{"id":"F2024L00403","name":"Legislation (Deferral of Sunsetting—Customs Regulation) Certificate 2024","slug":"legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-customs-regulation-certificate-2024","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442355,"registerId":"F2024L00403-fast-fetch-1775957377306","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Legislation (Deferral of Sunsetting—Customs Regulation) Certificate 2024","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\nLegislation (Deferral of Sunsetting—Customs Regulation) Certificate 2024\n\nI, Mark Dreyfus KC, Attorney‑General, make the following certificate.\n\nDated 21 March 2024\n\nMark Dreyfus KC\n\nAttorney‑General\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Deferral of sunsetting\n\n5 Repeal of this instrument\n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Legislation (Deferral of Sunsetting—Customs Regulation) Certificate 2024.\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 The day after this instrument is registered. 28 March 2024\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 paragraph 51(1)(c) of the Legislation Act 2003.\n\n4  Deferral of sunsetting\n\n  The Customs Regulation 2015, for which the sunsetting day is 1 April 2025, is repealed by section 51 of the Legislation Act 2003 on 1 April 2027.\n\n5  Repeal of this instrument\n\n  This instrument is repealed at the start of 2 April 2027.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the narrow, technical function it was designed for: deferring a sunset date. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the original purpose of the Legislation Act 2003's deferral mechanism."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (5 sections, ~250 words)","Only 1 substantive provision (section 4) with a straightforward operative effect","No defined terms requiring interpretation","Single cross-reference to the Legislation Act 2003 (the enabling provision)","Self-repealing mechanism (section 5) is simple and explicit","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This certificate delays the automatic expiry of the Customs Regulation 2015, moving its sunset from 1 April 2025 to 1 April 2027. It preserves existing customs rules that govern import/export duties, permits and compliance, affecting importers, exporters, brokers, freight forwarders and Australian Border Force operations. The extension prevents a regulatory gap while the government reviews the regulation; the certificate itself ceases on 2 April 2027."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument alters the previously scheduled repeal date for the Customs Regulation 2015 by deferring its sunsetting from 1 April 2025 to 1 April 2027 (s4). The certificate itself ends at the start of 2 April 2027 (s5)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, single-purpose instrument: changes only the sunsetting date of the Customs Regulation 2015 (s4).","Relies on statutory power under paragraph 51(1)(c) of the Legislation Act 2003 (s3), so effect is procedural rather than substantive.","Immediate temporal operation: specific commencement day after registration (28 March 2024) creates a clear, near-term legal effect (s2).","Certificate self-repeals shortly after the deferred sunsetting date, limiting its lasting footprint (s5).","No amendment of substantive regulatory obligations or new compliance rules is contained here, but the continuation of the Regulation imposes continued compliance and potential cost timing for regulated parties."],"plain_english_summary":"This certificate postpones the scheduled automatic repeal (the \"sunsetting\") of the Customs Regulation 2015 from 1 April 2025 to 1 April 2027, so the Regulation stays in force until 1 April 2027 (s4). It takes effect the day after registration (28 March 2024) and is made under paragraph 51(1)(c) of the Legislation Act 2003 (s2, s3).\n\nAs a result, persons and businesses regulated by the Customs Regulation remain subject to its requirements for two extra years, shifting compliance timing and any administrative or business costs into that extended period; the certificate itself is repealed 2 April 2027 (s5)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-customs-regulation-certificate-2024","history":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-customs-regulation-certificate-2024/history","analysis":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-customs-regulation-certificate-2024/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-customs-regulation-certificate-2024/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-customs-regulation-certificate-2024/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-customs-regulation-certificate-2024/documents"}}