Peter Dutton (Dickson, Liberal Party, Minister for Immigration and Border Protection) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for his contribution to the debate on these three bills. These bills will give effect to the changes proposed as part of the joint review of border fees, charges and taxes. The review focused on identifying where the government's border charges could be consolidated and improved to better support Australia's future border operations. The bills increase and restructure import processing charges and introduce new charges in the warehouse and customs broker licensing regimes. The increased and new charges will provide critical funding for improvements in trade and travel facilitation and will support improved security at Australia's borders. The changes strike the right balance between supporting Australia's international competitiveness and ensuring the cost of maintaining integrity of our border is appropriately shared with those who use it.

Question agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

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