{"id":"C1970L00049","name":"Dairy Produce Export Control (Banking) Regulations (Amendment)","slug":"c1970l00049","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"49 of 1970","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":380792,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1970L00049-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-09","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Dairy Produce Export Control (Banking) Regulations (Amendment)","content":"STATUTORY RULES\n\n1970 No.\n\nREGULATIONS UNDER THE DAIRY PRODUCE EXPORT CONTROL ACT 1924-1966.\\*\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 Regulation under the Dairy Produce Export Control Act 1924-1966.\n\nDated this third day of April, 1970.\n\nPaul Hasluck\n\nGovernor-General.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\n(SGD.) J. D. ANTHONY\n\nMinister of State for Primary Industry.\n\nAmendment of the Dairy Produce Export Control (Banking) Regulations†\n\nSigning of cheques.\n\nRegulation 4 of the Dairy Produce Export Control (Banking) Regulations is amended by omitting paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) and inserting in their stead the following paragraphs:—\n\n“(a) in the case of such an account with a bank in London, by the following:—\n\n(i) a representative of the Board in London; and\n\n(ii) the Accountant of the Board in London;\n\n(b) in the case of such an account with a bank in Japan, by the following:—\n\n(i) a representative of the Board in Japan; and\n\n(ii) the Assistant Manager (Administration) of the Board in Japan; and\n\n(c) in the case of such an account with any other bank, by any two of the following:—\n\n(i) the Chairman of the Board;\n\n(ii) a member of the Board;\n\n(iii) the General Manager of the Board;\n\n(iv) the General Secretary of the Board;\n\n(v) the Assistant Secretary of the Board;\n\n(vi) the Finance Officer of the Board; and\n\n(vii) the Accountant of the Board in Australia.”.\n\n\\* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 1970.\n\n† Statutory Rules 1960, No. 82, as amended by Statutory Rules 1966, No.181.\n\nPrinted by Authority by the Government Printer of the Commonwealth of Australia\n\n10848/70—Price 5c 10/29.1.1970","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2175},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The amendment maintains a narrow focus on banking procedures, specifically cheque signing authority, without expanding the scope of the Regulations beyond financial administration."},"complexity_factors":["Single amendment substituting three paragraphs in one regulation","No defined terms or interpretation section","No cross-references to other Acts beyond the enabling Act citation","Simple, exhaustive lists of authorised signatories without conditional exceptions"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation updates the rules about who can sign cheques for the Dairy Produce Export Control Board's bank accounts.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **London accounts**: Requires signatures from two specific people—a Board representative in London and the Board's Accountant in London.\n- **Japan accounts**: Requires signatures from two specific people—a Board representative in Japan and the Assistant Manager (Administration) of the Board in Japan.\n- **Other accounts**: Allows any two people from a list of seven senior Board officials (including the Chairman, General Manager, General Secretary, Finance Officer, and Accountant in Australia) to sign.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis ensures proper financial controls by requiring dual signatures on the Board's bank accounts, with specific arrangements for international operations in London and Japan."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/c1970l00049","history":"/api/acts/c1970l00049/history","analysis":"/api/acts/c1970l00049/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/c1970l00049/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/c1970l00049/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/c1970l00049/documents"}}