{"id":"F2013L00283","name":"Customs By-law No. 1303867","slug":"customs-by-law-no-1303867","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":127208,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2013L00283-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs By-law No. 1303867","content":"CUSTOMS ACT 1901\n\nCUSTOMS TARIFF ACT 1995\n\nSCHEDULE 4\n\nBY-LAW No. 1303867\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. 1303867.\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, polyamide fabrics coated, covered, impregnated or laminated with artificial plastic materials are prescribed.\n\n4. The application of item 32 to the goods in paragraph 3 is subject to the condition that the fabric must be used in the manufacture of:\n\n    (a) rainwear;\n\n    (b) parkas; or\n\n    (c) ski-jackets.\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":1015},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This by-law remains tightly focused on its original purpose of prescribing specific fabrics for a tariff concession under Item 32 of Schedule 4. The scope has not expanded beyond regulating the customs treatment of polyamide fabrics for specified manufacturing end-uses."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision with one end-use condition","Only one defined term in the interpretation clause","No nested exceptions or cross-referencing beyond the basic Tariff Act reference","Document length is extremely short (5 operative paragraphs)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:**\nThis by-law gives importers a customs tariff concession (reduced or zero import duty) on specific synthetic fabrics — namely polyamide fabrics that have been coated or treated with plastic materials.\n\n**The catch:**\nThe concession only applies if the fabric is used to make one of three specific types of outdoor clothing:\n* **Rainwear**\n* **Parkas** \n* **Ski-jackets**\n\n**Who it affects:**\nAustralian manufacturers importing synthetic waterproof fabrics to produce outdoor apparel, and customs brokers handling these imports.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nIt lowers the cost of importing raw materials for the local outdoor clothing industry, but strictly limits the benefit to those actually manufacturing these specific garments (not for general textile use)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1303867","history":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1303867/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1303867/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1303867/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1303867/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1303867/documents"}}