Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Minister may, if the Minister considers that it is in the public interest to do so, order a Collector to detain the goods specified in the Minister's order.
(2) At the time an order is made to detain goods:
(a) the goods must be goods the importation of which is restricted by the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 ; and
(b) the goods must have been imported into Australia; and
(c) the importation of the goods must not breach this Act; and
(d) the goods must not have been:
(i) delivered into home consumption in accordance with an authority to deal with the goods; or
(ii) exported from Australia.
(3) An order to detain goods has effect despite any provision of this Act to the contrary.