{"id":"C1904L00004","name":"Customs By-law","slug":"c1904l00004","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"4 of 1904","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":320036,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1904L00004-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs By-law","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-description: Image To PDF Conversion\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\nmeta-keywords: Image, PDF, Conversion\ntitle: Image To PDF Conversion Tools\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nSTATUTORY RULES.\n\n1904. No. 4.\n\nCommonwealth of Australia.\n\nDepartment of Trade and Customs,\n\nMelbourne, 11th February, 1901\n\nCUSTOMS BY-LAW.\n\nI, WILLIAM JOHN LYNE, the Minister of State for the Commonwealth of Australia administering the Department of Trade and Customs, hereby make the following By-law.\n\nWILLIAM JOHN LYNE,\n\nMinister for Trade and Customs.\n\nMinor Articles.\n\nThe following minor articles for use in the manufacture of goods within the Commonwealth are to be admitted free of duty under this By-law, viz.:—\n\nManufacture of Boots and Shoes.\n\n   Clasps or clips (not being gold or silver or gold or silver mounted).\n\nBy Authority; J. Kemp, Acting Government Printer, Melbourne.\n\nC.2816.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1355},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"rejection_reason":"","scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The By-law maintains its original narrow scope of providing a duty concession for specific manufacturing inputs. It has not expanded beyond the original intent to support local boot and shoe manufacturing by reducing import costs for necessary hardware."},"complexity_factors":["Single exemption covering only one narrow product category (boot and shoe hardware)","One simple condition (exclusion of gold/silver items)","No cross-references to other legislative provisions","Extremely brief text (approximately 80 words of operative content)","No defined terms or interpretive sections"],"plain_english_summary":"This By-law allows specific metal fasteners to be imported into Australia without paying customs duty (duty-free), provided they are used to manufacture boots and shoes locally.\n\n**What it does:** It grants a customs duty exemption for \"clasps or clips\" imported for use in the boot and shoe manufacturing industry. There is one important limitation: the exemption does not apply if the items are made of gold or silver, or mounted with these precious metals.\n\n**Who it affects:** Boot and shoe manufacturers importing hardware (such as buckles or fasteners) for their products, as well as importers of these specific goods.\n\n**Why it matters:** This reduces production costs for local manufacturers by removing the import tax (customs duty) that would otherwise apply to these manufacturing materials, effectively subsidizing the local boot and shoe industry."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/c1904l00004","history":"/api/acts/c1904l00004/history","analysis":"/api/acts/c1904l00004/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/c1904l00004/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/c1904l00004/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/c1904l00004/documents"}}