{"id":"C1904L00013","name":"Customs By-law","slug":"c1904l00013","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"13 of 1904","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":320046,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1904L00013-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs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. 13.\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:—\n\nMiscellaneous Manufactures.\n\nGlass tubing for manufacture of Hydrometers (glass) and Thermometers.\n\n______________________________\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":1491},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The by-law maintains its original narrow scope. It creates a specific duty exemption for glass tubing intended solely for manufacturing two types of scientific instruments (hydrometers and thermometers). There is no evidence of scope expansion beyond this targeted manufacturing support purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific exemption covering only one commodity (glass tubing)","No interpretation section or defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation or schedules","Simple logical structure: one condition (use in manufacturing specific instruments)","Extremely brief substantive content - essentially one sentence"],"plain_english_summary":"This by-law gives a tax break to Australian manufacturers who import **glass tubing** to make scientific instruments. Specifically, if you bring glass tubing into Australia to manufacture **hydrometers** (instruments that measure liquid density) or **thermometers**, you don't have to pay customs duty (import tax) on that glass. It's designed to support local manufacturing of scientific instruments by making raw materials cheaper.\n\n**Key points:**\n- **Who benefits**: Manufacturers making hydrometers and thermometers in Australia\n- **What**: Glass tubing imports become duty-free (no import tax)\n- **Condition**: The tubing must actually be used to manufacture these instruments within Australia"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/c1904l00013","history":"/api/acts/c1904l00013/history","analysis":"/api/acts/c1904l00013/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/c1904l00013/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/c1904l00013/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/c1904l00013/documents"}}