication ofthenotice
butmay notbeadayonwhich anearlier notice under thatsubsection applied tothegoods.
(7B) IftheMinister hasdetermined, under subsection 269TK(3) oftheCustoms Act, the
amount ofanycountervailable subsidy inrespect ofgoods towhich thissection applies byvirtue
ofanotice under subsection 269TK(1) or(2)ofthatAct, thatamount istobetaken tobethe
amount ofthatcountervailable subsidy forthepurposes ofthissection.
(8) TheMinister may, bynotice inwriting, exempt goods from interim third country
countervailing duties andthird country countervailing duty ifheorsheissatisfied:
(a) thatlikeordirectly competitive goods arenotoffered orsold inAustralia toall
purchasers onequal terms under likeconditions having regard tothecustom andusage
oftrade; or
(b) thatthegoods, being articles ofmerchandise, areforuseassamples forthesaleof
similar goods.
(9) Where theMinister exempts goods from interim third country countervailing duties
andthird country countervailing duty under subsection (8)because heorsheissatisfied asto
amatter specified under paragraph (8)(a), theinstrument ofexemption shall bepublished in
theGazette .
Interim duty nottoexceed security taken
12. If:
(a) asecurity hasbeen taken under section 42oftheCustoms Act1901 inrespect ofinterim
duty thatmay become payable under section 8,9,10or11ofthisActinrespect of
goods imported intoAustralia; and
(b) theamount ofinterim duty thatwould besopayable under section 8,9,10or11of
thisActwould, butfortheoperation ofthissection, exceed theamount ofthesecurity
taken;
theinterim duty payable isequal totheamount ofsecurity taken.
Duties tobecharged separately
16. Theseveral duties imposed bythisActshall beseparately charged, notwithstanding
thatmore than oneduty applies toanyparticular goods.
Special duties tobeadditional toordinary duties
21. Thespecial duties ofCustoms payable under thisActareinaddition tosuch other duties
ofCustoms (ifany) asarepayable under anyother Act.G/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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Application
3. This Actapplies inrespect ofapplications fordumping duty notices orcountervailing
duty notices thataremade onafter thedayonwhich theAgreement Establishing theWorld
Trade Organization enters intoforce forAustralia.
Superseded Sections
Sections 8and10oftheCustoms Tariff (Anti-Dumping) Act1975 operative pre1January 1993.
Under transitional arrangements applying totheintroduction ofinterim dumping/countervailing
duty provisions on1January 1993, measures inplace prior tothatdateremain inforce under
thelegislation applying atthattime. Sections 8and10asoperative pre1January 1993 are
recorded below forpurposes ofreference.
Dumping Duties
8. (1) This section does notapply togoods thatare:
(a) theproduce ormanufacture ofNew Zealand; and
(b) imported intoAustralia after thecommencement ofthissubsection.
(3) There shall becharged, collected andpaid ongoods towhich thissection applies, by
virtue ofadeclaration under subsection 269TG (1)or(2)oftheCustoms Act, aspecial duty
ofCustoms, tobeknown asdumping duty.
(4) Subject tosubsection (5),thedumping duty inrespect ofgoods isasum equal tothe
amount bywhich theamount oftheexport price ofthegoods islessthantheamount ofthenormal
value ofthegoods.
(5) TheMinister may, bynotice inwriting signed bytheMinister, direct thatthedumping
duty inrespect ofgoods isanamount tobeascertained byreference tothevalue, ortotheweight
orother measure ofquantity, ofthegoods lesstheamount, ifany, bywhich thatamount exceeds
thedumping duty thatwould bepayable inrespect ofthegoods under subsection (4),andthe
notice haseffect accordingly.
(5A) Inexercising hisorherpowers under subsection (5)inrelation todumping dutyinrespect
ofgoods, theMinister shall have regard tothedesirability ofensuring thattheamount ofdumping
duty inrespect ofthose goods isnotgreater thanisnecessary toprevent theinjury orarecurrence
oftheinjury, ortoremove thehindrance, referred toinparagraph 269TG (1)(b) or(2)(b) of
theCustoms Act, asthecase requires.
(5AA) If,inthecircumstances specified insection 269TJA oftheCustoms Act, both
anotice under section 269TG ofthatActandanotice under section 269TJ ofthatActare
published, atthesame time andinrespect ofthesame goods, theMinister must, inexercising
hisorherpower under subsection (5)inrelation todumping duty inrespect ofthegoods, have
regard tothedesirability ofensuring thattheamount ofdumping duty inrespect ofthegoods,
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referred toinparagraphs 269TG(1)(b) and269TJ(1)(b) orinparagraphs 269TG(2)(b) and
269TJ(2)(b), asthecase requires.
(5B) Where theMinister signs anotice under subsection (5),theMinister shall cause acopy
ofthatnotice topublished intheGazette unless intheopinion oftheMinister, thepublication
ofthatnotice would adversely affect thebusiness orcommercial interests ofanyperson.
(6) Anotice under subsection (5)applies togoods entered forhome consumption onorafter
adatespecified inthenotice, which maybeadateearlier thanthedateofpublication ofthenotice
butshall notbeadateonorbefore adateonwhich anearlier notice under thatsubsection applied
tothegoods.
(7) TheMinistermay,bynoticeinwriting,exemptgoodsfromdumpingdutyifheissatisfied:
(a) that likeordirectly competitive goods arenotoffered forsale inAustralia toall
purchasers onequal terms under likeconditions having regard tothecustom andusage
oftrade;
(b) thataTariff Concession Order under PartXVA oftheCustoms Act1901 inrespect of
thegoods isinforce;
(c) that:
(i) where thegoods aregoods towhich section 11oftheCustoms Tariff Act1987
applies —theitem inSchedule 4tothatActthatapplies tothegoods isexpressed
toapply togoods, ortoaclass orkind ofgoods, asprescribed byby-law; and
(ii) suitably equivalent goods theproduce ormanufacture ofAustralia arenot
reasonably available;
(d) that:
(i) thetariff classification inSchedule 3tothatActthatapplies tothegoods issuch
thatnoduty ispayable inrespect ofthegoods ortheduty payable inrespect of
thegoods isatarateequivalent toaratepayable under Schedule 4onthegoods;
and
(ii) suitably equivalent goods theproduce ormanufacture ofAustralia arenot
reasonably available; or
(e) thatthegoods, being articles ofmerchandise, areforuseassamples forthesaleofsimilar
goods.
(8) Where theMinister exempts goods from thedumping dutyunder subsection (7)byreason
ofhisbeing satisfied astoamatter specified inparagraph (7)(a), (c)or(d),theinstrument of
exemption shall bepublished intheGazette .
(9) Inthissection, areference toaTariff Concession Order includes areference toa
Commercial Tariff Concession Order made under PartXVA oftheCustoms Actasinforce before
section 10oftheCustoms Legislation (Tariff Concession andAnti-Dumping) Amendment Act
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Countervailing duties
10. (3) There shall becharged, collected andpaidongoods towhich thissection applies,
byvirtue ofadeclaration under subsection 269TJ(1), (2),(4),(5)or(6)oftheCustoms Act,
aspecial duty ofCustoms, tobeknown ascountervailing duty.
(4) Subject tosubsection (5),thecountervailing duty inrespect ofgoods is:
(a) inthecase ofcountervailing duty inrespect ofgoods towhich thissection applies by
virtue ofadeclaration under subsection 269TJ(1), (2)or(4)oftheCustoms Act—asum
equal totheamount ofthesubsidy, bounty, reduction orremission offreight orother
financial assistance that hasbeen paid orgranted, directly orindirectly, upon the
production, manufacture, carriage orexport ofthegoods; or
(b) inthecase ofcountervailing duty inrespect ofgoods towhich thissection applies by
virtue ofadeclaration under subsection 269TJ(5) or(6)ortheCustoms Act,asumequal
to:
(i) iftheprescribed assistance thathasbeen paid orgranted, directly orindirectly,
inrelation tothegoods wasfinancial assistance —theamount ofthatfinancial
assistance; or
(ii) iftheprescribed assistance thatbeen granted, directly orindirectly, inrelation
tothegoods wasnotfinancial assistance, whichever ofthefollowing isdetermined
bytheMinister tobeappropriate:
(A) thecostofgranting thatassistance;
(B) thevalue ofthatassistance totheperson towhom itwasgranted.
