{"id":"C1904L00015","name":"Customs By-law","slug":"c1904l00015","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"15 of 1904","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":320049,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1904L00015-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs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. 15.\n\nCommonwealth of Australia.\n\nDepartment of Trade and Customs,\n\nMelbourne, 19th April, 1904.\n\nCUSTOMS BY-LAW.\n\nI, WILLIAM JOHN LYME, 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 Minor 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\nWater Can Fittings.\n\nBrass connecting screws.\n\nBrass connecting ferrules.\n\nTea-Kettle Fittings.\n\nTea kettle knobs.\n\nTeapot hinges.\n\nTinned front handles.\n\nTinned saucepan handles,\n\nBrass bottle top screws.\n\n![](image.001.png)By Authority: J. Kemp, Acting Government Printer, Melbourne,\n\nC.2816.—Price 3d.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1966},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This by-law maintains a narrow, specific scope limited to duty-free admission of the eight enumerated minor manufacturing articles. It has not expanded beyond its original limited purpose of exempting specific hardware items from customs duty."},"complexity_factors":["Document is less than one page with no legislative cross-references","No interpretation section or defined terms","Simple itemized list with no conditional language (no 'if', 'unless', or 'subject to' clauses)","Single, straightforward purpose: listing exempt items","No exceptions or nested subsections"],"plain_english_summary":"This 1904 customs by-law exempts certain small metal hardware (“Minor Articles”)—such as small fittings, knobs and handles—from import duty, allowing importers to bring them into Australia duty-free. It mainly benefits local manufacturers who use these parts, lowering production costs where domestic supply is limited and illustrating an early Commonwealth approach to targeted duty relief."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/c1904l00015","history":"/api/acts/c1904l00015/history","analysis":"/api/acts/c1904l00015/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/c1904l00015/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/c1904l00015/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/c1904l00015/documents"}}