{"id":"F2008B00306","name":"Customs By-law No. 0240007","slug":"customs-by-law-no-0240007","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":73141,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008B00306-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs By-law No. 0240007","content":"Customs Act 1901\n\nCustoms Tariff Act 1995\n\nPART III OF SCHEDULE 4\n\nBY-LAW No. 0240007\n\nI, Tom MarshalL, delegate of the Chief Executive Officer for the purposes of section 271 of the Customs Act 1901, hereby make the by-law set out in the Schedule below.\n\nUnless the context otherwise requires, any word or phrase used in a reference in the by-law set out in the Schedule has the same meaning as if it were used in the tariff classification in Schedule 3 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995 that applies to those goods to which that reference applies.\n\nTHE SCHEDULE\n\nBY-LAW NO. 0240007\n\nItem 70\n\nPart III of Schedule 4\n\n1\\. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 0240007.\n\n2\\. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 July 2002.\n\n3\\. For the purposes of this by-law:\n\n(a) replacement parts, components or spares used in modernising\n\nor refurbishing existing machinery or equipment; and/or\n\n(b) initial spare parts, maintenance tools and the like that\n\nmay be supplied as part of an original shipment,\n\ndo not constitute original components.\n\n4\\. Item 70 in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act\n\n1995 applies to goods being original components of a\n\ncompleted machine or equipment to which a single tariff\n\nclassification applies where:\n\n(a) the goods were despatched to Australia as a single\n\nconsignment but due to accidental circumstances were\n\nseparated for shipment; and/or\n\n(b) the goods are of such a size, shape or weight that\n\ntransport necessities demand separate shipment; and/or\n\n(c) the nature of the goods is such that transport\n\nnecessities demand separate modes of shipment for some\n\ncomponents.\n\n5\\. For the purposes of this by-law, the \"Customs Tariff Act 1995\"\n\nmeans the Customs Tariff Act 1995, as amended or proposed to be\n\naltered.\n\nDated this 7th day of June 2002.\n\nTOM MARSHALL  \nDelegate of the Chief Executive Officer","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1863},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This appears to be the original 2002 instrument establishing the criteria for applying Item 70 to separately shipped original components. The scope remains limited to clarifying when disassembled machinery components qualify for unified tariff treatment."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-references to Schedule 3 and Schedule 4 of the Customs Tariff Act 1995 require familiarity with tariff classification structures","Three alternative conditions in section 4 create conditional logic paths (accidental separation OR size/weight constraints OR transport mode requirements)","Negative definitions in section 3 exclude certain categories from the definition of 'original components'","Technical customs terminology including 'consignment', 'tariff classification', and 'original components' assumes specialised knowledge"],"plain_english_summary":"This by-law lets importers treat the original components of a single large machine as one import for tariff purposes (Item 70) even if parts arrive separately—so they won’t face unexpected, differing customs duties. It applies where separation is due to accident, size/weight or transport needs, but excludes replacement parts and initial spares/maintenance tools."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-0240007","history":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-0240007/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-0240007/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-0240007/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-0240007/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-0240007/documents"}}