{"id":"C1962L00111","name":"Canning-Fruit Charge Regulations","slug":"c1962l00111","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"111 of 1962","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":380667,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1962L00111-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-09","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Canning-Fruit Charge Regulations","content":"STATUTORY RULES.\n\n1962\\. No. 111.\n\nREGULATIONS UNDER THE CANNING-FRUIT CHARGE ACT 1959.\\*\n\nI, THE ADMINISTRATOR of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and after taking into consideration a recommendation with respect to the rate of the charge imposed by the Canning-Fruit Charge Act 1959 made to the Treasurer, by the Australian Canned Fruit Sales Promotion Committee constituted by the Canned Fruit (Sales Promotion) Act 1959, hereby make the following Regulations under the Canning-Fruit Charge Act 1959.\n\nDated this seventh day of December, 1962.\n\nDALLAS BROOKS\n\nAdministrator.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\n![Signed Harold Holt](image.001.jpeg)\n\nTreasurer.\n\nCANNING-FRUIT CHARGE REGULATIONS.\n\nCitation.\n\n1\\. These Regulations may be cited as the Canning-Fruit Charge Regulations.\n\nCommencement.\n\n2. These Regulations shall be deemed to have come into operation on the first day of December, 1962.\n\nRate of charge.\n\n3. For the purposes of section 7 of the Canning-Fruit Charge Act 1959, the rate of the charge is Seven shillings and sixpence per ton of fruit.\n\n\\* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 13th December, 1962.\n\nBy Authority: A. J. Arthur, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.\n\n10505/62.—Price 3d. 10/21.11.1962.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2358},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations perform the precise function intended by the enabling Canning-Fruit Charge Act 1959: setting a specific monetary rate for the industry charge. There is no expansion of scope beyond the original statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 sections total (Citation, Commencement, and Rate)","Single substantive provision setting a fixed monetary amount","No defined terms, interpretation section, or glossary","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond the parent Act"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** These regulations set the **rate of a charge** (a mandatory fee) that fruit canning businesses must pay to the government. The rate is fixed at **7 shillings and 6 pence for every ton of fruit** processed into canned goods.\n\n**Who it affects:** Companies operating fruit canneries in Australia (processing peaches, pears, apricots, etc.).\n\n**Why it matters:** The money collected funds marketing and sales promotion activities designed to boost Australian canned fruit sales at home and overseas. The rate was specifically recommended by the Australian Canned Fruit Sales Promotion Committee, an industry body established to coordinate these promotional efforts.\n\n**Note on timing:** Although signed on 7 December 1962, the regulations were backdated to take effect from 1 December 1962."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/c1962l00111","history":"/api/acts/c1962l00111/history","analysis":"/api/acts/c1962l00111/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/c1962l00111/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/c1962l00111/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/c1962l00111/documents"}}