(5) The Minister may, bynotice inwriting signed bytheMinister, direct that the
countervailing duty inrespect ofgoods isanamount tobeascertained byreference tothevalue,
ortotheweight orother measure ofquantity, ofthegoods lesstheamount, ifany, bywhich
thatamount exceeds thecountervailing duty thatwould bepayable inrespect ofthegoods under
subsection (4),andthenotice haseffect accordingly.
(5A) Inexercising hisorherpowers under subsection (5)inrelation tocountervailing duty
inrespect ofgoods towhich thissection applies byvirtue ofsubsection 269TJ(1) or(2)ofthe
Customs Act, theMinister shall have regard tothedesirability ofensuring thattheamount of
countervailing duty inrespect ofthose goods isnotgreater thanisnecessary toprevent theinjury
orarecurrence oftheinjury, ortoremove thehindrance, referred toinparagraph 269TJ(1)(b)
or(2)(b) ofthatAct, asthecase requires.
(5AA) If,inthecircumstances specified insection 269TJA oftheCustoms Act, both
anotice under section 269TJ ofthatActandanotice under section 269TG ofthatActarepublished
atthesame time andinrespect ofthesame goods, theMinister must, inexercising hispowers
under subsection (5)inrelation tocountervailing duty inrespect ofthegoods, have regard to
thedesirability ofensuring thattheamount ofcountervailing duty inrespect ofthegoods, when
aggregated with theamount ofdumping duty inrespect ofthegoods, isnotgreater than is
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toinparagraphs 269TG(1)(b) and269TJ(1)(b) orinparagraphs 269TG(2)(b) and269TJ(2)(b),
asthecase requires.
(5B) Where theMinister signs anotice under subsection (5),theMinister shall cause acopy
ofthatnotice tobepublished intheGazette unless intheopinion oftheMinister, thepublication
ofthatnotice would adversely affect thebusiness orcommercial interests ofanyperson.
(6) Anotice under subsection (5)applies togoods entered forhome consumption after a
datespecified inthenotice, which maybeadateearlier thanthedateofpublication ofthenotice
butshall notbeadateonorbefore adateonwhich anearlier notice under thatsubsection applied
tothegoods.
(7) Where theMinister hasdetermined, under subsection 269TJ(8) oftheCustoms Act,
theamount ofanysubsidy, bounty, reduction orremission offreight orother financial assistance
inrelation togoods towhich thissection applies byvirtue ofadeclaration under subsection
269TJ(1), (2)or(4)ofthatAct, thatamount istobetaken tobetheamount ofthatsubsidy,
bounty, reduction orremission offreight orother financial assistance inrelation tothose goods
forthepurposes ofthissection.
(7A) Where theMinister hasdetermined, under subsection 269TJ(9) oftheCustoms Act,
theamount, costorvalue ofprescribed assistance inrelation togoods towhich thissection applies
byvirtue ofanotice under subsection 269TJ(5) or(6)ofthatAct, thatamount, costorvalue
istobetaken tobetheamount, costorvalue ofthatprescribed assistance inrelation tothose
goods forthepurposes ofthissection.
(8) TheMinister may, bynotice inwriting, exempt goods from countervailing duty ifhe
orsheissatisfied:
(a) that likeordirectly competitive goods arenotoffered forsale inAustralia toall
purchasers onequal terms under likeconditions having regard tothecustom andusage
oftrade;
(aa) thataTariff Concession Order under PartXVA oftheCustoms Act1901 inrespect of
thegoods isinforce;
(b) that:
(i) where thegoods aregoods towhich section 11oftheCustoms Tariff Act1987
applies —theitem inSchedule 4tothatActthatapplies tothegoods isexpressed
toapply togoods, ortoaclass orkind orgoods, asprescribed byby-law; and
(ii) suitably equivalent goods theproduce ormanufacture ofAustralia arenot
reasonably available;
(c) that:
(i) thetariff classification inSchedule 3tothatActthatapplies tothegoods
issuch thatnoduty ispayable inrespect ofthegoods ortheduty payable
inrespect ofthegoods isatarate equivalent toarate payable under
Schedule 4onthegoods; andG/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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(ii) suitably equivalent goods theproduce ormanufacture ofAustralia arenot
reasonably available; or
(d) thatthegoods, being articles ofmerchandise, areforuseassamples forthesaleofsimilar
goods.
(9) Where theMinister exempts goods from countervailing dutyunder subsection (8)because
heorsheissatisfied astoamatter specified inparagraphs (8)(a), (b)and(c),theinstrument
ofexemption shall bepublished intheGazette .
(10) Inthissection, areference toaTariff Concession Order includes areference toa
Commercial Tariff Concession Order made under PartXVA oftheCustoms Actasinforce before
section 10oftheCustoms legislation (Tariff Concessions andAnti-Dumping) Amendment Act
1992 commences.G/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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PART I-PRELIMINARY
Short title
1. This Actmay becited astheAnti-Dumping Authority Act1988 .
Commencement
2. This Actcommences onadaytobefixed byProclamation.
Interpretation
3.(1) InthisAct, unless thecontrary intention appears:
"Anti-Dumping Act" means theCustoms Tariff (Anti-Dumping) Act1975 ;
"Anti-dumping matter" means amatter relating to:
(a) theimposition ofduties under theAnti-Dumping Act; or
(b) theoperation oftheAnti-Dumping ActorofPart XVB oftheCustoms Act1901 .
"application" hasthesame meaning asithasforthepurposes ofPartXVB oftheCustoms Act
1901 ;
"approved form" means aform approved under section 3AA;
"Authority" means theAnti-Dumping Authority established bysection 4;
"Comptroller" means theComptroller-General ofCustoms;
"countervailable subsidy" hasthesame meaning asithasforthepurposes ofPartXVB ofthe
Customs Act1901 ;
"countervailing duty notice" means anotice published bytheMinister under subsection 269TJ
(1)or(2)or269TK (1)or(2)oftheCustoms Act1901 ;
"country ofexport" hasthesame meaning asithasforthepurposes ofPartXVB oftheCustoms
Act1901 ;
"country oforigin" hasthesame meaning asithasforthepurposes ofPartXVB oftheCustoms
Act1901 ;
"dumping duty notice" means anotice published bytheMinister under subsection 269TG (1)
or(2)or269TH (1)or(2)oftheCustoms Act1901 ;
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"inquiry period ',inrelation toanapplication foradumping duty notice oracountervailing
duty notice inrespect ofgoods, means aperiod starting onadayspecified bytheAuthority under
paragraph 23(2)(d) inrelation totheexamination ofimportations ofgoods andending onthe
daytheAuthority commences toprepare itsreport fortheMinister;
'interested party 'hasthesame meaning asithasforthepurposes ofPartXVB oftheCustoms
Act1901 ;
"like goods" ,inrelation togoods under consideration, hasthesame meaning asithasforthe
purposes ofPart XVB oftheCustoms Act1901 ;
"member" means themember oftheAuthority;
"negative preliminary finding" ,inrelation togoods thesubject ofanapplication under section
269TB oftheCustoms Act1901 ,means apreliminary finding under section 269TD ofthatAct
totheeffect thatthere arenotsufficient grounds forthepublication ofadumping duty notice
orcountervailing duty notice inrespect ofthegoods thesubject oftheapplication orthatthere
willnotbesufficient grounds forsuch publication subsequent totheimportation intoAustralia
ofsuch goods;
"negative prima facie decision" means:
(a) adecision oftheComptroller under subsection 269TC (1)oftheCustoms Act1901
rejecting anapplication made under subsection 269TB (1)ofthatAct; or
(b) adecision oftheComptroller under subsection 269TC (2)ofthatActrejecting an
application made under subsection 269TB (2)ofthatAct.
