{"id":"F2009B00216","name":"Customs By-law No. 9740014","slug":"customs-by-law-no-9740014","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":76360,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009B00216-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs By-law No. 9740014","content":"Customs Act 1901\n\nCustoms Tariff Act 1995\n\nPART III OF SCHEDULE 4\n\nBY-LAW No. 9740014\n\nI, MARION ESTELLE GRANT, delegate of the Chief Executive Officer for\n\nthe purposes of section 271 of the Customs Act 1901, hereby make the\n\nby-law set out in the Schedule hereto.\n\nUnless the context otherwise requires, where a description of goods\n\nis specified in a by-law set out in the Schedule hereto, the goods to\n\nwhich that by-law applies by virtue of that description are such\n\ngoods to which that description would apply if it were specified in\n\nthe tariff classification in Schedule 3 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995\n\nthat applies to those goods.\n\nUnless the context otherwise requires, any word or phrase used in a\n\nreference in a by-law set out in the Schedule hereto has the same\n\nmeaning as if it were used in the tariff classification in Schedule 3\n\nto the Customs Tariff Act 1995 that applies to those goods to which\n\nthat reference in that by-law applies.\n\nTHE SCHEDULE\n\nBY-LAW NO. 9740014\n\nItem 59\n\nPart III of Schedule 4\n\n1\\. This by-law may be cited as Customs By-law No. 9740014.\n\n2\\. This by-law shall take effect on and from 1 July 1996.\n\n3\\. Item 59 in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995\n\napplies to used or second hand passenger motor vehicles of\n\nheading 8703, the subject of an instrument, in writing,\n\nby the Minister for Land Transport under section 17A of the\n\nMotor Vehicles Standards Act 1989.\n\n4\\. For the purposes of this by-law, the \"Customs Tariff Act 1995\"\n\nmeans the Customs Tariff Act 1995, as amended or proposed to be\n\naltered.\n\nDated this tenth day of September 1997.\n\nMARION ESTELLE GRANT\n\nDelegate of the Chief Executive Officer","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1667},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The by-law maintains a narrow, specific scope limited to used passenger vehicles that hold ministerial approval under vehicle standards legislation. It performs the standard function of a customs by-law—specifying which goods qualify for particular tariff concessions—without expanding into broader regulatory areas."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-references to three separate pieces of legislation (Customs Act 1901, Customs Tariff Act 1995, Motor Vehicles Standards Act 1989)","Technical tariff classification system references (heading 8703, Part III of Schedule 4, Schedule 3)","Conditional application dependent on external ministerial instrument under separate statutory regime","Interpretative provisions requiring readers to understand how tariff classification descriptions apply to by-law descriptions"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This by-law allows certain used or second-hand passenger cars to qualify for reduced customs duties when imported into Australia.\n\n**Who it affects:** Importers of used passenger motor vehicles falling under tariff classification 8703.\n\n**How it works:** The by-law specifies that Item 59 in Part III of Schedule 4 of the *Customs Tariff Act 1995* applies to these vehicles—but only if the Minister for Land Transport has issued a written approval under section 17A of the *Motor Vehicles Standards Act 1989*. In plain terms, you can import a used car with duty concessions only if it has specific government approval under vehicle safety and standards laws.\n\n**Why it matters:** Without this by-law, used vehicles would not qualify for the duty reduction available under Item 59. It creates a controlled pathway for importing pre-owned vehicles, ensuring they meet Australian standards while receiving the customs concession."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-9740014","history":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-9740014/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-9740014/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-9740014/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-9740014/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-by-law-no-9740014/documents"}}