{"id":"F2009B00195","name":"Customs By-law No. 9240088","slug":"customs-by-law-no-9240088","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":121652,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009B00195-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs By-law No. 9240088","content":"Customs Act 1901\n\nCustoms Tariff Act 1987\n\nPART III OF SCHEDULE 4\n\nBY-LAW No. 9240088\n\nI, GRAHAM EDWARD CRUTTENDEN, delegate of the Comptroller-General of Customs for the purposes of section 271 of the Customs Act 1901, hereby make the by-law set out in the Schedule hereto.\n\nUnless the context otherwise requires, where a description of goods is specified in the by-law set out in the Schedule hereto, the goods that fall within that by-law by virtue of that description are such goods as would fall within that description if it were specified in the tariff classification in Schedule 3 to the Customs Tariff Act 1987 that applies to those goods.\n\nUnless the context otherwise requires, any word or phrase used in a reference in the by-law set out in the Schedule hereto has the same meaning as if it were used in the tariff classification in Schedule 3 to the Customs Tariff Act 1987 that applies to those goods to which that reference in that by-law applies.\n\nTHE SCHEDULE\n\nBY-LAW NO. 9240088\n\nItem 47\n\nPart III of Schedule 4\n\n1\\. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 9240088.\n\n2\\. This by-law shall take effect on and from 30 March 1992.\n\n3\\. Item 47 in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1987\n\napplies to bare contactors, air break, sulphur hexafluoride or\n\nvacuum.\n\n4\\. For the purposes of this by-law, the \"Customs Tariff Act 1987\"\n\nmeans the Customs Tariff Act 1987, as amended or proposed to be\n\naltered.\n\n5\\. Customs By-law no. 9240083, published in Gazette No. GN 44 of 4 November\n\n1992, is hereby revoked.\n\nDated this 11th day of November 1992\n\nGRAHAM CRUTTENDEN\n\nDelegate of the Comptroller-\n\nGeneral of Customs","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2617},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The by-law remains narrowly focused on its original purpose of conferring tariff concessions for specific types of bare contactors. As a single-issue delegated instrument, it has not expanded beyond its initial scope of classifying these electrical components under the concessional tariff item."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific goods description covering only one category of electrical equipment","Only 5 short operative sections with no subsections","No conditional logic, exceptions, or technical calculations required","Limited cross-referencing confined to standard tariff interpretation rules"],"plain_english_summary":"This by-law gives a tax break (tariff concession) to importers of specific electrical switches called **bare contactors**.\n\n**What it covers:**\nThe by-law applies to three types of electrical contactors used in power distribution systems:\n- **Air break** contactors (which break electrical circuits using air)\n- **Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)** contactors (using gas insulation)\n- **Vacuum** contactors (using vacuum chambers)\n\n**What it does:**\nIt allows these items to be classified under **Item 47 of Part III of Schedule 4** to the Customs Tariff Act 1987. This classification typically means the goods can be imported **duty-free** (without customs tariffs).\n\n**Who it affects:**\nElectrical wholesalers, power utilities, and industrial equipment importers bringing these specific switchgear components into Australia.\n\n**Context:**\nThis instrument replaces an earlier by-law (No. 9240083) and applies retrospectively from 30 March 1992."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-9240088","history":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-9240088/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-9240088/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-9240088/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-9240088/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-9240088/documents"}}