{"id":"F2005L03969","name":"Tariff Concession Order 0512081","slug":"tariff-concession-order-0512081","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":39853,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L03969-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Tariff Concession Order 0512081","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 08.09.05 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| 8503.00.00 | PARTS, WIND-TURBINE POWERED GENERATOR, being EITHER of thefollowing:(a) hubs;(c) chassis beamsOp. 08.09.05 - TC 0512081 | 50  |\n| ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --- |\n\n| This is page 1 of 1 Page of the above Table...Michael Perry........................Dated 05 December 2005 Delegate of the Chief Executive Officer |\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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Order confines itself to declaring a specific tariff concession for identified wind‑turbine parts and operates within the standard remit of tariff concession orders under the Customs Act 1901 and the Customs Tariff Act 1995. It does not broaden the instrument beyond its original, narrow purpose of assigning a Schedule 4 item to specified imports; therefore it has not changed the scope beyond that original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single-page instrument containing a single table entry","One tariff classification referenced (8503.00.00) and two specific parts described (hubs, chassis beams)","One Schedule 4 item invoked (Part III, item 50)","Simple effective-date provision (from 08.09.2005) and standard revocation route (ss 269SC/269SD of the Customs Act 1901)","Cross-references to two statutes (Customs Act 1901 and Customs Tariff Act 1995) but no layered conditional logic or multiple exceptions"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this instrument does (mechanically)**\n\n- This Order names specific imported goods — parts for a wind-turbine powered generator (hubs and chassis beams) classified under tariff heading 8503.00.00 — and declares that those goods are to be treated under the tariff treatment identified as item 50 in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995. (The Order is made under section 269P of the Customs Act 1901 and may be revoked under sections 269SC or 269SD.)\n- It takes effect from 8 September 2005 and remains in force until revoked or until any later date specified in the Table.\n\n**Who this affects**\n\n- Importers and overseas suppliers of the specified wind-turbine parts (hubs and chassis beams) are directly affected because the Order changes the tariff treatment that applies to those imports.\n- Customs officials and brokers who classify goods and apply duties must recognise the Order when assessing duty.\n- Domestic firms that make or assemble wind-turbine components, and purchasers of wind turbines (including project developers), are indirectly affected through changes to relative prices and sourcing incentives.\n- The Commonwealth’s revenue position is affected because applying an item from Schedule 4 changes the tariff treatment (Schedule 4 contains concessionary tariff items).\n\n**Why it matters**\n\n- Mechanically, the Order attaches a specific concessional tariff item (item 50 in Part III of Schedule 4) to the listed goods. That means the goods will receive whatever tariff treatment item 50 provides under the Customs Tariff Act 1995 (for example, a reduced or nil rate of duty where item 50 so specifies).\n\n**Official rationale (as stated by the instrument or its maker)**\n\n- The Order itself does not contain a policy justification beyond its operation; such orders are commonly used to grant concessionary tariff treatment for particular imported inputs. The claimed effect, where presented by proponents, is typically to lower the import cost of the specified parts.\n\n**Testing that claim against costs, incentives and trade‑offs**\n\n- Who pays and who benefits: Importers of the specified parts benefit from the concessional tariff treatment (lower import duty where item 50 reduces or removes duty). The Commonwealth may collect less tariff revenue on those items. Downstream buyers (turbine assemblers, developers) may see lower component costs if savings are passed on.\n- Behavioural incentives: The concession makes importing the listed parts relatively cheaper versus buying domestically produced equivalents, which can shift sourcing offshore or accelerate imports of finished or semi-finished components. It may also lower the cost of assembling turbines in Australia if import duties on key inputs fall.\n- Concentrated benefits vs diffuse costs: The primary and concentrated beneficiaries will be importers/suppliers of the listed parts and any firms that incorporate them. The broader fiscal cost (lost tariff revenue) is dispersed across taxpayers.\n- Implementation and compliance: Customs must apply the Order when classifying goods. Importers need to ensure proper classification and supporting documentation to claim the concession. The Order references existing statutory processes for revocation (sections 269SC and 269SD of the Customs Act 1901), so administrative discretion exists to remove the concession later.\n- Opportunities and risks: The intervention lowers the price of specified inputs (potentially encouraging renewable projects or assembly). It also risks substituting imports for local manufacture where local producers compete with the listed parts. There is a potential for targeted applications to attract lobbying or rent-seeking from firms seeking tariff relief for narrow product ranges; the mechanism here (a tariff concession order naming particular parts) concentrates benefits on specific importers.\n\n**Operational limits and detail**\n\n- The Order applies only to the goods described in Column 1 (hubs and chassis beams) and only if they fall under tariff heading 8503.00.00 and are covered by item 50 of Part III of Schedule 4. It does not automatically apply to other wind‑turbine parts or to parts classified under a different tariff heading.\n- The Order remains in force until revoked under the statutory revocation procedures (sections 269SC or 269SD) or until a specified expiry date if one is later added to the Table.\n\n(References in the instrument: authority under section 269P of the Customs Act 1901; revocation under sections 269SC and 269SD; tariff treatment applied is an item in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995.)"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard, narrow tariff concession order of the type routinely made under the Customs Act. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of providing duty relief for specific wind turbine components. The scope remains tightly focused on the goods described in the single table entry."},"complexity_factors":["Single, narrow scope: only covers two specific types of wind turbine parts (hubs and chassis beams)","Minimal conditional logic: straightforward 'EITHER of the following' structure with only two items listed (a) and (c) — note item (b) is skipped","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the standard empowering provision (Customs Act 1901) and tariff schedule reference","Short length: 1 page, single table entry","Only 3 defined/named elements: the tariff classification (8503.00.00), the specific goods (hubs, chassis beams), and the Schedule 4 item number (50)","Simple effective date mechanism: single fixed date (08.09.05) with standard revocation provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This Tariff Concession Order lets specified wind-turbine parts (hubs and chassis beams classified under 8503.00.00) be imported into Australia at a concessional or zero customs duty rate. It took effect 8 September 2005.\n\nThe concession reduces import costs for wind-farm developers and maintenance contractors, affecting importers and customs processors, and supports Australia’s renewable energy infrastructure."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0512081","history":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0512081/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0512081/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0512081/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0512081/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0512081/documents"}}