{"id":"F2011L02578","name":"Customs By-law No. 1134474","slug":"customs-by-law-no-1134474","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":88765,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2011L02578-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs By-law No. 1134474","content":"CUSTOMS ACT 1901\n\nCUSTOMS TARIFF ACT 1995\n\nPART III OF SCHEDULE 4\n\nBY-LAW No. 1134474\n\nI, Anita Langford, 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\nIn the by-law set out below, “security” means the security given (under section 42 of the Customs Act 1901) to, and to the satisfaction of, the Collector by the importer.\n\nTHE SCHEDULE\n\nBY-LAW No. 1134474\n\nItem 36\n\nPart III of Schedule 4\n\n1.  This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 1134474.\n\n2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 January 2012.\n\n3. Item 36 in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995 applies to sensitised film, blue or orthochromatic, classified under subheading 3702.32.90, 3702.39.90, 3702.44.90 or 3702.96.90 in Schedule 3 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995, for use in:\n\n(a) oscillography (mercury, xenon);\n\n(b) modulated glow tube (argon) recording;\n\n(c) seismic recording (variable area or density);\n\n(d) cathode ray tube recording;\n\n(e) well logging; or\n\n(f) photoclinometers,\n\nUNDER SECURITY.\n\n4. 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 30 day of November 2011.\n\n(signed)\n\nAnita Langford\n\nDelegate of the\n\nChief Executive Officer","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1478},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This appears to be the original by-law as enacted in 2011, establishing a specific concession for technical photographic film. There is no indication the scope has expanded beyond the original purpose of providing conditional duty relief for specialised scientific and industrial recording materials."},"complexity_factors":["References four specific tariff subheadings (3702.32.90, 3702.39.90, 3702.44.90, 3702.96.90) requiring technical classification knowledge","Requires understanding of 'security' under section 42 of the Customs Act 1901 (a bond or guarantee mechanism)","Six specific technical use-cases that require specialised industry knowledge to interpret (oscillography, modulated glow tube recording, etc.)","Cross-references to Part III of Schedule 4 of the Customs Tariff Act 1995 for concession eligibility"],"plain_english_summary":"This by-law grants a customs tariff concession for certain specialised photographic films (blue/orthochromatic) when imported for specific technical uses—oscillography, seismic surveying, well logging, CRT recording, or photoclinometry. Importers must post security (a bond/guarantee) so the government can recover duties or penalties if the film is misused. It lowers import costs for scientific, industrial, and exploration firms (notably mining and oil & gas) while guarding against improper use."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1134474","history":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1134474/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1134474/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1134474/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1134474/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1134474/documents"}}