(2) Areference inthisActtogoods thesubject ofanapplication under section 269TB of
theCustoms Act1901 isareference togoods referred tointheapplication:
(a) thathave been imported intoAustralia;
(b) thatarelikely tobesoimported; or
(c) thatmaybesoimported, being likegoods togoods towhich paragraph (a)or(b)applies.
(3) Thefactthataninquiry period isspecified tostart ataparticular time does notimply
thattheMinister maynotexamine periods before thattimeforthepurpose ofdetermining whether
material injury hasbeen caused toAustralian industry ortoanindustry ofathird country.
Approved forms
3AA.(1) InthisAct, areference toanapproved form isareference toaform thatis
approved, byinstrument inwriting, bythemember.
(2) Theinstrument bywhich aform isapproved under subsection (1)isadisallowable
instrument forthepurpose ofsection 46A oftheActs Interpretation Act1901 .
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3A.(1) This Act, sofarasitrelates toduty thatmay become payable under section 8
or9oftheAnti-Dumping Act, does notapply togoods thataretheproduce ormanufacture of
New Zealand.
(2) Division 1AofPartVIII oftheCustoms Act1901 applies indetermining thequestion
whether goods aretheproduce ormanufacture ofNew Zealand forthepurposes ofthisActin
thesame waythatitapplies indetermining thatquestion forthepurposes ofPartXVB ofthat
Act.
(3) Inthissection:
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PART II-ESTABLISHMENT, FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF
ANTI-DUMPING AUTHORITY
Establishment
4. AnAnti-Dumping Authority isestablished.
Functions
5. Thefunctions oftheAuthority are:
(a) torecommend totheMinister under section 7whether theMinister should publish a
dumping duty notice oracountervailing duty notice inrespect ofgoods and, where
applicable, whether notices should begiven under subsection 269TG (4)or269TJ (3)
oftheCustoms Act1901 ;
(b) torecommend totheMinister under section 7whether theMinister should, under section
269TAJ oftheCustoms Act1901 revoke orpartly revoke anotice under PartXVB of
thatActorrelease orpartly release aperson from anundertaking given under thatPart;
(ba) toreview under section 7Aanydecision bytheComptroller toterminate hisorher
investigation ofanexporter orofacountry ofexport;
(c) toreviewundersection8negativeprimafaciedecisionsandnegativepreliminaryfindings;
(ca) torecommend totheMinister under section 8Awhether ananti-dumping measure within
themeaning ofthatsection should becontinued; and
(d) toprepare andgive totheMinister reports under section 9.
Powers
6. Inaddition toanyother power conferred onitbythisAct, theAuthority haspower to
doallthings necessary orconvenient tobedone fororinconnection with theperformance of
itsfunctions.
Authority may make recommendations onpublication ofdumping duty notices etc.
7.(1) Where, inrelation toanapplication under section 269TB oftheCustoms Act1901 :
(a) theComptroller refers totheAuthority under subsection 269TD(2) oftheCustoms Act
1901 thequestion whether thepublication ofadumping duty notice orcountervailing
duty notice sought inrespect ofthegoods thesubject oftheapplication isjustified; or
(b) theAuthority revokes, under subsection 8(2), anegative preliminary finding relating
tosuch goods andsubstitutes apreliminary finding totheeffect thatthere aresufficient
grounds forthepublication ofadumping duty notice orcountervailing duty notice in
respect ofthegoods thesubject oftheapplication orthatthere willbesufficient grounds
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theAuthority shall, after holding aninquiry intothematter andbefore theexpiration ofaperiod
of120days, or,ifanother period isprescribed bytheregulations forthepurpose, before the
expiration ofthatother period, after thereference, give totheMinister areport:
(c) recommending whether anysuch notice should bepublished andtheextent ofanyduties
thatareorshould bepayable under theAnti-Dumping Actinconsequence ofsuch notice;
(d) inparticular recommending whether theMinister ought tobesatisfied astothematters
inrespect ofwhich theMinister isrequired tobesatisfied before such anotice canbe
published;
(e) recommending, where applicable:
(i) whether theMinister ought togive tothegovernment ofthecountry ofexport
ortotheexporter anotice under subsection 269TG(3D) or269TJ(2A) ofthe
Customs Act1901 ;or
(ii) whether theMinister ought toaccept anundertaking theterms ofwhich have been
considered bytheAuthority under section 7C;and
(f) which shall include allreasons foranyrecommendations.
(2) Inareport under subsection (1)inrelation togoods thesubject ofanapplication under
subsection 269TB(1) oftheCustoms Act1901 ,theAuthority 'srecommendations shall, tothe
extent thatitispracticable todoso,alsorelate toanylikegoods notcovered bytheapplication
butimported intoAustralia during theperiod commencing onthedayonwhich:
(a) theComptroller made, under subsection 269TD(2) ofthatAct, afinding thatthere were
sufficient grounds forthepublication ofadumping duty notice orcountervailing duty
notice inrespect ofthegoods thesubject oftheapplication orthatthere would be
sufficient grounds forsuch publication subsequent totheimportation intoAustralia of
such goods; or
(b) where theComptroller didnotmake such afinding inrelation tothegoods thesubject
oftheapplication -theAuthority, under subsection 8(2) ofthisAct, substituted such
afinding insubstitution foranegative preliminary finding oftheComptroller inrelation
tothegoods thesubject oftheapplication;
andending onthedayonwhich thereport isgiven totheMinister.
(3) Where anapplication ismade inaccordance with subsection (4)fortheAuthority to
hold aninquiry intowhether theMinister should revoke anotice under subsection 8(5), 9(5),
10(3B) or11(4)of theAnti-Dumping Actorshould under section 269TAJ oftheCustoms Act
1901 ,revoke orpartly revoke anotice under PartXVB ofthatActorrelease orpartly release
aperson from anundertaking given under thatPart, theAuthority shall, after holding aninquiry
intothematter andbefore theexpiration ofaperiod of120days, or,ifanother period isprescribed
bytheregulations forthepurpose, before theexpiration ofthatother period, after theapplication,
give totheMinister areport recommending:
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(b) whether theperson should bereleased from theundertaking;
asthecase requires.
(4) Anapplication fortheholding ofaninquiry under subsection (3)must, subject to
subsection (4A):
(a) beintheform approved bytheAuthority; and
(b) bemade by:
(i) iftheapplication concerns anotice under theAnti-Dumping Actoranotice under
Part XVB oftheCustoms Act1901 —aperson concerned intheimportation or
exportation ofgoods towhich thenotice relates; or
(ii) iftheapplication concerns anundertaking given under PartXVB oftheCustoms
Act1901 —theperson who gave theundertaking.
(4A) Anapplication fortheholding ofaninquiry intowhether theMinister:
(a) should revoke anotice under subsection 8(5), 9(5), 10(3B) or11(4) oftheAnti-Dumping
Act; or
(b) should, under section 269TAJ oftheCustoms Act1901 ,revoke orpartly revoke anotice
under Part XVB ofthatActorrelease orpartly release aperson from anundertaking
given under thatPart;
must notbemade until after 12months have elapsed from thedateofpublication ofthenotice
orthedate ofacceptance oftheundertaking.
(6) Inreaching adecision astotherecommendations tomake initsreport, theAuthority
shall have regard toallthesubmissions received bytheAuthority within theperiod specified
inthenotice ofinquiry under section 23but, subject tosubsection (7),may disregard any
submissions received after theendofthatperiod.
