{"id":"C2004L09709","name":"Customs By-law","slug":"c2004l09709","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":330988,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L09709-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs By-law","content":"Commonwealth of Australia.\n\nDepartment of Trade and Customs,\n\n8th April, 1902.\n\nCUSTOMS BY-LAW.\n\nI, CHARLES CAMERON KINGSTON, the Minister of State for the Commonwealth of Australia, administering the Department of Trade and Customs, hereby make the following By-law.\n\nC. C. KINGSTON,\n\nMinister of State 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 Apparel.\n\nBrace Fittings (metal).\n\nManufacture of Boots and Shoes.\n\nHeel Seat pieces of leather, one inch and under in width, Stiffeners (paper).\n\nManufacture of Furniture.\n\nBook-case studs.\n\nCastors.\n\nCupboard Turns and catches.\n\nDesk Stays.\n\nHandles—brass drawer and wardrobe.\n\nHinges—butt.\n\nLooking-glass movements.\n\nNails—fancy.\n\nManufactures of Metals.\n\nRail ball knobs or buttons for bedsteads.\n\nStamped and spun mounts for bedsteads, viz.:—Vases, tops, husks, middles, spindles, tees, caps, tips, roses, and rosettes.\n\nVases, spun or stamped, for fenders.\n\nManufacture of Vehicles.\n\nAnti-rattlers (except india-rubber).\n\nBands, nave (except plated and mixed metal).\n\nBurrs—iron.\n\nConductors—water.\n\nHinges—concealed and butt.\n\nJoints—concealed.\n\nLace—broad, seaming, and pasting.\n\nMalleable cast hubs used in the manufacture of children’s cycles and perambulators.\n\nStaples—breeching.\n\nMiscellaneous Manufactures.\n\nBookbinder’s clasps and corners for books.\n\nBucket ears.\n\nMetal edging and studs for riveting boxes.\n\nPurses—metal mounts for (except gold or silver).","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2409},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains tightly constrained to its original purpose: listing specific enumerated minor articles eligible for duty-free importation for local manufacturing use. No evidence of scope expansion beyond the initial scheduled items."},"complexity_factors":["Short, enumerated list with no nested conditions or legislative cross-references","No interpretation section, definitions, or procedural requirements","Single qualifying condition: goods must be 'for use in the manufacture of goods within the Commonwealth'","Archaic technical terminology specific to early 20th-century manufacturing (e.g., 'nave bands', 'breeching staples', 'husks' for bedsteads)"],"plain_english_summary":"This By-law creates a duty-free list allowing certain small manufacturing parts (minor articles) to be imported into Australia without customs tax when they are used to make finished goods locally rather than resold. It targets components used across clothing, footwear, furniture, metal goods, vehicles and related trades. The rule lowers input costs for local manufacturers but requires importers to verify the parts’ bona fide use in domestic production."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/c2004l09709","history":"/api/acts/c2004l09709/history","analysis":"/api/acts/c2004l09709/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/c2004l09709/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/c2004l09709/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/c2004l09709/documents"}}