{"id":"C1932L00010","name":"Waterside Employment Regulations","slug":"c1932l00010","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"10 of 1932","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":380370,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1932L00010-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-09","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Waterside Employment Regulations","content":"STATUTORY RULES.\n\n1932\\. No. 10.\n\nREGULATIONS UNDER THE TRANSPORT WORKERS ACT 1928-1929.\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Transport Workers Act 1928-1929 to come into operation forthwith.\n\nDated the twenty-first day of January, 1932.\n\nISAAC A. ISAACS\n\nGovernor-General.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nH. S. GULLETT\n\nfor Minister of State for Transport.\n\nWaterside Employment Regulations.\n\nShort title.\n\n1. These Regulations may be cited as “the Waterside Employment Regulations.”\n\nWaterside employment not to be prohibited by or under State law.\n\n2. Notwithstanding any provision contained in any State law or in any regulation or proclamation made under or in pursuance of any State law, it shall, subject to the Transport Workers Act 1928-1929, be lawful to employ any person as a waterside worker.\n\nBy Authority: H. J. Green, Government Printer, Canberra.\n\n184.—Price 3d.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2017},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation directly implements the federal supremacy provisions consistent with the Transport Workers Act 1928-1929. It does not expand beyond the original purpose of regulating waterside employment through the federal licensing system."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short text (only 2 regulations total)","No defined terms or interpretation section","Single cross-reference to parent Act","Straightforward legal concept (federal supremacy) expressed simply"],"plain_english_summary":"**What it does:** These regulations ensure that **federal law overrides state law** when it comes to hiring waterside workers (dockworkers or stevedores).\n\n**Key points:**\n- **Federal supremacy:** Despite anything in state laws, regulations, or proclamations, it is legal to employ people as waterside workers—as long as they comply with the federal Transport Workers Act.\n- **Historical context:** Made during the Great Depression, these rules were part of the controversial \"Dog Collar Act\" system that required wharf laborers to hold federal licenses.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis regulation prevented state governments from blocking or prohibiting the employment of waterside workers, ensuring the Commonwealth could control who worked on the nation's wharves during a period of intense industrial conflict."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/c1932l00010","history":"/api/acts/c1932l00010/history","analysis":"/api/acts/c1932l00010/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/c1932l00010/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/c1932l00010/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/c1932l00010/documents"}}