(7) Inreaching adecision astotherecommendation tomake initsreport, theAuthority:
(a) must have regard toanysubmission:
(i) thatrelates tothestatement ofessential facts placed onthepublic record under
subsection 23A(8); and
(ii) thatisreceived bytheAuthority within 7days after placing thestatement onthe
record; but
(b) may disregard anysubmission received more than 7days after placing thestatement
ontherecord.G/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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Review oftermination decision under section 269TDA oftheCustoms Act1901
7A.(1) If:
(a) theComptroller hasdecided under section 269TDA oftheCustoms Act1901 toterminate
aninvestigation sofarasitrelates toaparticular exporter orcountry ofexport; and
(b) thedecision hasbeen referred totheAuthority forreview;
theAuthority must, within 60days after thedecision isreferred toit:
(c) confirm thedecision; or
(d) reject thedecision andsubstitute afinding totheeffect:
(i) thatthere aresufficient grounds forthepublication ofanotice applied forinrespect
ofthegoods thesubject oftheapplication; or
(ii) that there will besufficient grounds forsuch publication subsequent tothe
importation intoAustralia ofsuch goods; or
(e) reject thedecision andremit theinvestigation totheComptroller.
(2) TheAuthority must:
(a) givepublic notice ofthedecision made bytheAuthority onareview under thissection;
and
(b) give written notice ofthedecision totheComptroller andtheexporter concerned.
(3) Inconducting areview under thissection, theAuthority must nothave regard toany
information thatwasunavailable totheComptroller atthetimetheComptroller made thedecision
toterminate theinvestigation.
Termination ofinquiry byAuthority
Authority must terminate inquiry ifalldumping margins arenegligible
7B.(1) If:
(a) application hasbeen made foradumping duty notice; and
(b) thatapplication hasbecome thesubject ofaninquiry under subsection 7(1) bythe
Authority; and
(c) sofarasthatinquiry relates toanexporter toAustralia ofgoods thesubject ofthe
application, theAuthority issatisfied that:
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(ii) there hasbeen dumping bytheexporter ofsome orallofthose goods butthedumping
margin fortheexporter, oreach such dumping margin, worked out under
section 269TACB oftheCustoms Act1901 ,when expressed asapercentage oftheexport
price orweighted average ofexport prices used toestablish thatdumping margin, is
lessthan 2%;
theAuthority must recommend totheMinister thattheinquiry beterminated sofarastheexporter
isconcerned.
Authority must terminate ifcountervailable subsidisation isnegligible
(2) If:
(a) application ismade foracountervailing duty notice; and
(b) thatapplication hasbecome thesubject ofaninquiry under subsection 7(1) bythe
Authority; and
(c) sofarasthatinquiry relates toanexporter toAustralia ofgoods thesubject ofthe
application, theAuthority issatisfied that:
(i) nocountervailable subsidy hasbeen received inrespect ofanyofthose goods;
or
(ii) acountervailable subsidy hasbeen received inrespect ofsome orallofthose goods
butitnever, atanytimeafter thestartoftheinquiry period, exceeded thenegligible
level ofcountervailable subsidy worked outunder subsection 269TDA(16) ofthe
Customs Act1901 asapplied bysubsection (7)ofthissection;
theAuthority must recommend totheMinister thattheinquiry beterminated sofarasthe
exporter isconcerned.
Authority must terminate inquiry ifnegligible volumes ofdumping arefound
(3) If:
(a) application hasbeen made foradumping duty notice; and
(b) thatapplication hasbecome thesubject ofaninquiry under subsection 7(1) bythe
Authority; and
(c) during theinquiry theAuthority becomes satisfied thatthetotal volume ofthegoods
thesubject oftheapplication:
(i) thathave been, ormaybe,exported toAustralia over areasonable examination
period from aparticular country ofexport; andG/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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(ii) thathave been, ormay be,dumped;
isnegligible;
theAuthority must terminate theinquiry sofarasitrelates tothatcountry.
Authority must terminate ifnegligible volumes ofcountervailable subsidisation arefound
(4) If:
(a) application ismade foracountervailing duty notice; and
(b) thatapplication hasbecome thesubject ofaninquiry under subsection 7(1) bythe
Authority; and
(c) during theinquiry theAuthority becomes satisfied thatthetotal volume ofthegoods
thesubject oftheapplication:
(i) thathave been, ormay be,exported toAustralia from aparticular country of
export during areasonable examination period; and
(ii) inrespect ofwhich acountervailable subsidy hasbeen ormay bereceived;
isnegligible;
theAuthority must terminate theinquiry sofarasitrelates tothatcountry.
Authority must terminate ifdumping causes negligible injury
(5) If:
(a) application ismade foradumping duty notice; and
(b) thatapplication hasbecome thesubject ofaninquiry under subsection 7(1) bythe
Authority; and
(c) during theinquiry theAuthority becomes satisfied, inrelation togoods thesubject
oftheapplication thathave been, ormay be,exported toAustralia from aparticular
country ofexport, that:
(i) there hasbeen, ormay be,dumping ofsome orallofthose goods; but
(ii) theinjury, ifany, toanAustralian industry oranindustry inathird country
thathasbeen ormay becaused bythatdumping isnegligible;
theAuthority must terminate theinquiry sofarasitrelates tothatcountry.
Authority must terminate investigation ifsubsidisation causes negligible injury
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(a) application ismade foracountervailing duty notice; and
(b) thatapplication hasbecome thesubject ofaninquiry under subsection 7(1) bythe
Authority; and
(c) during theinquiry, theAuthority becomes satisfied, inrelation togoods thesubject
oftheapplication thathave been, ormay be,exported toAustralia from aparticular
country ofexport, that:
(i) acountervailable subsidy hasbeen, ormay be,received inrespect ofsome or
allofthose goods; but
(ii) theinjury, ifany, toanAustralian industry oranindustry inathird country
hasbeen, ormay be,caused bythesubsidisation isnegligible;
theAuthority must terminate theinquiry sofarasitrelates tothatcountry.
Application ofprovisions oftheCustoms Act1901
(7) Subsections 269TDA(4), (5),(6),(8),(9),(10), (11), (12), (15), (16)and(17)ofthe
Customs Act1901 apply forthepurposes ofaninquiry under subsection 7(1) ofthisActin
thesame manner astheyapply forthepurposes ofaninvestigation under theCustoms Act1901
butasif:
(a) references totheComptroller were references totheAuthority; and
(b) thereferences insubsection (17) totheinvestigation period were references tothe
inquiry period.
Authority mayconsider recommending totheMinister whether undertaking should beaccepted
7C.(1) Ifaperson hasapplied foradumping duty notice oracountervailing duty notice
inrespect ofgoods, thegovernment ofthecountry ofexport ofthegoods thesubject ofthe
application oranexporter ofsuch goods may, atanytime during aninquiry under subsection
7(1), indicate inwriting totheAuthority theterms inwhich thegovernment orexporter would
beprepared togive anundertaking totheMinister.
(2) Iftheterms ofaproposed undertaking aregiven totheAuthority byagovernment
oranexporter, theAuthority must, subject tosubsection (3),consider those terms and,bynotice
inwriting given totheparty offering theundertaking, indicate:
(a) whether itwould beprepared torecommend theacceptance oftheundertaking bythe
Minister; or
(b) ifitisnotprepared todoso,thereasons why itisnotprepared todoso.
(3) TheAuthorityisnotobligedtoconsiderthetermsofanyproposedundertaking,provided
byanexporter oragovernment, iftodosowould prevent thetimely completion ofareport
bytheAuthority totheMinister under section 7.G/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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(4) Agovernment oranexporter may, having regard tothereasons given toitbythe
Authority, indicate totheAuthority thatthegovernment orexporter isprepared togive an
undertaking totheMinister inrevised terms.
(5) TheAuthority may, when itmakes areport totheMinister under section 7:
(a) inform theMinister oftheterms orrevised terms ofanundertaking andrecommend
whether ornotitshould beaccepted; or
(b) recommend totheMinister thatheorsheseek anundertaking from agovernment or
anexporter andsetouttheterms oftheundertaking thatitrecommends theMinister
seek.
