{"id":"C1961L00054","name":"Apple and Pear Organization (Banking) Regulations","slug":"c1961l00054","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"54 of 1961","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":380640,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1961L00054-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-09","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Apple and Pear Organization (Banking) Regulations","content":"STATUTORY RULES.\n\n1961\\. No. 54\n\nREGULATIONS UNDER THE APPLE AND PEAR ORGANIZATION ACT 1938-1960.\\*\n\nI, THE ADMINISTRATOR of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Apple and Pear Organization Act 1938-1960.\n\nDated this 14th day of April, 1961.\n\nDALLAS BROOKS\n\nAdministrator.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\n(sgd.) C. F. ADERMANN\n\nMinister of State for Primary Industry.\n\nAPPLE AND PEAR ORGANIZATION (BANKING) REGULATIONS.\n\nCitation.\n\n1. These Regulations may be cited as the Apple and Pear Organization (Banking) Regulations.\n\nRepeal.\n\n2. The Apple and Pear Organization (Banking) Regulations (being Statutory Rules 1949, No. 67) are repealed.\n\nSigning of cheques.\n\n3.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, a cheque drawn on an account referred to in sub-section (1.) of section 20 of the Apple and Pear Organization Act 1938-1960 shall be signed—\n\n(a) by a member of the Australian Apple and Pear Board; and\n\n(b) either by one other member of the Board or by the Secretary to the Board.\n\n(2.) Where an account referred to in sub-section (1.) of section 20 of the Apple and Pear Organization Act 1938-1960 is opened and maintained in London, a cheque drawn on that account shall be signed—\n\n(a) by the Overseas Representative in London of the Australian Apple and Pear Board; or\n\n(b) by the Agricultural Representative in London of the Department of Primary Industry.\n\n\\* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 20th April, 1961\n\nBy Authority A. J. ARTHUR, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.\n\n2699/61.—PRICE 3D. 10/29.3.1961.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2050},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations maintain the same narrow scope as the 1949 regulations they repeal, dealing solely with banking signatory requirements for the Apple and Pear Board without expansion into new operational areas."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (Regulation 3) containing only two subsections","Binary condition distinguishing London accounts from domestic accounts","Dual-signature requirement for domestic accounts versus single-signature for London accounts","Minimal cross-referencing (only to section 20 of the parent Act)","No definitions section or interpretive provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set the rules for who can sign cheques on behalf of the **Australian Apple and Pear Board** (a government body that once managed the marketing and export of apples and pears).\n\n**The signing rules:**\n\n*   **For regular bank accounts:** Two people must sign every cheque—\n    *   One member of the Board; **and**\n    *   Either another Board member **or** the Board's Secretary.\n    \n    This \"dual authorisation\" rule ensures no single person can withdraw funds.\n\n*   **For London bank accounts:** Only **one** signature is required—either:\n    *   The Board's Overseas Representative in London; **or**\n    *   The Agricultural Representative in London from the Department of Primary Industry.\n\n**Why it exists:** These rules replace the 1949 version to ensure proper financial oversight and prevent fraud, with different arrangements for domestic operations versus international banking in London."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/c1961l00054","history":"/api/acts/c1961l00054/history","analysis":"/api/acts/c1961l00054/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/c1961l00054/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/c1961l00054/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/c1961l00054/documents"}}