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The Australian Customs and Border Protection Service was an Australian federal government agency responsible for managing the security and integrity of the Australian border and facilitating the movement of legitimate international travellers and goods, whilst protecting the safety, security and commercial interests of Australians. [3]
Food taboos can help utilizing a resource, [citation needed] but when applied to only a subsection of the community, a food taboo can also lead to the monopolization of a food item by those exempted. A food taboo acknowledged by a particular group or tribe as part of their ways, aids in the cohesion of the group, helps that particular group to ...
When Customs find traces of narcotics on an American passenger's surfboard, the passenger pops some pills, becomes abusive and collapses. A stash of food in the bags of some Indonesian passengers holds a surprise for Customs. Customs officers find that 50 jars of pills in a package from India are not the natural remedies claimed on the jars.
The Australian Customs Service was created as an independent authority by the Hawke government in 1985 under the Commonwealth Customs Administration Act 1985 after operating as a departmental entity from 1982 to 1985 within the Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce and as the Department of Business and Consumer Affairs Bureau of Customs from 1975 to 1982.
The statutory office of Comptroller-General of Customs, responsible for administering the ACS, was also established on that date. The Australian Customs Service formally commenced operations on 1 July 1985. [8] In August 1988, the Australian Coastal Surveillance Organisation became Coastwatch and was transferred to the Australian Customs Service.
Australian and Overseas Telecommunications Corporation Act 1991 1991 (No. 79) Yes (as amended) Australian Animal Health Council (Live-stock Industries) Funding Act 1996 1996 (No. 45) Yes (as amended) Australian Antarctic Territory Acceptance Act 1933 1933 (No. 8) Yes (as amended) Australian Antarctic Territory Act 1954 1954 (No. 42)
An Australian pizza variant which is covered with Ham, bacon and egg. Australian-style pizza in general differs from Italian pizza with its thicker somewhat spongier base, less tomato and much more toppings. [78] [79] Bolognaise Chicken Parmigiana Chicken Parmigiana topped with a bolognese sauce. A "Parma night" Parmigiana available weekly in pubs.
In what is the strongest kinship avoidance rule, some Australian Aboriginal customs ban a person from talking directly to their mother-in-law or even seeing her. A mother-in-law also eats apart from her son-in-law or daughter-in-law and their spouse.