33. Application for approval for purpose of regulation 32

An application for written approval to do any act stated in regulation 32(1)(a) or (b) must be made by the importer of the goods in respect of which the import certificate has been issued.

An application for written approval to do any act stated in regulation 32(1)(c) must be made by —

the importer of the goods in respect of which the import certificate has been issued; or

any person intending to export the goods.

An application mentioned in paragraph (1) or (2) must —

be made to the Director-General in the form and manner that the Director‑General may specify;

specify the quantity, value and description of the goods (including the HS Code of the goods) to be brought into a foreign country, disposed of or exported, as the case may be; and

in the case of intended export, be accompanied by an end‑user certificate or other like document recognised by the Director‑General from the foreign country which the goods are to be exported to.

The Director-General may require the person making the application mentioned in paragraph (3) to provide any information or document that the Director‑General may require for the purpose of determining the application.

For the purposes of paragraphs (3) and (4), the Director‑General may —

require the application to be made, or the information, end‑user certificate or other document to be submitted, by electronic notice or in any other manner that the Director‑General thinks fit; and

require the person to furnish any number of copies of the end-user certificate or other document that the Director‑General may determine together with the original document.

An approval granted by the Director-General under this regulation may be subject to any condition that the Director‑General may determine.

The person to whom an approval has been granted under paragraph (6) to export any goods must state the serial number of the import certificate in the application for an export permit under regulation 4 of the RIER.

In this regulation, “export permit” has the meaning given by regulation 2 of the RIER.

An application for written approval to do any act stated in regulation 32(1)(a) or (b) must be made by the importer of the goods in respect of which the import certificate has been issued.

An application for written approval to do any act stated in regulation 32(1)(c) must be made by —

the importer of the goods in respect of which the import certificate has been issued; or

any person intending to export the goods.

An application mentioned in paragraph (1) or (2) must —

be made to the Director-General in the form and manner that the Director‑General may specify;

specify the quantity, value and description of the goods (including the HS Code of the goods) to be brought into a foreign country, disposed of or exported, as the case may be; and

in the case of intended export, be accompanied by an end‑user certificate or other like document recognised by the Director‑General from the foreign country which the goods are to be exported to.

The Director-General may require the person making the application mentioned in paragraph (3) to provide any information or document that the Director‑General may require for the purpose of determining the application.

For the purposes of paragraphs (3) and (4), the Director‑General may —

require the application to be made, or the information, end‑user certificate or other document to be submitted, by electronic notice or in any other manner that the Director‑General thinks fit; and

require the person to furnish any number of copies of the end-user certificate or other document that the Director‑General may determine together with the original document.

An approval granted by the Director-General under this regulation may be subject to any condition that the Director‑General may determine.

The person to whom an approval has been granted under paragraph (6) to export any goods must state the serial number of the import certificate in the application for an export permit under regulation 4 of the RIER.

In this regulation, “export permit” has the meaning given by regulation 2 of the RIER.