{"id":"F2020L00965","name":"Customs By-law No. 2041552","slug":"customs-by-law-no-2041552","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":100376,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2020L00965-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs By-law No. 2041552","content":"CUSTOMS ACT 1901\n\nCUSTOMS TARIFF ACT 1995\n\nSCHEDULE 4\n\nBY-LAW No. 2041552\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 August 2020.\n\nDated this 29th day of July 2020.\n\n\\[Signed\\]\n\nAlison Neil\n\nDelegate of the\n\nComptroller-General of Customs\n\nSCHEDULE\n\nItem 57A\n\nSchedule 4\n\n1. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No.2041552.\n\n2. This by-law shall be deemed to have taken effect on 1 August 2020.\n\n3. For the purposes of Item 57A 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":1685},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The by-law remains tightly focused on its original purpose of prescribing specific medical and hygiene products for tariff concessions. No expansion beyond the initial COVID-19 pandemic response scope is evident."},"complexity_factors":["Short instrument with only 4 operative paragraphs","Minimal cross-referencing (only references to Customs Tariff Act 1995 and specific tariff headings)","Straightforward categorical definitions with a single explicit exclusion (hand sanitisers)","No nested conditions, exceptions to exceptions, or complex operative mechanics"],"plain_english_summary":"This by-law specifies which medical and hygiene products qualify for concessional customs duty treatment (usually reduced or zero import duty) under Item 57A of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995.\n\n**What it covers:**\n- **Personal protective equipment (PPE)**: Face masks, gloves, gowns, and eye protection (goggles, glasses, visors, or face shields) that help prevent the transmission of organisms to humans\n- **Disinfectants**: Cleaning preparations classified under tariff heading 3808, **but explicitly excluding hand sanitisers**\n- **Soap**\n- **COVID-19 testing supplies**: Test kits, reagents (chemicals used in testing), and viral transport media (solutions used to preserve test samples)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis instrument reduces the cost of importing essential medical supplies during public health emergencies. By prescribing these specific items, the by-law allows importers to claim duty concessions when bringing these goods into Australia. The by-law took effect retrospectively from 1 August 2020."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-2041552","history":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-2041552/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-2041552/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-2041552/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-2041552/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-2041552/documents"}}