{"id":"F2020L00540","name":"Customs By-law No. 2019608","slug":"customs-by-law-no-2019608","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":100115,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2020L00540-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs By-law No. 2019608","content":"CUSTOMS ACT 1901\n\nCUSTOMS TARIFF ACT 1995\n\nSCHEDULE 4\n\nBY-LAW No. 2019608\n\nI, Alison Neil, delegate of the Comptroller‑General of Customs, under section 271 of the Customs Act 1901, make the by-law set out in the Schedule to this instrument.\n\nThis by-law shall be deemed to have taken effect on 1 February 2020.\n\nDated this 29th day of April 2020.\n\n\\[Signed\\]\n\nAlison Neil\n\nDelegate of the\n\nComptroller-General of Customs\n\nSCHEDULE\n\nItem 57\n\nSchedule 4\n\n1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 2019608.\n\n2. This by-law shall be deemed to have taken effect on 1 February 2020.\n\n3. For the purposes of Item 57 of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995 (the Customs Tariff), the following medical or hygiene products are prescribed:\n\n(a) any of the following equipment that, when worn, is capable of limiting the transmission of organisms to humans:\n\n(i) face masks;\n\n(ii) gloves;\n\n(iii) clothes or gowns;\n\n(iv) goggles, glasses, eye visors or face shields;\n\n(b) disinfectant preparations classified to heading 3808 in Schedule 3 to the Customs Tariff, excluding hand sanitisers;\n\n(c) soaps;\n\n(d) COVID-19 test kits, reagents and viral transport media.\n\n4. In this by-law, the “Customs Tariff Act 1995” means the Customs Tariff Act 1995, as amended or proposed to be altered.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1383},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The by-law remains tightly focused on its original purpose of prescribing specific COVID-19 related medical and hygiene products for tariff concessions during the pandemic. No scope creep detected."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (only 4 operative sections)","Single definition clause referring to the Customs Tariff Act","Straightforward itemised list structure with minimal conditional language","Limited cross-referencing (only references to Customs Tariff Act and specific tariff headings/items)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this by-law does:**\nThis by-law specifies which medical and hygiene products qualify for concessional (reduced or zero) customs duty under Item 57 of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995.\n\n**Who it affects:**\nImporters of personal protective equipment (PPE), disinfectants, soaps, and COVID-19 testing supplies.\n\n**Key details:**\nThe by-law prescribes four categories of goods:\n- **Personal protective equipment** worn to limit transmission of organisms: face masks, gloves, gowns/clothes, and eye/face protection (goggles, glasses, visors, shields)\n- **Disinfectant preparations** (classified under tariff heading 3808), but specifically *excluding* hand sanitisers\n- **Soaps**\n- **COVID-19 testing supplies**: test kits, reagents, and viral transport media\n\n**Timing:**\nThe by-law took effect retrospectively from **1 February 2020**, even though it was made on 29 April 2020. This allowed importers to benefit from concessional treatment for goods brought in during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-2019608","history":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-2019608/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-2019608/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-2019608/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-2019608/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-2019608/documents"}}