{"id":"C1956L00079","name":"Apple and Pear Export Charges Regulations","slug":"c1956l00079","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"79 of 1956","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":320708,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1956L00079-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Apple and Pear Export Charges Regulations","content":"STATUTORY RULES.\n\n1956\\. No. 79.\n\nREGULATIONS UNDER THE APPLE AND PEAR EXPORT CHARGES ACT 1938-1947.\\*\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 Apple and Pear Export Charges Act 1938-1947.\n\nDated this twentieth day of November, 1956.\n\nW. J. Slim\n\nGovernor-General.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\n![Signature of William McMahon](image.001.jpeg)\n\nMinister of State for Primary Industry.\n\nApple and Pear Export Charges Regulations.\n\nCitation.\n\n1\\. These Regulations may be cited as the Apple and Pear Export Charges Regulations.\n\nCommencement.\n\n2\\. These Regulations shall come into operation on the first day of January, 1957.\n\nRepeal.\n\n3\\. The Apple and Pear Export Charges Regulations (comprising Statutory Rules 1940, Nos. 5 and 57; Statutory Rules 1949, No. 52; Statutory Rules 1952, Nos. 44, 82 and 103; and Statutory Rules 1954, No. 121) are repealed.\n\nOfficer to whom moneys to be paid.\n\n4\\. For the purposes of sub-section (3.) of section 4 of the Apple and Pear Export Charges Act 1938-1947, the officer holding, occupying or performing the duties of any of the following offices is a prescribed officer:—\n\nCollector of Public Moneys, Department of Primary Industry, Sydney;\n\nCollector of Public Moneys, Department of Primary Industry, Melbourne;\n\nCollector of Public Moneys, Department of Primary Industry, Brisbane;\n\nCollector of Customs, Adelaide;\n\nCollector of Customs, Perth;\n\nCollector of Customs, Hobart.\n\n\\* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1956.\n\nBy Authority: A. J. Arthur, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.\n\n5945/56.—Price 3d. 9/17.10.1956.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1243},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains strictly administrative and limited to its original purpose of prescribing collecting officers for apple and pear export charges. No expansion of scope beyond the machinery provisions necessary to operationalise the parent Act."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 regulations total with minimal text","No interpretation section or defined terms","Single operative provision (regulation 4) consisting of a simple list of 6 designated offices","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond the basic reference to the parent Act","Straightforward repeal clause listing superseded instruments"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** These regulations designate which government officials are authorised to receive money (export charges) from apple and pear exporters, and they replace several older versions of the same rules.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Apple and pear exporters** who must pay charges when sending produce overseas\n- **Government officers** in specific cities who collect these payments\n\n**The key details:**\nIf you export apples or pears and need to pay the required charges under the Apple and Pear Export Charges Act, you can pay them to specific officers in six cities:\n- **Sydney, Melbourne, or Brisbane:** The Collector of Public Moneys at the Department of Primary Industry\n- **Adelaide, Perth, or Hobart:** The Collector of Customs\n\n**Housekeeping:** These regulations also repeal all previous versions from 1940, 1949, 1952, and 1954, consolidating the rules into this single 1956 instrument."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/c1956l00079","history":"/api/acts/c1956l00079/history","analysis":"/api/acts/c1956l00079/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/c1956l00079/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/c1956l00079/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/c1956l00079/documents"}}