{"id":"F2013L00321","name":"Customs By-law No. 1301128","slug":"customs-by-law-no-1301128","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":127287,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2013L00321-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs By-law No. 1301128","content":"CUSTOMS ACT 1901\n\nCUSTOMS TARIFF ACT 1995\n\nSCHEDULE 4\n\nBY-LAW No. 1301128\n\nI, Geoff Johannes, delegate of the Chief Executive Officer, for the purposes of section 271 of the Customs Act 1901 make the by-law set out in the Schedule below.\n\nTHE SCHEDULE\n\nItem 52\n\nSchedule 4\n\n1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 1301128.\n\n2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 March 2013.\n\n3. For the purposes of item 52 of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995, aromatic process oils, classified under subheadings 2710.19.91, 2710.91.91 or 2710.99.91 of Schedule 3, are prescribed.\n\n4. The application of item 52 to the goods in paragraph 3 is subject to the condition that the goods meet all of the criteria in the Table below.\n\nTABLE\n\n| Property                               | Test Method         | Value                                  |\n| -------------------------------------- | ------------------- | -------------------------------------- |\n| Density at 15 degrees Celsius          | ASTM D1298 or D4502 | 0.9 grams per cubic centimetre minimum |\n| Aniline point                          | ASTM D611           | 70 degrees Celsius maximum             |\n| Refractive index at 20 degrees Celsius | ASTM D1298 or D1747 | 1.490 minimum                          |\n| Pour point                             | ASTM D97            | -9 degrees Celsius minimum             |\n| Viscosity index                        | ASTM D2270          | 80 maximum                             |\n\n  \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 twenty fifth 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":2962},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The by-law maintains its original narrow scope of prescribing specific aromatic process oils for Item 52 of Schedule 4. It does not expand beyond establishing technical specifications for goods eligible for the tariff concession."},"complexity_factors":["Five technical laboratory test requirements referencing specific ASTM standards","Limited to prescribing goods for a single tariff item (Item 52 of Schedule 4)","Only one defined term in the interpretation section","No nested conditional logic or extensive cross-references"],"plain_english_summary":"This by-law defines the lab criteria aromatic process oils must meet to qualify for the reduced or duty‑free treatment under Item 52 of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995. It affects importers of industrial oils (commonly used in rubber, tyre and plastics manufacture) because only oils meeting specified measurements for density, aniline point, refractive index, pour point and viscosity index receive the concession."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1301128","history":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1301128/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1301128/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1301128/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1301128/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1301128/documents"}}