{"id":"F2023L01491","name":"Customs (Definition of “compliance period”) Determination 2023","slug":"customs-definition-of-compliance-period-determination-2023","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442173,"registerId":"F2023L01491-fast-fetch-1775957246983","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs (Definition of “compliance period”) Determination 2023","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nCustoms (Definition of “compliance period”) Determination 2023\n\nI, Ed Husic, Minister for Industry and Science, make the following determination under subsection 269T(1A) of the Customs Act 1901.\n\nDated: 7 November 2023\n\nEd Husic\n\nMinister for Industry and Science\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Schedules\n\n5  Definition of compliance period\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nCustoms (Definition of “compliance period”) Determination 2013\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Customs (Definition of “compliance period”) Determination 2023.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument On the day after this instrument is registered\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under subsection 269T(1A) of the Customs Act 1901.\n\n4  Schedules\n\n  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.\n\n5  Definition of compliance period\n\n(1)    For the purposes of subsection 269T(1A) of the Customs Act 1901, the term, compliance period, is defined to mean:\n\n(a)    the two most recent biennial periods, ending prior to the date of initiation of a countervailing investigation, in which a World Trade Organization (WTO) Member is obliged to make new and full notifications of subsidies to the WTO in accordance with the procedures adopted by the WTO Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures.\n\n \n\n\n\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nCustoms (Definition of “compliance period”) Determination 2013\n\n1  The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument\n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains the exact same scope as its 2013 predecessor. It performs a simple, technical function: defining a single term for use in anti-dumping investigations. There is no expansion of scope or mission creep."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (approximately 1 substantive provision)","Only 1 defined term ('compliance period')","Single cross-reference to Customs Act 1901, subsection 269T(1A)","No nested exceptions or conditional logic","Straightforward repeal of previous instrument in Schedule 1","Minimal structural elements (standard name, commencement, authority clauses)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument fixes the \"compliance period\" for Australia’s anti‑dumping/countervailing investigations as the two most recent WTO biennial subsidy reporting periods immediately before an investigation begins. It determines the time window investigators use to assess alleged foreign subsidies, affecting complainant Australian businesses, investigated foreign exporters and governments, and the Anti‑Dumping Commission. It replaces the 2013 determination, renewing the rule."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The instrument repeals the 2013 determination in full (Schedule 1) and replaces the statutory definition by specifying the applicable time window as the two most recent biennial periods ending before initiation of a countervailing investigation (s 5(1)(a)). This replaces the prior instrument’s terms and therefore alters the governing definition used under s.269T(1A) of the Customs Act 1901."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow, single-topic instrument: defines one statutory term and repeals the earlier 2013 instrument (Schedule 1).","Depends on cross-references: operative effect tied to Customs Act s.269T(1A), so users must read both instruments together.","Relies on an external standard: meaning of ‘biennial periods’ and ‘new and full notifications’ is governed by WTO Committee procedures, creating interpretative dependence on external rules.","Low administrative discretion: the definition mechanically fixes the time window for investigations, but authorities still decide initiation dates that determine which periods apply (see s 5(1)(a) and s.269T(1A)).","Potential compliance burden concentrated on exporters/importers and foreign governments to produce or rely on subsidy notifications covering the specified biennial windows."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument repeals the 2013 determination and defines “compliance period” for subsection 269T(1A) of the Customs Act 1901 as the two most recent biennial periods ending before the date a countervailing investigation is initiated, during which a WTO Member was required to submit new, full subsidy notifications under WTO Committee procedures (s 5(1)(a)). It affects Australian investigators and the exporters/importers subject to countervailing inquiries by fixing which subsidy-notification years may be relied on in investigations and duties."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-definition-of-compliance-period-determination-2023","history":"/api/acts/customs-definition-of-compliance-period-determination-2023/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-definition-of-compliance-period-determination-2023/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-definition-of-compliance-period-determination-2023/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-definition-of-compliance-period-determination-2023/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-definition-of-compliance-period-determination-2023/documents"}}