{"id":"C1904L00021","name":"Customs By-law","slug":"c1904l00021","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"21 of 1904","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":320055,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1904L00021-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs By-law","content":"STATUTORY RULES.\n\n1904\\. No. 21.\n\nCommonwealth of Australia.\n\nDepartment of Trade and Customs,\n\nMelbourne, 11th May, 1904,\n\nCUSTOMS BY-LAW.\n\nI, ANDREW FISHER, the Minister of State for the Commonwealth of Australia, administering the Department of Trade and Customs, hereby make the following By-law.\n\nANDREW FISHER,\n\nMinister for Trade and Customs.\n\nAccoutrements, Badges, Buttons, Braid, and Lace for Naval and Military Uniforms.\n\nThe following By-law is substituted for the By-law on the subject dated 29th November, 1902:—\n\nAccoutrements, badges, buttons, braid, and lace for Naval and Military Uniforms may be delivered for home consumption free of duty, provided the Collector is first satisfied that such goods are intended to be so used, and that security to the satisfaction of the Collector is also first furnished to him that the same shall be so used, and that when required by the Collector proof shall be given to his satisfaction that the goods have been so used. The delivery may be made on importation or from any warehouse. On any default, the duty to be paid on the goods in respect of which any default is made, and this to satisfy the default.\n\n![](image.001.png)\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nBy Authority: J. Kemp, Acting Government Printer, Melbourne.\n\nC.2816.—Price 3d.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2128},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This by-law substitutes an earlier 1902 regulation on the identical subject matter. It maintains the original narrow scope of providing duty relief specifically for naval and military uniform accessories without expanding to other categories of goods."},"complexity_factors":["Single paragraph of operative text with no sections or subsections","Only one conditional test: intended use for military/naval purposes","No defined terms section or cross-references to other legislation","Simple binary outcome: duty-free if conditions satisfied, duty payable upon default"],"plain_english_summary":"This rule permits duty-free import of certain military uniform items—accoutrements, badges, buttons, and decorative braid/lace—when imported for use by the Australian Navy or armed forces. Before release from customs (on arrival or from a warehouse) the Collector must be satisfied they’re for military use and a security/bond provided; you may later need to prove actual use. If items aren’t used as promised, standard import duty becomes payable."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/c1904l00021","history":"/api/acts/c1904l00021/history","analysis":"/api/acts/c1904l00021/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/c1904l00021/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/c1904l00021/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/c1904l00021/documents"}}