Review ofprima facie decisions andpreliminary findings
8.(1) Where:
(a) anapplication ismade under section 269TB oftheCustoms Act1901 requesting the
Minister topublish adumping duty notice oracountervailing duty notice inrespect
ofthegoods thesubject oftheapplication;
(b) theComptroller hasmade anegative prima facie decision inrelation totheapplication;
and
(c) theapplicant refers thedecision totheAuthority forreview;
theAuthority shall, after reviewing thedecision andwithin 60days after thedecision isreferred
toit,confirm thedecision, orrevoke thedecision andsubstitute adecision accepting the
application, andshall, bynotice inwriting, inform theComptroller accordingly.
(2) Where:
(a) anapplication ismade under section 269TB oftheCustoms Act1901 requesting the
Minister topublish adumping duty notice oracountervailing duty notice inrespect
ofthegoods thesubject oftheapplication;
(b) theComptroller hasmade anegative preliminary finding inrelation totheapplication;
and
(c) theapplicant refers thefinding totheAuthority forreview;
theAuthority shall, after reviewing thefinding andwithin 60days after thefinding isreferred
toit,confirm thefinding, orreject thefinding andsubstitute afinding totheeffect thatthere
aresufficient grounds forthepublication ofadumping duty notice orcountervailing duty notice
inrespect ofthegoods thesubject oftheapplication orthatthere willbesufficient grounds
forsuch publication subsequent totheimportation intoAustralia ofsuch goods, andshall, by
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(3) Inconducting areview, theAuthority shall nothave regard toanyinformation that
wasunavailable totheComptroller atthetime theComptroller made thenegative prima facie
decision orthenegative preliminary finding, asthecase may be.
Authority may make recommendations ofcontinuation ofdumping duty notices etc.
8A.(1) Notlater than8months before ananti-dumping measure expires, theAuthority
must publish intheGazette andinanewspaper circulating ineach State, intheAustralian Capital
Territory andintheNorthern Territory, anotice:
(a) informing thatthedumping duty notice, countervailing duty notice orundertaking is
duetoexpire onaspecified day(the"specified expiry day"); and
(b) inviting interested parties toapply totheAuthority inaccordance with thissection,
within 60days, forthecontinuation oftheanti-dumping measure.
(1A) IftheMinister makes adeclaration under paragraph 269ZG(3)(b) oftheCustoms Act
1901 ,theoriginal dumping duty notice orcountervailing duty notice andthatnotice asmodified
because ofthatdeclaration areboth tobetreated, forthepurpose ofthissection asifthey had
been issued atthetime oftheissue oftheoriginal notice.
(2) Ifnoapplication isreceived bytheAuthority within theperiod specified inthenotice
then, onthespecified expiry day:
(a) thedumping duty notice expires; or
(b) thecountervailing duty notice expires; or
(c) theperson who gave theundertaking istaken tobereleased from thatundertaking;
asthecase requires.
(3) Anapplication must:
(a) beinwriting; and
(b) beinanapproved form; and
(c) contain such information astheform requires; and
(d) besigned inthemanner indicated intheform.
(4) If:
(a) anapplication isreceived forthecontinuation ofananti-dumping measure; and
(b) theAuthority issatisfied thattheapplication complies with therequirements ofthis
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theAuthority must, within 120days orsuch other period asisprescribed after thereceipt of
theapplication, give theMinister areport recommending whether themeasures should be
continued.
(5) Forthepurpose ofgiving theMinister areport inrespect ofamatter, theAuthority
must hold aninquiry intothematter.
(7) Ifaninquiry isheld under subsection (5),theAuthority must have regard toallthe
submissions itreceives within theperiod specified inthenotice ofinquiry under section 23
butmay disregard anysubmission received after theendofthatperiod.
(7A) TheAuthority must notrecommend thecontinuation ofananti-dumping measure unless
itissatisfied thattheexpiration ofthenotice would lead, orwould belikely tolead, toa
continuation of,orrecurrence ofthematerial injury thattheanti-dumping measure isintended
toprevent.
(8) TheMinister may, after having regard tothereport inrelation tothecontinuation of
ananti-dumpingmeasureandbeforethespecifiedexpiryday,takestepstosecurethecontinuation
ofthemeasure.
(9) IftheMinister does nottakesteps tosecure thecontinuation ofananti-dumping measure
before thespecified expiry day, themeasure expires inaccordance with section 269TM ofthe
Customs Act1901 .
(10) IftheMinister decides tosecure thecontinuation ofananti-dumping measure, the
continuation ofthatmeasure issosecured:
(a) ifthemeasure isadumping duty notice oracountervailing duty notice-by theMinister
determining, inwriting, thatthenotice continues inforce after thespecified expiry
day; and
(b) ifthemeasure isanundertaking-by theperson who gave thatundertaking agreeing
toextend theundertaking beyond thespecified expiry dayor,iftheperson willnot
soagree, bytheMinister publishing adumping duty notice oracountervailing duty
notice totakeeffect from thedayafter thespecified expiry dayinsubstitution forthat
undertaking.
(11) IftheMinister secures thecontinuation ofananti-dumping measure inaccordance with
thissection, themeasure continues inforce foraperiod of5years after thespecified expiry
dayunless:
(a) inthecaseofadumping duty notice orcountervailing duty notice-it isrevoked before
theendofthatperiod; or
(b) inthecase ofanundertaking-provision ismade foritsearlier expiration.
(12) Inthissection:
'anti-dumping measure 'means:
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(b) anundertaking given under subsection 269TG(4) or269TJ(3) oftheCustoms Act1901 ;
thatisinforce when thissection commences orthat comes into force after thissection
commences.
Review ofnegative preliminary decision under section 269X
8B.(1) If:
(a) anapplication ismade under section 269V oftheCustoms Actrequesting anassessment
ofdutyongoods entered forhome consumption during aparticular importation period;
and
(b) theComptroller hasmade anegative preliminary decision inrelation totheapplication;
and
(c) theapplicant refers thenegative preliminary decision totheAuthority forreview;
theAuthority must, after reviewing thedecision andwithin 90days after thedecision isreferred
toit:
(d) confirm therecommendation towhich thedecision related; or
(e) revoke therecommendation and substitute any other recommendation that the
Comptroller might have made;
andmust, bynotice inwriting, inform theapplicant andtheComptroller accordingly.
(2) Inconducting areview, theAuthority must only have regard tothatinformation to
which theComptroller hadregard inmaking thenegative preliminary decision inrespect of
which thereview issought.
(3) TheAuthority must, assoon aspracticable butnotlater thanthe7days after deciding
whether toconfirm therecommendation oftheComptroller ortorevoke therecommendation
andsubstitute another recommendation, recommend totheMinister thattheMinister giveeffect
totherecommendation assoconfirmed orassosubstituted.
Reports onanti-dumping matters
9.(1) TheMinister may, bynotice inwriting delivered totheAuthority, request theAuthority
toconsider, andprepare andgivetotheMinister areport on,ananti-dumping matter specified
inthenotice, andtheAuthority shall comply with therequest assoon aspracticable.
(2) TheAuthority may, where itconsiders itappropriate todoso,consider, andprepare
andgive totheMinister areport on,anyanti-dumping matter.G/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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Matters towhich Authority istohave regard
10. Without limiting thematters towhich theAuthority may have regard inperforming
itsfunctions andexercising itspowers, theAuthority shall, inperforming itsfunctions and
exercising itspowers, have regard to:
(a) theCommonwealth Government 'spolicy inrelation toanti-dumping matters; and
(b) Australia 'sobligation under theGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade;
nottousetheimposition ofduties under theAnti-Dumping Acttoassist import competing
industries inAustralia ortoprotect industries inAustralia from theneed toadjust tochanging
economic conditions.
