{"id":"F2022L00859","name":"Customs By-law No. 2200082","slug":"customs-by-law-no-2200082","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":102497,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2022L00859-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs By-law No. 2200082","content":"CUSTOMS ACT 1901\n\nCUSTOMS TARIFF ACT 1995\n\nSCHEDULE 4\n\nBY-LAW No. 2200082\n\nI, Franco Alvarez, delegate of the Comptroller‑General of Customs, under section 271 of the Customs Act 1901:\n\n1.  revoke the by-law cited as Customs By-law No. 2019608;  \n    \n2.  revoke the by-law cited as Customs By-law No. 2041552;  \n    \n3.  revoke the by-law cited as Customs By-law No. 2020321;  \n    \n4.  revoke the by-law cited as Customs By-law No. 2100131; and  \n    \n5.  make the by-law set out in the Schedule to this instrument.\n\nThis by-law commences on 1 July 2022.\n\nDated this 28th day of June 2022.\n\n\\[signed\\]\n\nFranco Alvarez\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. 2200082.\n\n2. 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 pathogens or viruses 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) test kits, reagents and viral transport media.\n\n3. Paragraph 2 only applies to goods that are capable of use in combatting pathogens or viruses that are transmitted through droplets or airborne spread.\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":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This by-law consolidates and replaces four previous by-laws covering similar medical/hygiene products. The scope remains consistent with the original intent—providing tariff concessions for medical and hygiene products to combat airborne/droplet-transmitted pathogens. There is no evidence of scope creep; rather, it is a housekeeping measure to streamline existing concessions."},"complexity_factors":["Short document (approximately 300 words)","Only 4 defined terms/concepts (the revoked by-laws, 'Customs Tariff Act 1995', and the specific product categories)","Simple structure: revocation list + single operative provision + limitation clause + interpretation clause","No nested exceptions or complex conditional logic—just one limitation in paragraph 3","Cross-references only to external legislation (Customs Act 1901, Customs Tariff Act 1995) and specific tariff items","Straightforward prescriptive language ('the following... are prescribed')"],"plain_english_summary":"This by-law replaces four earlier instruments and establishes a consolidated list of medical and hygiene goods that qualify for duty-free or reduced-duty treatment under item 57 of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995. It targets imports of PPE (masks, gloves, gowns, goggles, face shields), disinfectants (excluding hand sanitisers), soaps, and COVID-style test kits, reagents and viral transport media.\n\nIt affects importers and, indirectly, healthcare providers, businesses and consumers by lowering import costs for items used to control droplet- or airborne-spread diseases."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument expressly revokes Customs By‑laws No. 2019608, 2041552, 2020321 and 2100131 and replaces them with a consolidated prescription of specified medical/hygiene goods for item 57 of Schedule 4 (instrument recital items 1–4; Schedule paras 1–3). Without the text of the revoked by‑laws, the instrument clearly changes delegated instruments but it is not possible from this text alone to determine whether the net range of covered goods is broader or narrower than prior instruments."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, fixed list of prescribed goods (Schedule, para 2) reduces interpretive complexity","Cross-reference to item 57 of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995 requires familiarity with that statutory provision","Reference to heading 3808 in Schedule 3 (Schedule, para 2(b)) requires tariff classification knowledge to identify covered disinfectants","Explicit exclusion of hand sanitisers (Schedule, para 2(b)) creates a specific carve‑out to apply in classification decisions","Limitation to goods usable against droplet or airborne pathogens (Schedule, para 3) introduces a factual use/fitness assessment","Revocation of four prior by‑laws (instrument recital, items 1–4) means comparison with earlier scope may be needed for transitional questions","Instrument issued by a delegate under s.271 of the Customs Act (instrument heading) — delegated decisionmaking is a discrete administrative factor","Fixed commencement date (instrument recital) simplifies temporal application but raises transitional compliance steps for importers"],"plain_english_summary":"This by-law revokes four earlier customs by‑laws and replaces them with a new rule that specifies which medical and hygiene goods qualify under item 57 of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995. It lists face masks, gloves, gowns/clothing, eye protection, certain disinfectants (heading 3808, excluding hand sanitisers), soaps, and test kits, but only where usable against droplet or airborne pathogens. It takes effect 1 July 2022 and affects importers and customs tariff treatment of these goods."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-2200082","history":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-2200082/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-2200082/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-2200082/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-2200082/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-2200082/documents"}}