Program Overview

CUS521 Customs Reform and Modernisation

This subject provides an in-depth study of the key aspects of customs reform and modernization, including the rationale for modernisation, relevant international conventions and agreements, and best practice responses to external pressure to reform from the trading environment and the heightened focus on customs performance.

Subject Outlines

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Availability

The subject is available in the following sessions:

• Session 1 (30): Online, Canberra Campus
• Session 2 (60): On Campus, Port Macquarie Campus, Online, Canberra Campus

Subject Information

Grading System

The grading system for this subject is HD/FL.

Duration

The duration of this subject is one session.

School

The subject is offered by the Centre for Customs and Excise Studies.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:

• Explain and discuss critically the key concepts and rationale for customs reform and modernisation in the context of the otherwise negative impact on international trade flows and border regulation, including the ability to:
  • Locate and use key international instruments and research appropriate best practice responses to reform and modernisation, and apply that research to practical and theoretical situations that they may face as border regulators and/or managers, and to identify and explain the practical impact on border regulation and management of the key concepts and the international trade obligations relating to reform and modernisation, including identifying the major impediments to the change process and the techniques and strategies for design and implementation of a successful program of organisational change, and to formulate appropriate and well-developed approaches to border policy, practice and procedure relating to reform and modernisation, and to be able to communicate those approaches to others, and to apply that knowledge to real-world scenarios and case studies, and to evaluate and analyze the effectiveness of different approaches to customs reform and modernisation, and to develop and implement strategies for improving customs performance and facilitating international trade, and to work effectively in a team to design and implement a customs reform program, and to communicate effectively with stakeholders and stakeholders, and to analyze and evaluate the impact of customs reform and modernisation on different stakeholders and interests, and to develop and implement strategies for managing and mitigating the risks associated with customs reform and modernisation, and to evaluate and analyze the effectiveness of different approaches to customs reform and modernisation in different contexts and jurisdictions, and to develop and implement strategies for improving customs performance and facilitating international trade in different contexts and jurisdictions, and to work effectively in a team to design and implement a customs reform program in different contexts and jurisdictions, and to communicate effectively with stakeholders and stakeholders in different contexts and jurisdictions, and to analyze and evaluate the impact of customs reform and modernisation on different stakeholders and interests in different contexts and jurisdictions, and to develop and implement strategies for managing and mitigating the risks associated with customs reform and modernisation in different contexts and jurisdictions, and to evaluate and analyze the effectiveness of different approaches to customs reform and modernisation in different contexts and jurisdictions, and to develop and implement strategies for improving customs performance and facilitating international trade in different contexts and jurisdictions.

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:

• Pressures for reform
  • International Trading Environment
  • Trade Transaction costs
  • Integrity
• Planning for Reform
  • Planning a Customs reform program Change Management
  • Leadership and strategic planning
  • Governance
• Principles of Reform
  • Techniques for Reform
  • Policy, Practice & Process Redesign
• Initiating Reform
  • Implementing a Customs Reform Program
  • External cooperation and partnership