{"id":"F2005L03563","name":"Tariff Concession Order 0511230","slug":"tariff-concession-order-0511230","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":39105,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L03563-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Tariff Concession Order 0511230","content":"| TARIFF CONCESSION ORDERUnder Section 269P of the Customs Act 1901, I, Susan Campbell, 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 24.08.05 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| 8423.82.00 | BALANCES AND/OR SCALESOp. 24.08.05 - TC 0511230 | 50  |\n| ---------- | ----------------------------------------------- | --- |\n\n| This is page 1 of 1 Page of the above Table...Susan Campbell.......................Dated 11 November 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 single tariff concession. It does exactly what tariff concession orders are designed to do — specify goods eligible for duty-free or reduced-duty import. No scope creep evident."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (1 page)","Only 1 defined term implied (the customs classification 8423.82.00)","No nested exceptions or conditional logic — simply declares goods eligible for concession","Single cross-reference to enabling legislation (Customs Act 1901, sections 269P, 269SC, 269SD)","Standard bureaucratic template format with minimal variation"],"plain_english_summary":"This Tariff Concession Order removes the customs duty on certain balances and scales (HS 8423.82.00) imported into Australia, effective 24 August 2005. It lowers costs for importers and businesses buying weighing equipment but increases competition pressure on Australian manufacturers. The concession matters because it makes imported goods cheaper where local supply is limited — though domestic producers can challenge concessions they say harm their industry."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This TCO is narrowly targeted to a single tariff classification (balances/scales) and mechanically performs the standard TCO function: linking that classification to a Schedule 4 concession item so importers may claim concessional duty treatment. It does not broaden the legal scope beyond the typical, original purpose of a tariff concession order (i.e., to grant a specific concession for identified imported goods). There is no evidence in the text that the instrument materially expands scope beyond that original, narrow purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single-item order (one tariff classification listed: 8423.82.00).","Short, single-row table with one Schedule 4 item number (item 50).","Clear effective date stated (24.08.2005).","Cross-references to three statutory provisions only (s.269P for making the order; ss.269SC/269SD for revocation).","No nested conditions, exceptions, or multiple defined terms within the instrument itself.","Some ambiguity in the printed Table column heading (Column 2 conflates Schedule item and ‘Last date of effect’), but no substantive conditional logic present."],"plain_english_summary":"**What this instrument does (mechanically)**\n\n- This is a Tariff Concession Order (TCO) made under section 269P of the Customs Act 1901. It formally declares that the goods described in Column 1 of the Table are goods to which the specified item in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995 applies.\n- The Table identifies the goods by their tariff classification number 8423.82.00 and by description: “BALANCES AND/OR SCALES.” The Schedule 4 item number applied is “50.”\n- The order takes effect from 24 August 2005 and continues until it is revoked under sections 269SC or 269SD of the Customs Act, or until any other date shown in Column 2 (none is shown here other than the item number).\n\n**Who this affects**\n\n- Importers and customs brokers who bring goods classed under tariff heading 8423.82.00 (balances/scales) into Australia. They are the direct beneficiaries because the TCO makes the identified Schedule 4 concession available for those goods.\n- Businesses that compete with imported balances/scales, including local manufacturers and distributors, because the concession can change relative prices between imported and locally produced goods.\n- The Australian Government (through the customs revenue system), because the concession changes the amount of customs duty collected on the specified imports.\n\n**Why it matters (purpose claim and practical effects)**\n\n- The stated legal effect is to permit importers to use the Schedule 4 concession (item 50, Part III) when declaring these balances/scales to customs. In practice that usually means reduced or zero customs duty on qualifying imports.\n- The instrument is administrative: it identifies a product by tariff classification and links it to an existing concession in the Customs Tariff Act so importers can claim the concessional treatment at time of importation.\n\n**Costs, incentives and trade-offs (how behaviour and resources change)**\n\n- Who pays: the immediate fiscal effect is lower customs revenue on imports of the specified goods when importers claim the concession. That cost is borne by the budget (diffuse) and by taxpayers generally.\n- Who decides: a delegate of the Chief Executive Officer of the customs authority made the Order (name recorded here). Importers decide whether to import under the concession (by correctly classifying the goods and meeting any other eligibility conditions).\n- Behavioural effects: the concession lowers the landed cost of specified imported balances/scales, which can increase import volumes, encourage substitution away from higher‑cost domestic alternatives, and change sourcing decisions by downstream buyers.\n- Compliance and administrative burden: importers must correctly classify goods as 8423.82.00 and meet any procedural or documentary requirements to claim the Schedule 4 concession; customs has an ongoing verification/enforcement role.\n\n**Implementation risks and trade-offs**\n\n- Misclassification risk: if goods are incorrectly described or do not meet the intended specification, customs must detect and correct claims, creating enforcement costs.\n- Market effects: the concession concentrates benefits on importers of this narrow product class while spreading fiscal costs across taxpayers. Domestic producers of balances/scales may face competitive pressure; consumers or businesses requiring scales may see lower prices.\n- Capture/substitution risk: a tariff concession targeted at a small product class can be attractive to particular importers; oversight is necessary to ensure the concession matches the product intended and is not used more broadly than justified.\n\n**Where to look in the instrument for the mechanics**\n\n- Legal authority: section 269P of the Customs Act 1901 (power to make TCOs); revocation: sections 269SC and 269SD.\n- Identifying information: tariff classification 8423.82.00; description “BALANCES AND/OR SCALES”; Schedule 4 item number 50; effective date 24.08.2005.\n\n(End of summary.)"},"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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