{"id":"F2013L00284","name":"Customs By-law No. 1303869","slug":"customs-by-law-no-1303869","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":127210,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2013L00284-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs By-law No. 1303869","content":"CUSTOMS ACT 1901\n\nCUSTOMS TARIFF ACT 1995\n\nSCHEDULE 4\n\nBY-LAW No. 1303869\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. 1303869.\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, tufted carpets and other textile floor coverings classified under heading 5703 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 carpets and other textile floor coverings must be made by non\\-powered tufting machines held in the hand.\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":1612},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This appears to be the original by-law establishing a specific tariff classification for hand-tufted carpets, with no evidence of subsequent amendments expanding its scope beyond the original purpose of distinguishing handmade floor coverings for customs purposes."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 short operative provisions total","Single straightforward condition (non-powered hand-held machines only)","Only 1 defined term ('Customs Tariff Act 1995')","No nested exceptions, conditional clauses, or complex cross-referencing"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This by-law gives special customs duty treatment to handmade carpets imported into Australia.\n\n**Who it affects:** Businesses importing tufted carpets and textile floor coverings (classification code 5703 in the customs tariff).\n\n**The key rule:** To qualify for this treatment, the carpets must be made using **non-powered tufting machines held in the hand** — meaning they must be genuinely handmade, not produced by electric or automated machinery.\n\n**Why it matters:** This creates a legal distinction between handmade and machine-made carpets for tax/duty purposes, ensuring hand-crafted goods are classified correctly when entering Australia."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1303869","history":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1303869/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1303869/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1303869/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1303869/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1303869/documents"}}