{"id":"C2004L09723","name":"Customs By-law","slug":"c2004l09723","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":331000,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L09723-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs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\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nCommonwealth of Australia.\n\nDepartment of Trade and Customs,\n\nMelbourne, 15th August, 1903.\n\n \n\nCUSTOMS BY-LAW.\n\n I, GEORGE TURNER, for the Minister of State for the Commonwealth of Australia administering the Department of Trade and Customs, hereby make the following By-law.\n\nGEORGE TURNER,\n\nFor Minister 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\nPith Cane Plait.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1837},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a narrow, specific tariff concession limited to pith cane plait for furniture manufacturing. The scope remains tightly confined to this single material and purpose as originally intended."},"complexity_factors":["Single substantive provision covering one specific commodity only","No interpretation section or defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation or regulations","Simple condition: goods must be used in furniture manufacture within Australia","Plain language description without technical qualifications"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This By-law exempts a specific raw material called \"Pith Cane Plait\" from customs duty (import tax) when it is imported into Australia for use in manufacturing furniture locally.\n\n**Who it affects:** Furniture manufacturers who import pith cane plait (a woven material used in cane furniture) to use in their production processes.\n\n**Why it matters:** It lowers production costs for local furniture makers by removing the tax that would normally apply when bringing this specific material into the country. This type of exemption is known as a tariff concession, designed to support Australian manufacturing by making raw materials cheaper than finished imported goods."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/c2004l09723","history":"/api/acts/c2004l09723/history","analysis":"/api/acts/c2004l09723/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/c2004l09723/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/c2004l09723/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/c2004l09723/documents"}}