{"id":"C1965L00098","name":"Customs (Literature Censorship) Regulations (Amendment)","slug":"c1965l00098","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"98 of 1965","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":380706,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1965L00098-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-09","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs (Literature Censorship) Regulations (Amendment)","content":"STATUTORY RULES.\n\n1965 No. 98\n\nREGULATION UNDER THE CUSTOMS ACT 1901-1965.\\*\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 Regulation under the Customs Act 1901-1965.\n\nDated this twenty-third day of July, 1965.\n\nHENRY ABEL SMITH\n\nAdministrator.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nKen Anderson\n\nMinister of State for Customs and Excise.\n\nAmendments of the Customs (Literature Censorship) Regulations †\n\nMembers of the Board.\n\nRegulation 4 of the Customs (Literature Censorship) Regulations is amended—\n\n(a) by omitting the word “four” and inserting in its stead the word “six”; and\n\n(b) by omitting the word “two” and inserting in its stead the word “four”.\n\n\\* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1965.\n\n† Statutory Rules 1937, No. 72, as amended by Statutory Rules 1949, No. 75; 1956, No. 92; 1960, No. 50; 1902, No. 83; and 1963, No. 27.\n\nBy Authority: A. J. Arthur, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra\n\n8399/65—Price 6d. (5c) 9/14.7.1965","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1894},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The amendment remains strictly limited to adjusting the numerical composition of the Literature Censorship Board as indicated by the title and Regulation 4 reference, without expanding the Board's powers or functions."},"complexity_factors":["Only two word substitutions ('four' to 'six', 'two' to 'four') in a single regulation","No defined terms or interpretive provisions","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references within the operative text","Total operative content is less than 50 words"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does**\n\nThis regulation changes the size of the Literature Censorship Board—the government body that reviewed imported books and magazines to decide what Australians were allowed to read.\n\nSpecifically, it makes two simple number changes to Regulation 4:\n* Increases the **total membership** of the Board from **4 to 6** people\n* Increases another figure (likely the minimum number required to hold a valid meeting) from **2 to 4** people\n\n**Why it matters**\n\nDuring this era, Australia maintained strict control over imported publications. This change is purely administrative—it expands the Board's capacity to handle its workload by adding two extra positions and tightening quorum rules. It does not alter what material can be banned, nor does it change the criteria for censorship decisions; it simply adjusts the staffing levels of the review panel."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/c1965l00098","history":"/api/acts/c1965l00098/history","analysis":"/api/acts/c1965l00098/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/c1965l00098/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/c1965l00098/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/c1965l00098/documents"}}