{"id":"C1947L00159","name":"National Security (Control of Animal Diseases) Regulations","slug":"c1947l00159","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"159 of 1947","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":320533,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1947L00159-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"National Security (Control of Animal Diseases) Regulations","content":"STATUTORY RULES.\n\n1947\\. No .\n\nREGULATION UNDER THE DEFENCE (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS) ACT 1946.\\*\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 Regulation under the Defence (Transitional Provisions) Act 1946.\n\nDated this twelfth day of November, 1947.\n\nW. J. McKell\n\nGovernor-General.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\n![Minister's Signature](image.001.jpeg)\n\nfor and on behalf of the Minister of State for Post-war Reconstruction.\n\n———\n\nRepeal of the National Security (Control of Animal Diseases) Regulations. †\n\nThe National Security (Control of Animal Diseases) Regulations are repealed.\n\n\\* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1947.\n\nBeing the Regulations having that title as in force under the Defence (Transitional Provisions) Act 1946. The Regulation under the National Security Act 1939-1946 having the corresponding title are Statutory Rules 1942, No. 262.\n\nBy Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.\n\n4181.—Price 3d, 10/4.7.1947.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2417},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This regulation maintains its narrow original purpose of repealing the 1942 animal disease control regulations. It does not expand beyond this single function of abolishing the previous emergency powers."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision consisting solely of a repeal clause","No defined terms, interpretation section, or glossary","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural steps","Only cross-reference is the citation of the repealed 1942 regulations"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation **abolishes** (repeals) the previous emergency rules that gave the government special wartime powers to control animal diseases.\n\nDuring World War II, the Commonwealth created regulations under the *National Security Act 1939* to manage livestock diseases as part of the defence effort. This instrument formally **ends** those 1942 regulations, stripping the government of those specific emergency powers to control animal diseases.\n\n**What this means:**\n- The previous rules for animal disease control are completely deleted from the law\n- The government can no longer rely on these particular wartime powers to manage livestock health"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/c1947l00159","history":"/api/acts/c1947l00159/history","analysis":"/api/acts/c1947l00159/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/c1947l00159/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/c1947l00159/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/c1947l00159/documents"}}