Regulation of Importsand Exports Act 1995 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Enforcement and Monitoring Compliance
20. Power to require packages to be brought to examination station for examination
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Where a senior authorised officer has reason to suspect that —
any particulars, information or document provided pursuant to any regulations made under section 3 or 10I is inaccurate; or
a false trade information certificate has been issued,any package to which the particulars, information or document or false trade information certificate refers may be opened and examined by the senior authorised officer or by any person specially authorised in writing by the Director‑General.
For the purpose of examination under subsection (1), the senior authorised officer or any person specifically authorised in writing by the Director‑General may require the importer or exporter to bring the package to any examination station.
examination station
“examination station” means any place which has been prescribed under section 143(1)(d) of the Customs Act 1960 as a customs office or customs station for the examination of goods or any place or premises as may be determined by a senior authorised officer for the examination of goods;
The cost of bringing any package to or removing any package from an examination station pursuant to subsection (2) must be borne by the importer or exporter if the particulars, information or documents furnished (or any of them) are found to be substantially inaccurate.