{"id":"F2013L00332","name":"Customs By-law No. 1305011","slug":"customs-by-law-no-1305011","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":127311,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2013L00332-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs By-law No. 1305011","content":"CUSTOMS ACT 1901\n\nCUSTOMS TARIFF ACT 1995\n\nSCHEDULE 4\n\nBY-LAW No. 1305011\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 26\n\nSchedule 4\n\n1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 1305011.\n\n2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 March 2013.\n\n3. For the purposes of item 26 in Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995, goods (other than goods referred to in paragraph 4) imported into Australia, the customs value of which is less than $1,000.01, are prescribed.\n\n4. Paragraph 3 does not include:\n\n(a) tobacco, tobacco products or alcoholic beverages;\n\n(b) goods imported by a passenger or a member of the crew of a ship or aircraft arriving in Australia from a place outside Australia; or\n\n(c) goods forming part of a bulk order.\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":1969},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This by-law establishes the original $1,000 threshold and exclusion categories (alcohol, tobacco, passenger goods, bulk orders) without expanding beyond its core purpose of prescribing goods for the low-value duty exemption."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 short operative paragraphs","Single defined term (Customs Tariff Act 1995)","Three straightforward categorical exclusions without nested conditions","No cross-references to other by-laws or complex mathematical formulas"],"plain_english_summary":"This by-law creates a $1,000 low‑value threshold for imports: most goods valued below $1,000 are exempt from customs duty (the customs value must be under $1,000.01 to qualify). It affects individuals, businesses, online shoppers, freight forwarders and brokers.\n\nExclusions mean you still pay duty on alcohol and tobacco, passenger/crew baggage, and bulk commercial shipments. It determines when overseas purchases face extra border charges."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1305011","history":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1305011/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1305011/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1305011/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1305011/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1305011/documents"}}