{"id":"C1904L00012","name":"Customs By-law","slug":"c1904l00012","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"12 of 1904","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":320043,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1904L00012-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs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. 12.\n\n \n\nCommonwealth of Australia.\n\nDepartment of Trade and Customs,\n\nMelbourne, 30th March, 1904.\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\n \n\nMinor Article.\n\nThe following Minor Article for use in the manufacture of goods within the Commonwealth is to be admitted free of duty under this By-law, viz.:—\n\nManufacture of Furniture.\n\nWood Paper Cord.\n\nBy Authority: J. Kemp, Acting Government Printer, Melbourne.\n\n \n\nC.2816.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1547},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The by-law remains precisely limited to its original purpose: exempting wood paper cord from customs duty when used for furniture manufacturing. There is no expansion beyond this specific tariff concession."},"complexity_factors":["Single provision covering one specific commodity only","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references","Historical drafting style (1904) using direct, declarative language","Minimal structural complexity (one operative sentence)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this law does:** This 1904 Customs By-law removes import duties (customs taxes) on a specific material called **\"Wood Paper Cord\"** when it is brought into Australia to make furniture.\n\n**Who it affects:** Furniture manufacturers importing wood paper cord (a binding or caning material used in chair and table construction).\n\n**Why it matters:** By exempting this material from tax, the law lowers production costs for local furniture makers. This is an early example of Australian industry protection policy—helping domestic manufacturers compete against imported finished goods by making their raw materials cheaper.\n\n**In simple terms:** If you import wood paper cord to build furniture in Australia, you don’t have to pay customs duty on it."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/c1904l00012","history":"/api/acts/c1904l00012/history","analysis":"/api/acts/c1904l00012/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/c1904l00012/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/c1904l00012/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/c1904l00012/documents"}}