{"id":"F2005L03017","name":"Tariff Concession Order 0508787","slug":"tariff-concession-order-0508787","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":37920,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L03017-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Tariff Concession Order 0508787","content":"| TARIFF CONCESSION ORDERUnder Section 269P of the Customs Act 1901, I, Michael Perry, a delegate of the Chief Executive Officer declare that the goods specified in Column 1 of THE TABLE are goods to which the item in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995 specified in Column 2 of THE TABLE applies. This Order shall have effect from 06.07.05 and continue in force until revoked under sections 269SC or 269SD of the Act, or the date, if any, specified in Column 2. |\n| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n\nTHE TABLE\n\n| COLUMN 1Description of Goods including theCustoms Tariff Classification | COLUMN 2Schedule 4 Item NumberLast date of effect |\n| ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |\n\n| 8428.10.00 | LIFTS, GEARLESS, ROOMLESS, conforming to AS1735.1Op. 06.07.05 - TC 0508787 | 50  |\n| ---------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --- |\n\n| This is page 1 of 1 Page of the above Table...Michael Perry........................Dated 30 September 2005 Delegate of the Chief Executive Officer |\n| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard administrative instrument creating a tariff concession. It performs exactly the function intended: granting duty relief for a specific category of goods. There is no evidence of scope creep or expansion beyond the original purpose of the Customs Act's tariff concession framework."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (1 page)","Only 1 defined term implicitly referenced (the Australian Standard AS1735.1)","No nested conditional logic or exceptions","Simple tabular format with only 2 columns of substantive content","Single cross-reference to Customs Act 1901 sections 269P, 269SC, and 269SD, and Customs Tariff Act 1995 Schedule 4","No subordinate legislation or regulations attached"],"plain_english_summary":"This Tariff Concession Order allows gearless, roomless lifts that meet Australian Standard AS1735.1 (classified under 8428.10.00) to be imported into Australia without paying the usual customs tariff. It took effect on 6 July 2005.\n\nThe concession affects lift importers, manufacturers, construction firms and ultimately consumers by lowering import costs and improving access to modern lift technology, using the legal mechanism in the Customs Tariff Act 1995."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Order is narrowly focused on granting the Schedule 4 concession to a single described product (gearless, roomless lifts conforming to AS1735.1). It does not expand the legislative scheme beyond the established TCO mechanism: it applies an existing tariff concession power to a particular class of imports. The inclusion of the Australian Standard as a descriptive condition narrows (rather than broadens) the set of goods covered compared with a plain tariff heading alone."},"complexity_factors":["Single-page instrument with one table entry","One tariff classification referenced (8428.10.00)","One technical conformity requirement (AS1735.1)","Cross-references to primary legislation: s.269P (making power) and ss.269SC/269SD (revocation)","Reference to Schedule 4 Part III item number only (requires separate lookup to see exact concessional rate)","Open‑ended duration (effective until revoked) rather than multiple conditional expiry rules"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this instrument does (mechanics)\n\n- This is a Tariff Concession Order (TCO) made under section 269P of the Customs Act 1901.  It declares that a specific kind of imported good is to be treated under a concessional item in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995 (the Schedule 4 item shown in Column 2).\n- The listed good is: tariff classification 8428.10.00 — \"lifts, gearless, roomless, conforming to AS1735.1\". The Table links that description to Schedule 4 item number 50. The Order took effect on 6 July 2005 and remains in force until revoked under sections 269SC or 269SD of the Customs Act or until any end date specified in the Table (none is given here).\n\n**Who is directly affected\n\n- Importers (and their customs brokers) who bring into Australia lifts that meet the description and tariff classification (8428.10.00) and can show conformity with Australian Standard AS1735.1.\n- Overseas and domestic suppliers and manufacturers who sell such lifts into the Australian market, because the concession changes the customs duty outcome for those specific products.\n- The Commonwealth (customs revenue), which will collect duties according to the concession rather than the standard tariff.\n\n**Why it matters (stated purpose and practical effect)\n\n- Stated purpose: to apply the concessional tariff treatment set out at the referenced Schedule 4 item to the specified lifts. In practice that means the imports listed are charged the concession rate (whatever rate is set in Schedule 4 item 50) instead of the normal tariff for that classification.\n\n**Practical consequences, obligations and incentives\n\n- To use the concession an importer must satisfy classification (8428.10.00) and the descriptive condition (gearless, roomless, conforming to AS1735.1). That creates a documentary and compliance obligation (evidence of conformity, technical specs, invoices) for customs processing.\n- Financial incentive: importers of these specific lifts pay the concessional tariff rate (as set by the referenced Schedule 4 item) rather than the default tariff, lowering landed cost for those goods relative to non‑listed alternatives.\n- Behavioural effects: importers or suppliers may choose products or product specifications so they fall within the listed description; manufacturers may design to the cited Australian Standard to qualify. That changes purchasing and product-design incentives for the small set of goods covered.\n- Fiscal effect: the concession produces a concentrated benefit (importers/suppliers of these lifts) and a diffuse fiscal cost (reduced customs revenue) borne by the Commonwealth. The Order itself does not record the revenue impact — that is determined by the tariff rate in Schedule 4 item 50 and import volumes.\n\n**Implementation and legal risk points\n\n- Customs may require proof that imports meet the listed description and AS1735.1 conformity; if not satisfied, the concession will not apply and the importer may face reassessment, delays, or penalties (see sections 269SC/269SD for revocation and the Customs Act for compliance powers).\n- The Order is narrowly framed: it applies to a single tariff heading with a technical product description. That narrowness limits broader market effects, but increases the incentive for suppliers or importers to structure products to fit the description.\n\n**Statutory references (mechanics)\n\n- Made under s.269P, Customs Act 1901 (power to make TCOs). Revocation powers cited: ss.269SC and 269SD. The concession applied is the Schedule 4 item in Part III of the Customs Tariff Act 1995 (item 50 as shown in Column 2)."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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