{"id":"F2013L00225","name":"Customs By-law No. 1243816","slug":"customs-by-law-no-1243816","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":127128,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2013L00225-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs By-law No. 1243816","content":"CUSTOMS ACT 1901\n\nCUSTOMS TARIFF ACT 1995\n\nSCHEDULE 4\n\nBY-LAW No. 1243816\n\nI, Geoff Johannes, delegate of the Chief Executive Officer, under section 271 of the Customs Act 1901 make the by-law set out in the Schedule below.\n\nTHE SCHEDULE\n\nItem 8\n\nSchedule 4\n\n1.  This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 1243816.\n\n2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 March 2013.\n\n3. For the purposes of paragraph (b) of item 8 of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff\n\nAct 1995, traditional costumes that are:\n\n(a) authentic in design;\n\n(b) made from traditional materials in the country of the tradition’s origin; and\n\n(c) imported by groups established for the purpose of performing in those traditional costumes,\n\nare prescribed.\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 eleventh day of February 2013.\n\n(Signed)\n\nGeoff Johannes\n\nDelegate of the\n\nChief Executive Officer","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2974},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original making of the by-law, establishing specific criteria for traditional costume imports without subsequent expansion beyond this defined purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 short operative provisions","Single defined term (Customs Tariff Act 1995)","Simple conjunctive test requiring all three criteria to be met with no exceptions or nested conditions","Minimal cross-referencing to other legislation"],"plain_english_summary":"This by-law grants reduced or zero customs duty on imported traditional costumes for cultural and performing arts groups, making authentic dress cheaper for performances. It requires costumes to be authentic in design, made from the tradition’s materials, and imported by bona fide performing groups, so only genuine cultural outfits used for group performances qualify."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1243816","history":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1243816/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1243816/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1243816/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1243816/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1243816/documents"}}