{"id":"F2013L00238","name":"Customs By-law No. 1300533","slug":"customs-by-law-no-1300533","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":127159,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2013L00238-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs By-law No. 1300533","content":"CUSTOMS ACT 1901\n\nCUSTOMS TARIFF ACT 1995\n\nSCHEDULE 4\n\nBY-LAW No. 1300533\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 17\n\nSchedule 4\n\n1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 1300533.\n\n2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 March 2013.\n\n3. For the purposes of item 17 of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995, goods that have been exported from Australia and returned in an unaltered condition, being goods that have not been subject to treatment, repair, renovation, alteration or any other process, are prescribed.\n\n4. For the purposes of paragraph 3, “repair” does not include repairs undertaken for the preservation or maintenance of the goods.\n\n5. The application of item 17 to the goods in paragraph 3 does not include goods in respect of which:\n\n(a) that, at a time before they were exported, were excisable goods (within the meaning of the Excise Act 1901) in respect of which excise duty (payable under the Excise Tariff Act 1921) has not been paid;\n\n(b) any duties of the Commonwealth were payable at or prior to the date of exportation but which have not been paid;\n\n(c) a drawback or refund of any duties of the Commonwealth was paid and an amount equal to such drawback or refund has not been paid to the Commonwealth.\n\n  \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 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":1523},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The by-law remains focused on its original purpose of prescribing specific categories of returned goods for concessional treatment under Item 17 of Schedule 4. The exclusions in paragraph 5 are standard integrity measures to prevent duty avoidance, consistent with typical customs by-law architecture."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-references to three other Acts (Customs Tariff Act 1995, Excise Act 1901, Excise Tariff Act 1921)","Nested exclusion clause in paragraph 5 with three sub-conditions covering excise duty, unpaid duties, and drawback/refund scenarios","Requires understanding of technical terms like 'excisable goods', 'drawback', and 'Commonwealth duties'","Negative definition of 'repair' (excluding preservation/maintenance) creates a double negative situation"],"plain_english_summary":"This by-law lets Australian goods returned from overseas avoid being charged customs duty again so long as they were exported, come back in the same condition, and haven’t been repaired or altered beyond basic maintenance. It mainly affects exporters and importers returning goods and reduces duplicate taxation.\n\nIt doesn’t apply where excise or other Commonwealth duties were unpaid on export, or where a refund/drawback was claimed and not repaid."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1300533","history":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1300533/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1300533/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1300533/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1300533/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1300533/documents"}}