Authority tohave regard tosame considerations asMinister incertain circumstances
11.(1) WheretheAuthority,inmakingarecommendationundersection7,orinreviewing
under section 8anegative prima facie decision oranegative preliminary finding, inrespect
ofthegoods thesubject ofanapplication under section 269TB oftheCustoms Act1901 ,is
required todetermine anymatter ordinarily required tobedetermined bytheMinister, the
Authority shall determine thematter inlikemanner asifitwastheMinister and,subject to
subsection (4),having regard tothesame considerations astheconsiderations towhich the
Minister would berequired tohave regard iftheMinister were determining thematter.
(2) Subsection (1)applies inrespect ofgoods thathave not,atthetime oftheAuthority 's
determination ofamatter inrespect ofthose goods, being imported intoAustralia asifthe
Authority 'sdetermination ofthematter were being made after animportation ofthose goods
intoAustralia, being animportation occurring atthetime oftheanticipated importation ofthose
goods intoAustralia.
(3) Nothing insubsection (1)shall betaken toimply thatthedetermination ofamatter
bytheAuthority affects thepower oftheMinister tomake afinal determination inrespect of
thatmatter forthepurposes oftheAnti-Dumping ActorofPartXVB oftheCustoms Act1901 .
(4) If,inaninquiry under section 7,theAuthority needs todetermine:
(a) whether theprice paid forgoods hasbeen paid intheordinary course oftrade; or
(b) whether goods exported toAustralia have been dumped andthedumping margin in
respect ofthose goods;
thereferences insection 269TAAD and269TACB oftheCustoms Act1901 totheinvestigation
period aretaken tobereferences totheinquiry period specified bytheAuthority forthepurpose
ofthatinquiry.
Minister may give directions toAuthority
12.(1) TheMinister may give totheAuthority such written directions inconnection
with carrying outorgiving effect totheAuthority 'spowers andduties under thisActasthe
Minister thinks fit,andtheAuthority shall comply with anydirections sogiven.G/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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(2) Adirection under subsection (1)shall notdeal with carrying outorgiving effect to
thepowers oftheAuthority inrelation toaparticular consignment ofgoods ortolikegoods
togoods inaparticular consignment butshall dealinstead withthegeneral principles forcarrying
outorgiving effect totheAuthority 'spowers.
(3) Where theMinister gives adirection totheAuthority, theMinister shall:
(a) cause awritten notice setting outparticulars ofthedirection tobepublished inthe
Gazette assoon aspracticable after giving thedirection; and
(b) cause acopy ofthatnotice tobelaidbefore each House oftheParliament within 15
sitting days ofthatHouse after thepublication ofthenotice intheGazette .
(4) Anoticesettingoutparticularsofadirectionisadisallowableinstrumentforthepurposes
ofsection 46A oftheActs Interpretation Act1901 .
PART III-CONSTITUTION OFAUTHORITY
Member ofAuthority
13.(1) TheAuthority shall consist ofonemember appointed bytheGovernor-General
with effect from such dayasisspecified intheinstrument ofappointment.
(2) Themember shall beappointed onafull-time basis oronapart-time basis.
(3) Themember holds office forsuch period, notexceeding 5years, asisspecified in
theinstrument ofappointment, butiseligible forre-appointment.
(4) Aperson who hasattained theageof65years shall notbeappointed asthemember
andaperson shall notbeappointed asthemember foraperiod thatextends beyond theday
onwhich theperson willattain theageof65years.
(5) Themember holds office onsuch terms andconditions (ifany) inrespect ofmatters
notprovided forbythisActasaredetermined, inwriting, bytheMinister.
(6) Themember may resign from office bywriting signed bythemember anddelivered
totheGovernor-General, buttheresignation isnoteffective until itisaccepted bytheGovernor-
General.
Acting member
14. (1) TheMinister may appoint aperson toactasthemember:
(a) during avacancy intheoffice ofthemember (whether ornotanappointment has
previously been made totheoffice); or
(b) during anyperiod, orduring allperiods, when themember isabsent from Australia
oris,foranyother reason, unable toperform thefunctions oftheoffice ofthemember;
butaperson appointed toactduring avacancy shall notcontinue toactformore than6months.G/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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(2) Anything done byorinrelation toaperson purporting toactasthemember isnot
invalid ontheground that:
(a) theoccasion fortheperson 'sappointment hadnotarisen;
(b) there isadefect orirregularity inconnection with theperson 'sappointment;
(c) theperson 'sappointment hadceased tohave effect; or
(d) theoccasion fortheperson toacthadnotarisen orhadceased.
Associate members
15. (1) TheMinister, after consultation with themember, may appoint persons tobe
associate members.
(2) Anassociate member shall beappointed:
(a) forsuch period, notexceeding 12months; or
(b) inorder toconduct such inquiry;
asisspecified intheinstrument ofappointment, but, subject tothisAct, iseligible forre-
appointment.
(3) Anassociate member may beappointed onafull-time orpart-time basis.
(4) Subject tothisPart, anassociate member holds office onsuch terms andconditions
astheMinister determines inwriting.
(5) Anassociate member shall bedeemed tobethemember forthepurposes oftheexercise
bytheassociate member ofanypowers, ortheperformance bytheassociate member ofany
functions orduties, ofthemember inrelation toaninquiry, and, unless thecontrary intention
appears, areference inthisAct(other thanthissection) tothemember shall, forthose purposes,
beconstrued asincluding areference toanassociate member.
Outside employment
16. (1) Themember shall not,except with theconsent oftheMinister:
(a) ifappointed onafull-time basis -engage inpaid employment outside theduties ofthe
office ofmember; or
(b) ifappointed onapart-time basis -engage inpaid employment that, intheMinister 's
opinion, conflicts with theproper performance ofthemember 'sfunctions.
(2) Areference inthissection topaidemployment includes areference totheperformance
byaperson ofaservice forwhich itcould reasonably beexpected theperson willreceive
payment.G/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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Disclosure ofinterests
17. Themember shall givewritten notice totheMinister ofalldirect andindirect pecuniary
interests thatthemember hasoracquires inanybusiness inAustralia orelsewhere orinany
body corporate carrying onsuch abusiness.
Leave ofabsence
18.(1) Subject tosection 87EofthePublic Service Act1922 ,afull-time member has
such recreation leave entitlements asaredetermined bytheRemuneration Tribunal.
(2) TheMinister may:
(a) grant afull-time member leave ofabsence, other than recreation leave, onsuch terms
andconditions astoremuneration orotherwise astheMinister determines; and
(b) grant apart-time member leave tobeabsent from ameeting ormeetings ofthe
Authority.
Retirement from office
19. TheGovernor-General may, with theconsent ofthemember, retire themember from
office ontheground ofinvalidity.
Suspension andremoval from office
20.(1) Themember shall notberemoved from office except asprovided bythissection.
(2) The Governor-General may suspend themember from office ontheground of
misbehaviour orphysical ormental incapacity.
(3) Where theGovernor-General suspends themember from office, theMinister shall cause
astatement oftheground ofthesuspension tobelaidbefore each House oftheParliament within
7sitting days oftheHouse after thesuspension.
(4) Where such astatement hasbeen laidbefore aHouse oftheParliament, thatHouse
may, within 15sitting days ofthatHouse after thedayonwhich thestatement hasbeen laid
before it,byresolution, declare thatthemember should berestored tooffice and, ifeach House
sopasses aresolution, theGovernor-General shall terminate thesuspension.
(5) If,attheexpiration of15sitting days ofaHouse oftheParliament after thedayon
which thestatement hasbeen laidbefore thatHouse, thatHouse hasnotpassed such aresolution,
theGovernor-General may remove themember from office.
