Annual Report 2005-2006 - New Zealand Customs Service

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Principal Legislation used by the New Zealand Customs Service The principal legislation used by the New Zealand Customs Service is as follows: Alcoholic Advisory Council Act 1976 Anti Personnel Mines Prohibition Act 1998 Arms Act 1983 Biosecurity Act 1993 Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act 1996 Children, Young Persons & Their Families Act 1989 Commerce Act 1986 Companies Act 1993 Copyright Act 1994 Crimes Act 1961 Customs and Excise Act 1996 Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities Act 1968 Dog Control Act 1996 Dumping and Countervailing Duties Act 1988 Evidence Act 1908 Fair Trading Act 1986 Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993 Financial Transactions Reporting Act 1996 Goods and Services Tax Act 1985 Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 Immigration Act 1987 Imports and Exports (Restrictions) Act 1988 Maritime Security Act 2004 Maritime Transport Act 1994 Medicines Act 1981 Mercantile Law Act 1908 Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 Official Information Act 1982 Ozone Layer Protection Act 1996 Passports Act 1992 Postal Services Act 1998 Privacy Act 1993 Public Finance Act 1989 State Sector Act 1988 Statistics Act 1975 Summary Proceedings Act 1957 Tariff Act 1988 Telecommunications (Residual Provisions) Act 1987 Temporary Safeguard Authorities Act 1987 Terrorism Suppression Act 2002 Trade in Endangered Species Act 1989 Trade Marks Act 2002 Wine Act 2003 Other relevant border protection Acts: Aviation Crimes Act 1972 Civil Aviation Act 1990 Conservation Act 1987 Consular Privileges and Immunities Act 1971 Cook Islands Act 1915 Customs Law Act 1908 Food Act 1981 Forests Act 1949 Health Act 1956 Heavy Engineering Research Levy Act 1978 Human Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2004 Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978 Motor Vehicles Sales Act 2003 Niue Act 1966 Radiation Protection Act 1965 Ship Registration Act 1992 Smoke Free Environments Act 1990 Transit New Zealand Act 1989 Transport Act 1962 United Nations Act 1946 Wildlife Act 1953 60 New Zealand Customs Service – A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 0 5 – 2 0 0 6
Glossary Adverse Judicial Comment: A comment made by a Judge of a District or higher Court which criticises Customs, or an officer in its employ, in relation to the investigation or presentation of a case made under the Customs and Excise Act 1996. Agreed Time-frames for Processing Import and Export Transactions: The agreed timeframes for processing Import and Export transactions are: i. electronically lodged entries processed within 30 minutes; and ii. manually lodged entries processed within 24 hours. Alerts: Targeted intervention of persons, goods and craft considered to pose a risk to border or revenue related issues. Best Practice Credit Management: The following best practice credit management procedures have been established and are followed by Customs: i. advising potential deferred payment clients of the terms and conditions of the Service’s deferred payment scheme; ii. undertaking regular credit assessments of all deferred payment account holders; iii. follow-up policy and procedures for those clients who have overdue payments; and iv. follow-up policy and procedures for the collection of bad debts. Bilateral: An agreement/ arrangement between two parties/ countries (e.g., Cooperative Arrangement with the Australian Customs Service, ANZCERTA with Australia, ANZSCEP with Singapore). “Change of tariff classification”: the means by which substantial transformation of non-originating materials used in the production of a good is determined by reference to the tariff chapter or heading or sub-heading classification of that good before and after its production. Compliance Checks: The number of entries generated from compliance alerts, where the entry status is cleared, i.e., the goods have been released from Customs control. Also included is the number of entries generated from compliance alerts, where the entry status is held, i.e., the goods are not released from Customs control. Comptroller: Customs-specific title for the Chief Executive Officer. Customs Controlled Area: An area that is required for one or more of the purposes described below: i. The deposit, keeping or securing of imported or excisable goods, without payment of duty on the goods, pending the export of those goods; or ii. The temporary holding of importing goods for the purposes of the examination of those goods under section 151 of the Customs and Excise Act 1996 (including the holding of the goods while they are awaiting examination); or iii. The disembarkation, embarkation, or processing of persons arriving in or departing from New Zealand; or iv. The processing of craft arriving in or departing from New Zealand or the loading or unloading of goods onto or from such craft. Customs Cooperative Arrangement: An agreement, signed between Customs entities, which outlines measures for increased cooperation and interaction. Derogations: Exporters were able to obtain derogation, which permitted late export entry lodgment up to five days after their goods have been shipped. “Ex Factory Cost”: means, in relation to any goods manufactured in a factory or works, expenditure incurred directly by the manufacturer in the production of goods, or can reasonably be allocated to the production of goods. “FOB”: the free on board value of the good, inclusive of the cost of transport to the port or site of final shipment abroad. “FOB Build Down”: The FOB price of an exported good less the CIF value at the border of all imported non-originating materials incorporated in the production of that good. Import Transaction Fee: A fee charged by Customs on every commercial import entry and import declaration for goods with a duty and/or GST liability of $50 or more, and on every private import declaration for goods with a value of $1,000 or more and with a duty and/or GST liability of $50 or more. The fee is intended to cover the cost of ongoing improvements to Customs’ clearance service. Intelligence Product: Intelligence products are developed with a focus on Tactical, Operational and Strategic Intelligence and are completed for the purpose of providing knowledge to decision making. It includes the resulting work of Intelligence and may include Case Analyses or Assessments, Risk Assessments, Briefings, Tactical Information 61
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