"By definition, the ordinance, that is the ammunition, is deemed to be prohibited imports into Australia and, secondly, prohibited exports from Australia,'' he said. McRae said it had also been revealed that the aircraft carrying the equipment was originally diverted to Australia by a Sandline International official and not at the prime ministerial level as the inspection team was earlier led to believe.
"And if and when ownership is satisfactorily determined, a customs clearance process will still need to be undertaken in Australia to either enter the goods for home consumption in Australia, enter the goods for warehousing or apply for export of the goods out of Australia,'' he said. McRae, a member of a PNG team which inspected the equipment April 10 last year, said the question of ownership had not been resolved. Internal Revenue Commission Assistant Commissioner (customs enforcement) Michael McRae said the military equipment currently held at Tindal RAAF base in Australia's Northern Territory was under the control of the Australian Customs Service, the Post-Courier newspaper reports.
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (January 21, 1998-Niuswire/Post- Courier/Ioane)-Military hardware which cost the Chan/Haiveta government $US 18 million -part of a $US 36 million contract with Sandline International - is classified as "prohibited items" by Australia, the Sandline Inquiry heard Tuesday.
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