{"id":"F2013L00302","name":"Customs By-law No. 1303574","slug":"customs-by-law-no-1303574","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":127245,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2013L00302-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs By-law No. 1303574","content":"CUSTOMS ACT 1901\n\nCUSTOMS TARIFF ACT 1995\n\nSCHEDULE 4\n\nBY-LAW No. 1303574\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 32\n\nSchedule 4\n\n1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 1303574.\n\n2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 March 2013.\n\n3. For the purposes of item 32 of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995, fabrics classified under headings 5407, 5408, 5512, 5513, 5514, 5515, 5516 or 5903 in Schedule 3 are prescribed.\n\n4. The application of item 32 to the goods in paragraph 3 is subject to the condition that the fabric is for use in the manufacture or repair of hot-air balloon envelopes, parachute canopies or sails.\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 fourteenth 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":2218},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The by-law retains its original narrow scope, prescribing specific fabric classifications solely for use in the manufacture or repair of hot-air balloon envelopes, parachute canopies, or sails. There has been no expansion beyond this niche aeronautical and marine manufacturing purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Brief delegated instrument with only 5 operative paragraphs","Single, unambiguous condition precedent restricting end-use to three specific applications","Limited cross-referencing to only 8 tariff classification headings in Schedule 3","No defined terms, exceptions, or discretionary decision-making powers"],"plain_english_summary":"This by-law gives importers a tariff concession on certain synthetic woven and coated fabrics—nylons, polyesters and similar—but only when those fabrics are used exclusively to make or repair hot‑air balloon envelopes, parachute canopies, or boat/windcraft sails. It lowers or removes customs duty for manufacturers and operators in aviation safety, sailing, and balloon tourism; it doesn’t apply to general apparel or household textile imports."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1303574","history":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1303574/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1303574/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1303574/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1303574/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1303574/documents"}}