{"id":"C2004A02728","name":"Bounty (Steel Products) Act 1983","slug":"bounty-steel-products-act-1983","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"11 of 1983","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":34271,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004A02728-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"TABLE OF PROVISIONS","sectionType":"part","heading":"TABLE OF PROVISIONS","content":"# TABLE OF PROVISIONS\n\nSection\n\n1. Short title\n\n2. Commencement\n\n3. Interpretation\n\n4. Prescribed steps\n\n5. Uniformity\n\n6. Specification of bounty\n\n7. Amount of bounty\n\n8. Limit of available bounty\n\n9. Advances on account of bounty\n\n10. Approval of payment of bounty\n\n11. Registration of premises\n\n12. Accounts\n\n13. Securities\n\n14. Appointment of authorized officers\n\n15. Stock-taking and inspection of production and accounts, &c.\n\n16. Power to require persons to answer questions and produce documents\n\n17. Power to examine on oath, &c.\n\n18. Offences\n\n19. Return for Parliament\n\n20. Delegation\n\n21. Applications for review\n\n22. Statement to accompany notification of decisions\n\n23. Appropriation\n\n24. Transitional\n\n25. Regulations  \n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nBounty (Steel Products) Act 1983\n\nNo. 11 of 1983\n\nAn Act to provide for the payment of bounty on the production of certain steel products\n\n\\[Assented to 8 June 1983\\]\n\nBE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:\n\nShort title\n\n1. This Act may be cited as the Bounty (Steel Products) Act 1983.\n\nCommencement\n\n2. This Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on 1 January 1983.\n\nInterpretation\n\n3. (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—\n\n“authorized officer” means an officer who is an authorized officer for the purposes of this Act by virtue of an appointment under section 14;\n\n“bountiable product” means—\n\n(a) a bountiable stainless steel bar;\n\n(b) a bountiable stainless steel plate;","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1824},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":6,"rejection_reason":"","scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original 1983 Act as enacted. The provided text shows the legislation establishing the bounty scheme for steel products consistent with its stated purpose. No amendments or scope expansion are evident in the fragment provided."},"complexity_factors":["25 sections with interlocking administrative machinery (registration, approval, advances, accounts)","Nested defined terms in section 3 ('bountiable product' splits into bars and plates)","Coercive enforcement powers including examination on oath (s17) and compulsory document production (s16)","Financial complexity with statutory limits on available funds (s8), advance payments (s9), and appropriation requirements (s23)","Multi-layered compliance: registration (s11) → approval (s10) → ongoing inspection (s15) → parliamentary reporting (s19)","Uniformity provision (s5) requiring coordination with state laws"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act creates a government bounty scheme to subsidise Australian manufacturers of specified stainless steel products, authorising payments from the Commonwealth and capping total bounties. Producers must register premises, keep production records, provide securities if required, and accept inspections and compulsory document/questioning. It affects eligible steel manufacturers and authorised officers, includes offences for non‑compliance, and allows delegated decisions with avenues for review—a direct subsidy aimed at protecting domestic industry."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/bounty-steel-products-act-1983","history":"/api/acts/bounty-steel-products-act-1983/history","analysis":"/api/acts/bounty-steel-products-act-1983/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/bounty-steel-products-act-1983/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/bounty-steel-products-act-1983/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/bounty-steel-products-act-1983/documents"}}