{"id":"F2013L00282","name":"Customs By-law No. 1303868","slug":"customs-by-law-no-1303868","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":127205,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2013L00282-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs By-law No. 1303868","content":"CUSTOMS ACT 1901\n\nCUSTOMS TARIFF ACT 1995\n\nSCHEDULE 4\n\nBY-LAW No. 1303868\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. 1303868.\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 heading 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 must be for use as fusing lining in the manufacture of collars or cuffs for shirts or blouses.\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":1530},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The by-law maintains its original narrow, specific scope. It prescribes exactly one category of goods (heading 5903 fabrics) for exactly one purpose (fusing lining for shirt/blouse collars and cuffs) without any expansion or mission creep beyond the original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision prescribing specific tariff classification goods","Only one substantive condition (end-use restriction for fusing lining)","Single defined term (Customs Tariff Act 1995)","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling Act and Tariff Act","No nested exceptions or conditional logic"],"plain_english_summary":"This by-law gives **customs duty concessions** (reduced or zero import tax) on specific textile fabrics used in clothing manufacturing.\n\n**What it covers:**\n- Fabrics classified under tariff heading **5903** (these are textile fabrics coated with plastics, like polyurethane-coated fabrics)\n\n**The catch (conditions):**\n- The fabric must be used specifically as **fusing lining** (also called interfacing — the stiffening material sewn inside garment parts to help them keep shape)\n- It must be used to make **collars or cuffs for shirts or blouses** only\n\n**Who benefits:**\nAustralian clothing manufacturers who import these specialty fabrics to make dress shirts and blouses. The by-law lowers their production costs by reducing the import duty on these specific inputs.\n\n**Why it exists:**\nTo support local manufacturing by making it cheaper to import specialized materials that may not be readily available domestically, provided they're used for specific garment components."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1303868","history":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1303868/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1303868/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1303868/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1303868/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1303868/documents"}}