(6) Ifthemember:
(a) becomes bankrupt, applies totakethebenefit ofanylawfortherelief ofbankrupt or
insolvent debtors, compounds with hisorhercreditors ormakes anassignment ofhis
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(b) fails, without reasonable excuse, tocomply with themember 'sobligations under
section 17;
(c) being appointed onafull-time basis, engages inanypaidemployment outside theduties
oftheoffice ofthemember; or
(d) being appointed onapart-time basis, engages inanypaid employment that, inthe
Minister 'sopinion, conflicts with theproper performance ofthemember 'sfunctions;
theGovernor-General shall remove themember from office.
(8) Themember isnotentitled tobepaid anyremuneration orallowances inrespect of
aperiod during which themember issuspended from office unless themember isrestored to
office.
Removal taken toberetirement onground ofinvalidity
20A.(1) Ifthemember:
(a) isaneligible employee forthepurposes oftheSuperannuation Act1976 ;and
(b) isremoved from office under section 20ontheground ofphysical ormental incapacity;
forthepurposes ofthatAct,themember istaken tohave been retired ontheground ofinvalidity
within themeaning ofPart IVA ofthatActonthedayonwhich thesuspension from office
took effect.
(2) Inspite ofsubsection (1),section 54CoftheSuperannuation Act1976 applies inrelation
tothemember.
(3) Ifthemember:
(a) isamemberofthesuperannuationschemeestablishedbydeedundertheSuperannuation
Act1990 ;and
(b) isremoved from office under section 20ontheground ofphysical ormental incapacity;
forthepurposes ofthatAct,themember istaken tohave been retired ontheground ofinvalidity
within themeaning ofthatActonthedayonwhich suspension from office took effect.
(4) Inspite ofsubsection (3),section 13oftheSuperannuation Act1990 applies inrelation
tothemember.
Retirement onground ofinvalidity under theSuperannuation Acts
20B.(1) Inspite ofanything contained insections 19and20,amember who:
(a) isaneligible employee forthepurposes oftheSuperannuation Act1976; and
(b) hasnotreached hisorhermaximum retiring agewithin themeaning ofthatAct;G/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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isnotcapable ofbeing retired from office ontheground ofinvalidity within themeaning of
Part IVA ofthatActunless theCommonwealth Superannuation Board ofTrustee No.2has
given acertificate under section 54C ofthatAct.
(2) Inspite ofanything contained insections 19and20,amember who:
(a) isamemberofthesuperannuationschemeestablishedbydeedundertheSuperannuation
Act1990 ;and
(b) isunder 60years ofage;
isnotcapable ofbeing retired from office ontheground ofinvalidity within themeaning of
thatActunlesstheCommonwealthSuperannuationBoardofTrusteesNo.1hasgivenacertificate
under section 13ofthatAct.
Remuneration andallowances
21.(1) ThemembershallbepaidsuchremunerationasisdeterminedbytheRemuneration
Tribunal but, ifnodetermination ofthatremuneration bytheRemuneration Tribunal isin
operation, theperson shall bepaid such remuneration asisprescribed.
(2) Themember shall bepaid such allowances asareprescribed.
(3) This section haseffect subject totheRemuneration Tribunals Act1973 .
PART IV-INQUIRIES
General conduct ofinquiries
22.(1) Subject tothisAct, inaninquiry:
(a) theprocedure tobefollowed iswithin theAuthority 'sdiscretion; and
(b) theAuthority:
(i) isnotbound toactinaformal manner;
(ii) isnotbound bytherules ofevidence; and
(iii) may inform itself onanymatter insuch manner asitthinks fit.
(2) TheAuthority may, forthepurposes ofaninquiry, takeevidence onoathoraffirmation.
Public notice ofinquiries
23.(1) Before theAuthority commences tohold aninquiry under section 7or8Aof
thisActitmust give public notice ofthatinquiry, bynotice published intheGazette andin
anewspaper circulating ineach State andintheinternal Territories.
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(a) describe thegoods towhich theinquiry relates; and
(b) iftheinquiry ismade under subsection 7(1)—setouttheidentity oftheknown exporters
andofthecountries ofexport known tobeinvolved inthematter towhich theinquiry
relates; and
(c) setoutthesubject oftheinquiry; and
(d) iftheinquiry ismade under subsection 7(1)—indicating thebasis onwhich thedumping
orcountervailable subsidisation isalleged tohave occurred; and
(e) iftheinquiry ismade under subsection 7(1)—indicate thattheinquiry willbemade
onthebasis oftheexamination ofimportations intoAustralia oflikegoods thatare
entered forhome consumption after adayspecified forthepurposes ofthisparagraph;
and
(f) summarise thefactors alleged toconstitute thebasis fortheinquiry; and
(g) invite interested parties tolodge with theAuthority, within aspecified period ofnot
lessthan 40days after thedate ofthepublic notice oftheinquiry, submissions
concerning thesubject matter oftheinquiry; and
(h) indicate theaddress atwhich, orthemanner inwhich, such submissions canbelodged.
Authority tomaintain public record forcertain purposes
23A.(1) TheAuthority must, inrelation toaninquiry conducted under section 7orsection
8A:
(a) maintain apublic record oftheinquiry containing, subject tosubsection (3),acopy
ofallsubmissions totheAuthority from interested parties and allrelevant
correspondence between theAuthority andother persons; and
(b) attherequest ofaninterested party make thatrecord available tothatparty for
inspection.
(2) Sofarasconcerns aninquiry under subsection 7(1), thepublic record must alsocontain
thefullpublic record ofthepreceding investigation bytheComptroller.
(3) Totheextent thatinformation provided totheAuthority byaperson isclaimed tobe
confidential ortobeinformation whose publication would adversely affect aperson 'sbusiness
orcommercial interests, theperson giving thatinformation must ensure thatasummary ofthat
information:
(a) thatcontains sufficient detail toallow areasonable understanding ofthesubstance of
theinformation; but
(b) thatdoes notbreach thatconfidentiality oradversely affect those interests;
isgiven totheAuthority forinclusion inthepublic record.G/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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(4) Aperson isnotrequired togive theAuthority asummary ofinformation under
subsection (3)forinclusion inthepublic record iftheperson satisfies theAuthority thatthere
isnowaysuch asummary canbeprovided toallow areasonable understanding ofthesubstance
oftheinformation.
(5) Iforalinformation isgiven totheAuthority byaperson, theAuthority must nottake
thatinformation intoaccount unless itissubsequently putinwriting bytheperson orbythe
Authority andthereby becomes available, subject toconsiderations ofconfidentiality andto
theneed toprotect business andcommercial interests, asapartofthepublic record.
(6) If:
(a) inrelation toaninquiry referred toinsubsection (1),aperson claims thatmaterial
isconfidential orwould adversely affect aperson 'sbusiness orcommercial interests;
and
(b) theAuthority indicates totheparty thatitdisagrees with theclaim;
but,despite theopinion oftheAuthority, theperson making theclaim willnot:
(c) agree totheinclusion oftheinformation inthepublic record; or
(d) prepare asummary oftheinformation forinclusion inthatrecord;
theAuthority may disregard theinformation unless itisdemonstrated thattheinformation is
correct.
(7) If:
(a) inrelation toaninquiry referred toinsubsection (1),aperson claims thatmaterial
isconfidential orwould adversely affect aperson 'sbusiness orcommercial interests;
and
(b) theAuthority indicates totheparty thatitagrees with theclaim;
buttheperson making theclaim willnotprepare asummary oftheinformation forinclusion
inthepublic record, theAuthority maydisregard theinformation unless itisdemonstrated that
theinformation iscorrect.
(8) Before reporting totheMinister theAuthority must ensure thatthere isplaced onthe
public record astatement oftheessential facts onwhich itproposes tobase itsreport.
False ormisleading evidence orinformation
24.(1) Aperson shall not:
(a) give totheAuthority information, whether orally orinwriting, ordocuments, that
theperson knows tobefalse ormisleading inamaterial particular; or
(b) ataninquiry, giveevidence, orproduce adocument, thattheperson knows tobefalse
ormisleading inamaterial particular.G/ADP/N/1/AUS/1
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Penalty:
(a) inthecase ofanatural person —$2,000; or
(b) inthecase ofabody corporate —$10,000.
