{"id":"F2005L03760","name":"Tariff Concession Order 0512089","slug":"tariff-concession-order-0512089","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":39475,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L03760-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Tariff Concession Order 0512089","content":"| TARIFF CONCESSION ORDERUnder Section 269P of the Customs Act 1901, I, Wendy Knowles, 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 12.09.05 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| 8535.29.00 | CIRCUIT BREAKERS, OUTDOOROp. 12.09.05 - TC 0512089 | 50  |\n| ---------- | -------------------------------------------------- | --- |\n\nThis is page 1 of 1 Page of the above Table.\n\n..Wendy Knowles........................\n\nDated 25 November 2005 Delegate of the Chief Executive Officer","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard, narrow tariff concession order covering a single product category (outdoor circuit breakers). It matches its original purpose exactly — to grant duty relief for specific imported goods. No scope creep is evident."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (1 page)","Only 1 defined term implicit (the customs classification 8535.29.00)","No nested conditional logic or cross-references beyond basic statutory citations","Simple tabular format with only 2 columns and 1 row of substantive content","Straightforward administrative instrument with single operative clause"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is a **Tariff Concession Order** — a type of official decision that reduces or eliminates import duties (taxes) on specific goods coming into Australia.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Declares that **outdoor circuit breakers** (electrical safety devices used to protect power systems) are eligible for a reduced or zero tariff rate under item 50 of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995.\n- The goods are classified under customs code **8535.29.00**.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Importers and businesses** bringing outdoor circuit breakers into Australia — they pay less customs duty.\n- **Domestic manufacturers** of similar goods, who may face increased competition from cheaper imports.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Tariff concessions are designed to help Australian businesses access cheaper inputs or equipment that aren't made locally, or to reduce costs for essential infrastructure. In this case, it likely supports the electricity and construction sectors by making safety equipment more affordable.\n\n**Key details:**\n- **Effective from:** 12 September 2005\n- **Issued by:** Wendy Knowles, acting on behalf of the CEO of the Australian Border Force (or its predecessor agency)\n- **Duration:** Continues indefinitely until revoked or replaced"},"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 instrument is narrowly focused and operates entirely within the established Tariff Concession Order scheme: it applies an existing Schedule 4 concession item to a single tariff-classified good. It does not broaden the scheme’s purpose or add new policy functions beyond granting that specific concession."},"complexity_factors":["Single, short instrument: one table row only (one goods description and one tariff classification).","No internal definitions provided in the instrument itself.","Three external cross-references (s269P, ss269SC/269SD of the Customs Act 1901, and Part III Item 50 of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995).","Minimal conditional logic — effective from a date and continuing until revocation.","Relies on technical tariff classification (HS-derived code 8535.29.00), which requires external technical knowledge to apply correctly."],"plain_english_summary":"**What this instrument does (mechanically)\n\n- Declares that a specific imported product — \"CIRCUIT BREAKERS, OUTDOOR\" classified under tariff code 8535.29.00 — is a good to which Item 50 in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995 applies. (That Item in Schedule 4 is the legal mechanism by which a tariff concession or concessional rate is applied to imported goods.)\n- The declaration takes effect from 12 September 2005 and continues until it is revoked under the revocation powers in the Customs Act 1901. The declaration was signed by a delegate of the Chief Executive Officer (Wendy Knowles) on 25 November 2005.\n\nWho this affects and who decides\n\n- Importers and customs brokers who bring outdoor circuit breakers into Australia under tariff classification 8535.29.00. They are the immediate beneficiaries because they can claim the Schedule 4 concession when those goods are entered.\n- Downstream businesses that buy these imported circuit breakers (manufacturers, installers, distributors) may be affected by lower input costs.\n- Domestic manufacturers of outdoor circuit breakers face altered competitive conditions if the concession reduces the effective import price.\n- The concession is made by a delegate of the CEO of the customs authority under s269P of the Customs Act 1901; revocation is governed by ss269SC and 269SD of the Act.\n\nWhy it matters (stated purpose, then practical implications)\n\n- The instrument’s stated effect is to make the listed goods subject to the relevant concessional tariff item in the Customs Tariff Act 1995. The practical effect of that is to reduce (and in some cases remove) the customs duty payable on those imported goods when the Schedule 4 item applies. That is the claim made by the instrument.\n\n- Testing that claim against costs, incentives and trade-offs:\n  - Who pays: the Australian Government foregoes some tariff revenue for as long as the concession remains in effect; importers pay less customs duty and so have a lower landed cost for those circuit breakers.\n  - Incentives: lower import duty encourages importation of the specified outdoor circuit breakers (or importation of those specific tariff-classified variants), which can increase competition for local producers and alter sourcing decisions by firms.\n  - Opportunity costs: revenue foregone could otherwise be raised or spent elsewhere; any protection previously provided to local producers (by tariff) is reduced while the concession applies.\n  - Compliance and implementation risk: importers must correctly classify goods as 8535.29.00 and satisfy customs entry procedures to claim the concession; misclassification or incorrect claims create audit and penalty risk.\n  - Bureaucratic discretion and transparency: a delegated officer made the order under statutory powers (s269P). The instrument relies on cross-references to Schedule 4 of the Customs Tariff Act 1995 and revocation provisions in the Customs Act; that creates some external dependency on how those Acts are interpreted and applied.\n  - Effects on private choice and markets: the concession lowers the effective price of the imported item and therefore can shift purchasing and sourcing decisions toward imports and away from domestic manufacture where substitutes exist.\n\nPractical compliance notes\n\n- To use the concession an importer must declare the goods under tariff classification 8535.29.00 and meet normal customs entry and documentation requirements.\n- The concession remains in force until revoked under the statutory revocation provisions of the Customs Act 1901 (ss269SC or 269SD) or until any later date stated in the instrument.\n\nKey statutory references cited by the instrument: s269P (authority to make the order) of the Customs Act 1901; ss269SC and 269SD (revocation); Part III, Schedule 4, Item 50 of the Customs Tariff Act 1995 (the concession item applied)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0512089","history":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0512089/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0512089/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0512089/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0512089/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-0512089/documents"}}