{"id":"F2006L02958","name":"Customs Tariff (Safeguard Goods) Notice (No. 2) 2006","slug":"customs-tariff-safeguard-goods-notice-no-2-2006","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":60235,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006L02958-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs Tariff (Safeguard Goods) Notice (No. 2) 2006","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nCustoms Tariff (Safeguard Goods) Notice (No. 2) 2006\n\nCustoms Tariff Act 1995\n\nI, PETER JOHN MCGAURAN, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, make this Notice under subsection 16A (1) of the Customs Tariff Act 1995.\n\nDated 5 September 2006\n\nPETER McGAURAN\n\nMinister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry\n\n1 Name of Notice\n\nThis Notice is the Customs Tariff (Safeguard Goods) Notice (No. 2) 2006.\n\n2 Goods to which this notice applies\n\n(1) In this notice:\n\n> safeguard goods has the same meaning as in section 16A of the Tariff Act.\n\n> Tariff Act means the Customs Tariff Act 1995.\n\n(2) This notice applies to safeguard goods classified under subheading 1604.14.00 in Schedule 3 to the Tariff Act.\n\n> Note This subheading applies to tunas, skipjack and bonito (Sarda spp.).\n\n3 Quantity of tunas, skipjack and bonito imported\n\nThe quantity of safeguard goods to which this notice applies imported into Australia during 2006 exceeds the quantity specified for that year in column 3 of the table in subsection 16A (1) of the Tariff Act.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2150},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The notice remains strictly limited to its original purpose of triggering safeguard measures for specific fish products (tunas, skipjack and bonito under tariff subheading 1604.14.00) and does not expand beyond the agricultural safeguard mechanism established by the parent Act."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 defined terms ('safeguard goods' and 'Tariff Act')","Single operative provision declaring the threshold breach","No exceptions, conditions, or procedural requirements","Direct reference to external tariff classification without modification"],"plain_english_summary":"This notice triggers **safeguard measures** (temporary extra import taxes) on certain imported fish to protect Australian industry from import surges.\n\n**What it does**\n- Declares that imports of tuna, skipjack, and bonito exceeded the 2006 quota set by the Customs Tariff Act 1995.\n- When this happens, special **safeguard duties** (higher customs taxes) automatically apply to these products.\n\n**Which products are affected**\n- Canned or preserved tunas, skipjack, and bonito (a specific fish species) classified under tariff code 1604.14.00.\n\n**Why it matters**\n- Protects local fishers and food processors from being overwhelmed by sudden floods of cheap imported fish.\n- Importers of these specific products face higher duties for the safeguard period.\n- This is part of Australia's World Trade Organisation rights to defend domestic industries against unexpected import spikes."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-safeguard-goods-notice-no-2-2006","history":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-safeguard-goods-notice-no-2-2006/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-safeguard-goods-notice-no-2-2006/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-safeguard-goods-notice-no-2-2006/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-safeguard-goods-notice-no-2-2006/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-safeguard-goods-notice-no-2-2006/documents"}}