{"id":"F2013L00351","name":"Customs By-law No. 1305752","slug":"customs-by-law-no-1305752","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":127347,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2013L00351-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs By-law No. 1305752","content":"CUSTOMS ACT 1901\n\nCUSTOMS TARIFF ACT 1995\n\nSCHEDULE 4\n\nBY-LAW No. 1305752\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 42\n\nSchedule 4\n\n1.  This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 1305752.\n\n2. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 March 2013.\n\n3. For the purposes of item 42 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995 industrial robots, being goods defined in subparagraph 2.9 of International Standard ISO 8373:2012, are prescribed.\n\n4. For the purposes of item 42 the goods in paragraph 3 do not include the following:\n\n    (a) industrial robot systems;\n    (b) industrial robot lines;\n    (c) industrial robot cells.\n\n5. For the purposes of this by-law “industrial robot systems”, “industrial robot lines” and “industrial robot cells” are defined in International Standard ISO 8373:2012.\n\n6. 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-seventh 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":1660},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The by-law maintains its original narrow purpose of prescribing specific goods (industrial robots) for tariff classification under Item 42 of Schedule 4. It has not expanded beyond this technical customs classification function."},"complexity_factors":["Short instrument containing only 6 operative paragraphs","Single external reference to ISO standard 8373:2012 for technical definitions","Simple exclusionary structure listing three specific excluded categories","No nested conditional logic or extensive cross-referencing between sections"],"plain_english_summary":"This by-law determines which imported **industrial robots** qualify for special customs duty treatment under Item 42 of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Prescribes industrial robots (as defined in international standard ISO 8373:2012) as eligible for tariff concessions under Item 42\n- Specifically excludes more complex installations: **industrial robot systems**, **lines**, and **cells** (also defined in the same ISO standard)\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Businesses importing industrial robots into Australia\n- Customs brokers processing import declarations\n- Manufacturers using imported automation equipment\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis classification affects import duty costs. Standalone industrial robots receive the benefit of Item 42 (typically concessional or duty-free rates), while integrated systems (robot cells or production lines) are excluded and may attract higher duty rates under different tariff categories."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1305752","history":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1305752/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1305752/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1305752/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1305752/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-1305752/documents"}}