{"id":"F2012L00645","name":"Tariff Concession Order 1134629","slug":"tariff-concession-order-1134629","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":88893,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L00645-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Tariff Concession Order 1134629","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 14.10.11 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| 8608.00.00 | MECHANICAL LIFTERS, RAILWAY BOOM GATE, incorporating a gearmotor AND electric brakeOp. 14.10.11 - TC 1134629 | 50  |\n| ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --- |\n\n| This is page 1 of 1 Page of the above Table...................Wendy Knowles.........Dated 09 January 2012 Delegate of the Chief Executive Officer |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard, narrow tariff concession order covering a single category of goods. It reflects the original and ongoing purpose of such orders: to grant duty relief on specific imported items. No scope creep is evident."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific goods description with clear classification","No defined terms section — relies on external references to the Customs Act 1901 and Customs Tariff Act 1995","No conditional logic or nested exceptions","Straightforward two-column table format","Minimal cross-referencing (only to standard legislative sections 269P, 269SC, 269SD, and Schedule 4 Item 50)","Extremely short — effectively one page with one entry"],"plain_english_summary":"This Tariff Concession Order removes or reduces customs duty on specific mechanical railway equipment — mechanical lifters and railway boom gates fitted with a gearmotor and electric brake (classified under 8608.00.00) — allowing importers to bring them into Australia at lower or zero duty. \n\nIt affects importers and competing Australian manufacturers by lowering costs and increasing import competition. The order took effect 14 October 2011 and was issued by Wendy Knowles on 9 January 2012."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument records that Item 50 of Part III, Schedule 4 applies to the listed goods and sets an effective date; it does not state or indicate any expansion or narrowing of the statutory scheme beyond applying that item to these goods. Any change in practical scope therefore depends on the content of Item 50 in the Customs Tariff Act 1995 (not reproduced here) and on future revocation under ss.269SC/269SD."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow subject-matter: single line description (mechanical lifters, railway boom gate) tied to one tariff heading (8608.00.00).","Outcome depends on cross-referencing an external provision (Item 50, Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995) not reproduced in the instrument.","Requires correct tariff classification (8608.00.00) in practice, which can raise technical classification and compliance issues.","Revocation and duration depend on other statutory mechanisms (ss.269SC and 269SD of the Customs Act 1901), so legal effect is contingent on separate provisions.","Administrative discretion and delegation: instrument is made by a delegate of the Chief Executive Officer under s.269P, so internal administrative processes matter for implementation.","Temporal wrinkle: instrument is dated 09 Jan 2012 but states effect from 14 Oct 2011, which can create retrospective compliance or recordkeeping considerations for importers."],"plain_english_summary":"This Order (made under s.269P of the Customs Act 1901) declares that “mechanical lifters, railway boom gate” (tariff heading 8608.00.00) are goods to which Item 50 in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Customs Tariff Act 1995 applies, effective 14 October 2011 and continuing until revoked under ss.269SC or 269SD. Mechanically, it changes the tariff treatment that governs import processing for those goods and so directly affects importers and customs compliance; the decision was taken by a delegate of the CEO (instrument dated 09 January 2012)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-1134629","history":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-1134629/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-1134629/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-1134629/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-1134629/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tariff-concession-order-1134629/documents"}}