{"id":"F2005L01693","name":"Revocation of Customs By-laws - Instrument of Revocation No. 2 (2005)","slug":"revocation-of-customs-by-laws-instrument-of-revocation-no-2-2005","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":35759,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L01693-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Revocation of Customs By-laws - Instrument of Revocation No. 2 (2005)","content":"REVOCATION OF CUSTOMS BY-LAWS\n\nINSTRUMENT OF REVOCATION NO. 2 (2005)\n\nI, STEPHEN MARK ADAMS, under section 271 of the Customs Act 1901\n\nand subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, revoke the by-laws\n\npublished in the Gazette, and made for the purposes of the item of Schedule 4\n\nto the Customs Tariff Act 1995 specified in the Table below.\n\nTHE TABLE\n\n| By-law No. | Gazette                   | Item ofSchedule 4 |\n| ---------- | ------------------------- | ----------------- |\n| 0240001    | TC 08 of 27 February 2002 | 65                |\n| 0240002    | TC 08 of 27 February 2002 | 65                |\n| 0240003    | TC 08 of 27 February 2002 | 65                |\n| 0340005    | TC 28 of 23 July 2003     | 65                |\n| 0340006    | TC 28 of 23 July 2003     | 65                |\n| 0340007    | TC 33 of 27 August 2003   | 65                |\n| 0340008    | TC 34 of 3 September 2003 | 65                |\n| 0340009    | TC 33 of 27 August 2003   | 65                |\n| 0440003    | TC 27 of 14 July 2004     | 65                |\n\nThis instrument shall take effect on 24 June 2005.\n\nDated this 23 rd day of June 2005.\n\n(signed)\n\nSTEPHEN MARK ADAMS\n\nDelegate of the Chief\n\nExecutive Officer","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1440},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the function stated in its title—revoking specific by-laws. There is no evidence of scope expansion beyond cancelling the nine listed customs by-laws under Item 65 of Schedule 4."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative mechanism (revocation) with no conditional logic","Discrete list of only 9 specific items in tabular format","No defined terms or interpretation section","Minimal cross-referencing limited to parent Act provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This document **cancels nine specific customs by-laws** that previously allowed certain imported goods to enter Australia at reduced or zero customs duty rates.\n\nUnder Australia's customs system, by-laws can grant exemptions or concessions from standard import duties for specific goods. This instrument revokes (cancels) nine such by-laws that were originally published in the *Trade Customs Gazette* between February 2002 and July 2004.\n\n**What this means:**\n- The revoked by-laws all related to **Item 65 of Schedule 4** to the Customs Tariff Act 1995 (a specific category of tariff concessions)\n- Once this revocation takes effect on 24 June 2005, importers can no longer use these specific by-laws to reduce duty on their goods\n- Affected importers must pay standard duty rates or find other applicable concessions\n\nThe instrument is made under the Customs Act 1901 by a delegate of the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Customs Service."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/revocation-of-customs-by-laws-instrument-of-revocation-no-2-2005","history":"/api/acts/revocation-of-customs-by-laws-instrument-of-revocation-no-2-2005/history","analysis":"/api/acts/revocation-of-customs-by-laws-instrument-of-revocation-no-2-2005/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/revocation-of-customs-by-laws-instrument-of-revocation-no-2-2005/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/revocation-of-customs-by-laws-instrument-of-revocation-no-2-2005/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/revocation-of-customs-by-laws-instrument-of-revocation-no-2-2005/documents"}}