{"id":"C1904L00001","name":"Customs By-law","slug":"customs-by-law","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"1 of 1904","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":19940,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1904L00001-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs By-law","content":"STATUTORY RULES.\n\n1904\\. No. 1.\n\nCommonwealth of Australia.\n\nDepartment of Trade and Customs,\n\n6th January, 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 rescind the By-law made on 28th April, 1902, relating to materials for use as Scrap-iron and substitute the following By-law in lieu thereof.\n\nWILLIAM JOHN LYNE,\n\nMinister of State for Trade and Customs.\n\nMaterials for use as Scrap-iron.\n\nMaterials for use as Scrap iron may be delivered free of duty, provided that the Collector is first satisfied that such materials are intended to be forthwith used as Scrap-iron, and that security to the satisfaction of the Collector is also first furnished to the Collector by the importer that the same shall be so used, and that within twelve months from the date of importation proof shall be given to the satisfaction of the Collector that such materials have been so used by the importer.\n\n![](image.001.png)By Authority: J. Kemp, Acting Government Printer, Melbourne.\n\nG.2816.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2050},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The by-law remains precisely focused on its original purpose of regulating duty-free entry for scrap iron materials. It substitutes a previous 1902 provision on the identical subject matter without expanding the scope to cover other materials or altering the fundamental requirement of use restrictions backed by security."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision containing three cumulative conditions precedent","No definitions section or interpretative provisions","No cross-references to other legislation or subdivisions","Simple administrative mechanism involving security and subsequent proof"],"plain_english_summary":"This by-law permits certain imports to enter duty-free only if they are genuinely used as scrap iron. Importers must satisfy the Customs Collector of immediate scrap intent, post a financial bond guaranteeing compliance, and provide proof within 12 months that the materials were actually scrapped.\n\nFailure to prove use within 12 months risks forfeiture of the bond or liability for the duty that would have been payable. The by-law updates an earlier 1902 rule on the same subject."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-by-law","history":"/api/acts/customs-by-law/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-by-law/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-by-law/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-by-law/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-by-law/documents"}}