{"id":"C1908L00066","name":"Census and Statistics Regulations (Provisional)","slug":"c1908l00066","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"66 of 1908","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":320080,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1908L00066-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Census and Statistics Regulations (Provisional)","content":"STATUTORY RULES\n\n1908\\. No. 66.\n\nPROVISIONAL REGULATION UNDER THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS ACT 1905.\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby certify that, on account of urgency, the following Regulation under the Census and Statistics Act 1905, should come into immediate operation, and make the Regulation to come into operation forthwith as a “Provisional Regulation.”\n\nDated this 29th day of May, One thousand nine hundred and eight.\n\nNORTHCOTE,\n\nGovernor-General.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nJ. H. KEATING,\n\nMinister of State for Home Affairs.\n\nAdditional Matters in Respect of which Statistics are to be Collected.\n\nIn addition to the matters specified in paragraphs (a) to (k) in section 16 of the Census and Statistics Act 1905, the Statistician shall, subject to that section, collect annually, statistics in relation to the following matters:—\n\n1\\. Local Government.\n\n2\\. Water Supply.\n\n3\\. Taxation of Land and Income.\n\n4. Organizations of Employers and of Employés.\n\n5\\. Naval and Military and Police.\n\n6\\. Public Health and Quarantine.\n\n7\\. Education.\n\n8\\. Fishing Industry.\n\n9\\. Sericultural and Pomological Industries.\n\nBy Authority: J. Kemp, Government Printer, Melbourne.\n\nC.6727.—Price 3d.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":3109},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Expands the mandatory statistical collection topics beyond the original eleven categories listed in section 16 of the Census and Statistics Act 1905 to include nine additional areas covering local government, water supply, taxation, industrial organisations, defence forces, and primary industries."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision containing a simple enumerated list of nine items","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Minimal cross-referencing (only to section 16 of the parent Act)"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation broadens the Commonwealth Statistician’s annual data collection to nine additional areas (e.g. local government, water supply, taxes, defence/police, public health, education, fishing, silk and fruit), expanding what national statistics can cover. It affects government agencies, local councils, businesses and households required to supply data. It matters because it legally enables more detailed social and economic information for policy-making, and took immediate effect under urgent certification."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/c1908l00066","history":"/api/acts/c1908l00066/history","analysis":"/api/acts/c1908l00066/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/c1908l00066/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/c1908l00066/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/c1908l00066/documents"}}