{"id":"F2008L02776","name":"Customs By-law No. 0817449","slug":"customs-by-law-no-0817449","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":74903,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L02776-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs By-law No. 0817449","content":"CUSTOMS ACT 1901\n\nCUSTOMS TARIFF ACT 1995\n\nPART II OF SCHEDULE 4\n\nBY-LAW No. 0817449\n\nI, Jennifer Reimitz, 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\nTHE SCHEDULE\n\nItem 22A\n\nPart II of Schedule 4\n\n1.  This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 0817449.\n\n2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 August 2008.\n\n3. Item 22A in Part II of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995 applies to goods (meaning whole goods and parts and accessories) being for use in a petroleum activity in the Eastern Greater Sunrise offshore area.\n\n4. In this by-law, the Eastern Greater Sunrise offshore area has the same meaning as it has in the Offshore Petroleum Act 2006.\n\n5. For the purposes of this by-law, petroleum activity means any activity relating to any of the following operations:\n\n(a) petroleum exploration operations;\n\n(b) operations for the recovery of petroleum;\n\n(c) operations relating to the processing or storage of petroleum;\n\n(d) operations relating to the preparation of petroleum for transport;\n\n(e) operations connected with the construction or operation of a pipeline, within the meaning of the Offshore Petroleum Act 2006.\n\n6. For the purposes of this by-law, the \"Customs Tariff Act 1995\" means the Customs Tariff Act 1995, as amended or proposed to be altered.\n\nDated this 23rd day of July 2008.\n\n(signed)\n\nJennifer Reimitz\n\nDelegate of the\n\nChief Executive Officer","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1814},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The by-law remains narrowly focused on its original purpose of providing customs duty concessions for petroleum activities in the Eastern Greater Sunrise offshore area. There is no evidence of expansion beyond this specific geographic and industrial scope."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 defined terms across sections 4-5","Single operative provision (section 3) with unconditional application","Cross-reference to only 1 external Act (Offshore Petroleum Act 2006)","Total length of 6 short sections with no nested conditions or exceptions"],"plain_english_summary":"This by-law gives **tax breaks (customs duty exemptions)** to companies importing equipment for oil and gas operations in the **Eastern Greater Sunrise offshore area** (a gas field region in the Timor Sea).\n\n**What goods are covered?**\nThe exemption applies to equipment, parts, and accessories used for:\n*   Exploring for petroleum\n*   Extracting (recovering) petroleum  \n*   Processing or storing petroleum\n*   Preparing petroleum for transport\n*   Building or operating pipelines\n\n**Who benefits?**\nCompanies undertaking these \"petroleum activities\" in the specific Eastern Greater Sunrise offshore area, which is defined by reference to the *Offshore Petroleum Act 2006*.\n\n**Why does this matter?**\nIt reduces operating costs for companies developing the Greater Sunrise gas fields by allowing them to import necessary machinery and equipment without paying customs duties."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-0817449","history":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-0817449/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-0817449/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-0817449/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-0817449/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-0817449/documents"}}