{"id":"C1950L00085","name":"National Security (Rationing) Regulations","slug":"c1950l00085","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"85 of 1950","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":320589,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1950L00085-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"National Security (Rationing) 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\nNATIONAL SECURITY (RATIONING) REGULATIONS.\n\n \n\nStatutory Rules 1950, No. 85.(l)\n\n \n\nRepeal.\n\nThe National Security (Rationing) Regulations are repealed.\n\n \n\n \n\n(l) Made under the Defence (Transitional Provisions) Act 1946-1949 on 16th November, 1950 ; notified in the Gazette on 23rd November, 1950.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1147},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly as its title and historical context suggest—it repeals the wartime rationing regulations without expanding into new policy areas or adding unexpected substantive content."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision consisting of one sentence","No defined terms or interpretation section","No cross-references to other legislation","No conditions, exceptions, or procedural requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"This legislation formally ends Australia's World War II rationing system. It simply **repeals** (cancels) the *National Security (Rationing) Regulations*—the emergency laws that had allowed the government to control the supply and distribution of food, fuel, clothing and other essentials during and immediately after the war.\n\n**What it means:** By passing this instrument in 1950, the government handed control of shopping back to the free market. No new rules are created; this is purely a 'cleanup' law that deletes wartime emergency powers that were no longer needed.\n\n**Who it affects:** Primarily merchants, wholesalers and consumers who were still operating under rationing restrictions—effectively freeing them to buy and sell goods without coupons or government permits."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/c1950l00085","history":"/api/acts/c1950l00085/history","analysis":"/api/acts/c1950l00085/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/c1950l00085/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/c1950l00085/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/c1950l00085/documents"}}