{"id":"F2013L00217","name":"Customs By-law No. 1243830","slug":"customs-by-law-no-1243830","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":127108,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2013L00217-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs By-law No. 1243830","content":"CUSTOMS ACT 1901\n\nCUSTOMS TARIFF ACT 1995\n\nSCHEDULE 4\n\nBY-LAW No. 1243830\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 12\n\nSchedule 4\n\n1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 1243830.\n\n2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 March 2013.\n\n3. For the purposes of item 12 of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995, goods that at the time they are entered for home consumption are for the official use of a Trade Commissioner of any country are prescribed.\n\n4. For the purposes of item 12 the goods in paragraph 3 do not include the goods listed in the table below:\n\nTABLE\n\nAlcoholic beverages\n\nTobacco products\n\nMotor vehicles\n\nAircraft\n\nSeacraft.\n\n5. 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":1634},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This by-law maintains its original narrow purpose of prescribing specific goods for diplomatic privileges under Item 12 of Schedule 4. It has not expanded beyond the limited exemption for Trade Commissioner goods with explicit exclusions for high-value items."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 short operative sections","Single condition with straightforward exclusion table","No nested exceptions or conditional logic","Minimal cross-referencing to parent legislation"],"plain_english_summary":"This by-law gives **duty-free treatment** (no customs tax) to goods imported by foreign Trade Commissioners for their official work.\n\n**Who benefits:** Trade Commissioners (senior trade officials from other countries posted in Australia).\n\n**What qualifies:** Goods imported for their official use when entered into Australia (cleared through customs).\n\n**What's excluded:** The exemption does **not** cover:\n- Alcoholic beverages\n- Tobacco products\n- Motor vehicles\n- Aircraft\n- Seacraft (boats/ships)\n\n**Why it matters:** This implements Australia's international obligations to give certain customs privileges to foreign trade officials, while preventing abuse by excluding luxury goods and expensive transport items."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1243830","history":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1243830/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1243830/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1243830/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1243830/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1243830/documents"}}