(2) Subsection (1)does notapply toadocument if,atthetime when theperson gives it
totheAuthority, produces itataninquiry orsends ittotheAuthority, theperson informs the
Authority thatitisfalse ormisleading inamaterial particular andspecifies inwhat respect
itis,totheperson 'sknowledge, false ormisleading inamaterial particular.
Protection ofmember
25. Themember has, intheperformance ofhisorherduties asthemember, thesame
protection andimmunity asajustice oftheHigh Court.
Powers ofAuthority relating todocuments produced
26.(1) Themember, oraperson assisting themember intheperformance ofhisorher
functions, may inspect anybooks ordocuments given totheAuthority forthepurposes ofthe
performance ofitsfunctions orproduced ataninquiry andmaymake copies of,ortakeextracts
from, those books ordocuments.
(2) Abook ordocument sogiven orproduced may beretained bytheAuthority forsuch
reasonable period asisnecessary forthepurposes oftheAuthority, butduring thatperiod the
Authority shall permit aperson otherwise entitled topossession ofthebook ordocument to
inspect, make copies ofandtakeextracts from thebook ordocument atsuch places andtimes
astheAuthority thinks appropriate.
Person prejudiced inemployment because assisting Authority
27.(1) Anemployer shall not:
(a) dismiss anemployee, orprejudice anemployee inhisorheremployment, because
theemployee hasassisted theAuthority inconnection with aninquiry; or
(b) dismiss orthreaten todismiss anemployee, orprejudice orthreaten toprejudice an
employee inhisorheremployment, because theemployee proposes toassist the
Authority inconnection with aninquiry.
Penalty:
(a) inthecase ofanatural person —$1,000; or
(b) inthecase ofabody corporate —$5,000.
(2) Forthepurposes ofthissection, aperson shall betaken toassist theAuthority in
connection with aninquiry if,andonly if,theperson:
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(b) gives evidence, orproduces documents, attheinquiry.
PART V-MISCELLANEOUS
Availability ofreports etc.ofAuthority
28.(1) Assoon aspracticable after giving totheMinister acopy ofareport under section
7or9,orgiving totheComptroller anotice under section 8,theAuthority shall:
(a) subject tosubsection (2),make copies ofthereport, ornotice, freely available tothe
public; or
(b) cause tobepublished intheGazette astatement informing thepublic oftheexistence
ofthereport ornotice andofthemanner inwhich copies ofthereport ornotice may
beobtained.
(2) TheAuthority shall ensure thatallmatters thatwould, intheAuthority 'sopinion,
adversely affect thebusiness orcommercial interests ofanyperson have been removed from
thecopies ofreports andnotices made available tothepublic.
Annual report
29.(1) TheAuthority shall, notlater than 31December ineach year, prepare andgive
totheMinister areport ontheAuthority 'sactivities during theperiod of12months thatended
onthepreceding 30June.
(2) TheMinister shall cause acopy ofthereport tobelaidbefore each House ofthe
Parliament within 15sitting days ofthatHouse after thedayonwhich theMinister received
thereport.
Provision ofresources toAuthority
30.(1) Themember shall arrange with theMinister forsufficient resources (including
personnel) tobemade available totheAuthority toenable theAuthority toperform itsfunctions
effectively.
(2) While aperson isperforming services fortheAuthority under such anarrangement,
theperson shall perform those services inaccordance with thedirections oftheAuthority.
Engagement ofconsultants
31.(1) Themember may, onbehalf oftheCommonwealth, engage asconsultants to
theAuthority persons having suitable qualifications andexperience.
(2) Theterms andconditions ofengagement ofthepersons engaged under subsection (1)
aresuch asaredetermined bythemember.
Authority may supply information
32. Subject tosection 33,theAuthority may supply toaperson information received by
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Confidentiality
33.(1) Themember, aperson whose services arebeing made available totheAuthority
under section 30oraperson engaged asaconsultant under section 31shall not,except forthe
purposes ofthisAct, supply information toaperson ifthesupplying oftheinformation would
constitute abreach ofconfidence.
(2) Subsection (1)does notapply tothesupply ofinformation to:
(a) theMinister;
(b) theSecretary totheDepartment;
(c) anofficer oftheDepartment designated bytheSecretary totheDepartment;
(d) theComptroller; or
(e) anofficer oftheAustralian Customs Service designated bytheComptroller.
Conduct bydirectors, servants oragents
34.(1) Where itisnecessary, forthepurposes ofthisAct, toestablish thestate ofmind
ofabody corporate inrespect ofconduct engaged in,ordeemed bysubsection (2)tohave been
engaged in,bythebody corporate, itissufficient toshow thatadirector, servant oragent of
thebody corporate, being adirector, servant oragent bywhom theconduct wasengaged in
within thescope ofhisorheractual orapparent authority, hadthatstate ofmind.
(2) Any conduct engaged inonbehalf ofabody corporate:
(a) byadirector, servant oragent ofthebody corporate within thescope ofhisorher
actual orapparent authority; or
(b) byanyother person atthedirection orwith theconsent oragreement (whether express
orimplied) ofadirector, servant oragent ofthebody corporate, where thegiving
ofthedirection, consent oragreement iswithin thescope oftheactual orapparent
authority ofthedirector, servant oragent;
shall bedeemed, forthepurposes ofthisAct,tohave been engaged inalsobythebody corporate.
(3) Where itisnecessary, forthepurposes ofthisAct, toestablish thestate ofmind of
aperson inrelation toconduct deemed bysubsection (4)tohave been engaged inbytheperson,
itissufficient toshow thataservant oragent oftheperson, being aservant oragent bywhom
theconduct wasengaged inwithin thescope ofhisorheractual orapparent authority, had
thatstate ofmind.
(4) Conduct engaged inonbehalf ofaperson other than abody corporate:
(a) byaservant oragent oftheperson within thescope ofhisorheractual orapparent
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(b) byanyother person atthedirection orwith theconsent oragreement (whether express
orimplied) ofaservant oragent ofthefirst-mentioned person, where thegiving of
thedirection,consentoragreementiswithinthescopeoftheactualorapparentauthority
oftheservant oragent;
shall bedeemed, forthepurposes ofthisAct,tohave been engaged inalsobythefirst-mentioned
person.
(5) Areference inthissection tothestate ofmind ofaperson includes areference tothe
knowledge, intention, opinion, belief orpurpose oftheperson andtheperson 'sreasons for
theperson 'sintention, opinion, belief orpurpose.
(6) Areference inthissection toadirector ofabody corporate includes areference to
aconstituent member ofabody corporate incorporated forapublic purpose byalawofthe
Commonwealth, ofaState orofaTerritory.
Cessation ofAct
35.(1) This Actshall cease tobeinforce on31August 2001.
(2) When thisActsoceases tobeinforce, itshall betaken, forthepurposes ofsection
8oftheActs Interpretation Act1901 ,tohave been repealed byanActother than thisAct.
Regulations
36. TheGovernor-Generalmaymakeregulations,notinconsistentwiththisAct,prescribing
allmatters:
(a) required orpermitted bythisActtobeprescribed; or
(b) necessary orconvenient tobeprescribed forcarrying outorgiving effect tothisAct.
Transitional
38. Despite theamendments ofthePrincipal Actmade bythisAct, theprovisions ofthe
Principal Actasinforce immediately before thedayfixed forthepurposes ofsubsection 2(2)
ofthisAct,continue toapply inrelation todumping duty notices orcountervailing duty notices,
subject tosection 3:
(a) thatarepublished bytheMinister before thatday; or
(b) thatarepublished bytheMinister onorafter thatdayinconsequence ofanapplication
forsuch anotice made before thatday;
asifthose amendments hadnotbeen made.