{"id":"C1943L00297","name":"Customs (Overseas Exchange) Regulations","slug":"c1943l00297","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"297 of 1943","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":320455,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1943L00297-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs (Overseas Exchange) Regulations","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nSTATUTORY RULES.\n\n1943. No. 297.\n\n \n\nREGULATIONS UNDER THE CUSTOMS ACT 1901-1936.*\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 Customs Act 1901-1936.\n\nDated this tenth day of December, 1943.\n\n(SGD.) GOWRIE.\n\nGovernor-General.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\n![Signature for Minister of State for trade and Customs](image.001.jpeg)\n\nFor Minister of State for Trade and Customs.\n\n \n\nRepeal of Customs (Overseas Exchange) Regulations.\n\nCommencement.\n\n1. These Regulations shall come into operation on the sixteenth day of December, 1943.\n\nRepeal.\n\n2. The Customs (Overseas Exchange) Regulations are repealed.\n\n* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on     , 1943.\n\n \n\nBy Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.\n\n6273.—Price 3d.        25/8.12.1943.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1470},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains its narrow, explicit purpose of repealing the previous regulations. It does not expand into new substantive areas or create new regulatory frameworks."},"complexity_factors":["Only two operative provisions (commencement and repeal)","No defined terms or interpretation sections","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references","Simple, direct repeal mechanism without replacement text"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations are extremely brief and serve a single purpose: **they abolish (repeal) the previous Customs (Overseas Exchange) Regulations**.\n\n**What this means:**\n- **Effective date:** The repeal took effect on 16 December 1943.\n- **Effect:** Any rules or requirements about overseas exchange that were previously enforced by Customs under the old regulations ceased to apply.\n- **Why:** This appears to be a cleanup measure, removing regulations that were no longer needed (likely related to wartime currency controls or exchange restrictions that had expired).\n\nThere are no new rules or replacement provisions—this is purely a removal of existing regulations."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/c1943l00297","history":"/api/acts/c1943l00297/history","analysis":"/api/acts/c1943l00297/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/c1943l00297/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/c1943l00297/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/c1943l00297/documents"}}