Department of Customs and Excise
The Department of Customs and Excise was an Australian government department that existed between January 1956 and March 1975.
| Department overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 11 January 1956[1] |
| Preceding Department | |
| Dissolved | 27 March 1975[1] |
| Superseding agency | |
| Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Department executives |
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Scope
Information about the department's functions and/or government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements and in the Department's annual reports.
In the 23 April 1958 Administrative Arrangements Order, the Department's functions were:[1]
- Duties of Customs and Excise
- Bounties on the production or export of goods.
Structure
The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Customs and Excise.[1]
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gollark: Again, does the service actually get a way to distinguish different users/SIMs?
gollark: Why can't I just hook up a "fingerprint reader" which generates random fingerprints?
gollark: There are vast farms of phones somewhere in China used for ad fraud, SIM cards would probably not be a big obstacle.
gollark: Can I just buy *one* SIM card and have that validate me as human forever, or does the service also get to store a unique user identifier for me (no)?
References
- CA 62: Department of Customs and Excise, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 29 December 2013
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