{"id":"F2008B00463","name":"Declaration of Designated Inwards Secondary Shipper Body Pursuant to Subsection 10.03(2B) of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (No. 2 of 2001) - Australian Federation of International Forwarders","slug":"f2008b00463","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":335578,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008B00463-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Declaration of Designated Inwards Secondary Shipper Body Pursuant to Subsection 10.03(2B) of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (No. 2 of 2001) - Australian Federation of International Forwarders","content":"TRADE PRACTICES ACT 1974\n\nDECLARATION OF DESIGNATED INWARDS SECONDARY SHIPPER BODY PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION 10.03(2B)\n\nOF THE TRADE PRACTICES ACT 1974\n\nNo. 2 of 2001\n\nWHEREAS I, JOHN DUNCAN ANDERSON, Minister of State for Transport and Regional Services, am of the opinion that:\n\n-   the Australian Federation of International Forwarders represents the interests, in relation to inwards liner cargo shipping services, of shippers in Australia who wish to use the services of a freight forwarder; and\n\n-   that it is desirable that the Australian Federation of International Forwarders be a designated inwards secondary shipper body for the purposes of Part X of the Trade Practices Act 1974.\n\nNOW I, pursuant to subsection 10.03(2B) of the Act hereby declare the Australian Federation of International Forwarders to be a designated inwards secondary shipper body for the purposes of Part X of the Trade Practices Act 1974.\n\nDated this 16th day of June 2001\n\nSIGNED\n\n\\----------------------------------\n\nJOHN ANDERSON\n\nMinister of State for Transport and Regional Services","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2088},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The declaration remains strictly limited to its original purpose: designating a single specific organization (AFIF) as a secondary shipper body for inbound cargo. It has not expanded beyond the ambit of subsection 10.03(2B)."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative paragraph containing the declaration with no subsections","No definitions section or interpretive provisions","Only one external cross-reference (to the enabling subsection 10.03(2B))","Binary determination based on ministerial opinion of statutory criteria"],"plain_english_summary":"The instrument designates the Australian Federation of International Forwarders (AFIF) as a \"designated inwards secondary shipper body,\" authorizing AFIF to collectively negotiate with international shipping conferences on behalf of freight forwarders and the smaller importers they represent. It effectively gives these businesses coordinated bargaining power to seek better freight rates and service terms versus large, coordinated shipping lines."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2008b00463","history":"/api/acts/f2008b00463/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2008b00463/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2008b00463/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2008b00463/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2008b00463/documents"}}