{"id":"F2013L00310","name":"Customs By-law No. 1300551","slug":"customs-by-law-no-1300551","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":127262,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2013L00310-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs By-law No. 1300551","content":"CUSTOMS ACT 1901\n\nCUSTOMS TARIFF ACT 1995\n\nSCHEDULE 4\n\nBY-LAW No. 1300551\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 28\n\nSchedule 4\n\n1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 1300551.\n\n2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 March 2013.\n\n3. For the purposes of item 28 of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995, the following goods are prescribed:\n\n(a) pedestrian safety equipment for the blind, being Braille tiles and Braille road rivets;\n\n(b) reading machines, capable of converting printed matter into the following:\n\n(i) tactile images; or\n\n(ii) speech;\n\n(c) reading systems capable of scanning printed matter and reproducing the enlarged text on a screen;\n\n(d) sound reproducers and sound recorders, having a power output rms of less than 2.5 W, using a magnetic tape as the recorded or recording medium, monophonic, DC or AC/DC operated, designed for carrying in the hand or on the person, with colour coded, raised symbol control keys and dual playing speeds.\n\n  \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 twentieth 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":1448},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The by-law performs a straightforward, narrow function: prescribing specific assistive technology goods for tariff purposes. There is no indication of expansion beyond the original intent of creating a tariff concession for disability aids."},"complexity_factors":["Technical specifications in paragraph 4 require electrical engineering knowledge (power output RMS, monophonic operation, AC/DC power requirements)","Cross-reference to Item 28 of Schedule 4 of the Customs Tariff Act 1995 requires external context to understand the tariff concession","Defined term 'Customs Tariff Act 1995' includes future amendments ('as amended or proposed to be altered')"],"plain_english_summary":"This by-law lists certain assistive devices for people with vision impairments that qualify for reduced or zero customs duty when imported into Australia. Covered items include tactile navigation aids, machines that convert print to tactile or speech, text‑enlargement systems, and specific portable audio recorders designed for blind users.\n\nIt affects importers, disability NGOs, and retailers by making essential accessibility equipment cheaper and more accessible for Australians with low vision or blindness."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1300551","history":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1300551/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1300551/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1300551/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1300551/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1300551/documents"}}