{"id":"F2008L03452","name":"Customs Tariff (Safeguard Goods) Notice (No. 2) 2008","slug":"customs-tariff-safeguard-goods-notice-no-2-2008","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":120507,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L03452-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs Tariff (Safeguard Goods) Notice (No. 2) 2008","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nCustoms Tariff (Safeguard Goods) Notice (No. 2) 20081\n\nCustoms Tariff Act 1995\n\nI, TONY BURKE, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, make this Notice under subsection 16A (1) of the Customs Tariff Act 1995.\n\nDated 27 August 2008\n\nTONY BURKE\n\nMinister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry\n\n1 Name of Notice\n\nThis Notice is the Customs Tariff (Safeguard Goods) Notice (No. 2) 2008.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Notice commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n3 Definitions\n\n> Act means the Customs Tariff Act 1995.\n\n> safeguard goods has the meaning given in subsection 16A (7) of the Act.\n\n4 Specified safeguard goods\n\nThis Notice specifies safeguard goods that are classified under subheading 1604.14.00 in Schedule 3 to the Act.\n\n> Note Subheading 1604.14.00 is the subheading for prepared or preserved tunas, skipjack and bonito (Sarda spp.).\n\n5 Quantity of safeguard goods\n\nThe quantity of the specified safeguard goods imported into Australia during the 2008 calendar year exceeds the quantity applicable for that year.\n\n> Note Column 3 of item 1 of the table in subsection 16A (1) of the Act sets out the quantity of prepared or preserved tunas, skipjack and bonito (Sarda spp.) that may be imported before the Minister may make a notice.\n\n> Note\n\n> Note: 1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.frli.gov.au.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1659},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The notice remains precisely targeted at its original purpose: declaring that import quantities of prepared/preserved tuna (subheading 1604.14.00) exceeded the 2008 statutory trigger threshold, thereby activating safeguard mechanisms under the Customs Tariff Act."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 defined terms ('Act' and 'safeguard goods')","Single operative declaration (threshold breach) with no conditional logic","Minimal cross-referencing (only to parent Act and specific tariff subheading 1604.14.00)","No exceptions, exemptions, or procedural requirements","Document length is only 5 short sections"],"plain_english_summary":"This notice is the Minister for Agriculture’s formal declaration that 2008 imports of canned tuna (including skipjack and bonito) exceeded Australia’s annual safeguard threshold. \n\nThat confirmation lets Customs impose emergency measures—extra tariffs or import restrictions—throughout 2008 to protect domestic canneries. It mainly affects importers and the seafood processing industry and could lead to higher retail prices if additional costs are passed on."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-safeguard-goods-notice-no-2-2008","history":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-safeguard-goods-notice-no-2-2008/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-safeguard-goods-notice-no-2-2008/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-safeguard-goods-notice-no-2-2008/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-safeguard-goods-notice-no-2-2008/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-safeguard-goods-notice-no-2-2008/documents"}}