{"id":"C1972L00040","name":"Wool Industry Regulations","slug":"c1972l00040","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"40 of 1972","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":380820,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1972L00040-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-09","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Wool Industry Regulations","content":"STATUTORY RULES\n\n1972 No.\n\nREGULATIONS UNDER THE WOOL INDUSTRY ACT 1962-1971.\\*\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 Wool Industry Act 1962-1971.\n\nDated this twenty-third day of March, 1972.\n\nPaul Hasluck\n\nGovernor-General.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\n(SGD.) IAN SINCLAIR\n\nMinister of State for Primary Industry.\n\nWOOL INDUSTRY REGULATIONS\n\nCitation.\n\n1. These Regulations may be cited as the Wool Industry Regulations.\n\nRepeal.\n\n2. The Wool Industry Regulations, being Statutory Rules 1971, No. 32, are repealed.\n\nSalary rate requiring Minister’s approval.\n\n3. For the purposes of paragraph (b) of sub-section (3.) of section 27 of the Wool Industry Act 1962-1971, the rate of salary is Fourteen thousand three hundred and seventy-five dollars per annum.\n\n\\* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 1972.\n\nPrinted by Authority by the Government Printer of the Commonwealth of Australia\n\n12437/72—Price 5c 10/1.3.1972","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1769},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a straightforward remake of the 1971 regulations, maintaining identical scope and purpose while updating only the specific salary threshold dollar amount."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 short operative provisions","Zero defined terms or interpretation sections","Single straightforward cross-reference to parent Act (section 27(3)(b))","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"These are administrative rules that govern how Australia's wool industry bodies manage staff pay.\n\n**What they do:**\n* **Replace old rules** — They cancel the previous 1971 regulations (a routine update).\n* **Set a dollar threshold for ministerial oversight** — They fix the amount of **$14,375 per year** as the trigger point requiring Ministerial approval. If a wool industry body wants to pay someone more than this amount, the Minister for Primary Industry must give permission first.\n* **Reference the parent law** — They operate under section 27 of the *Wool Industry Act 1962-1971* (the main law that establishes these wool bodies).\n\n**Why it matters:** This creates a simple financial control—routine salaries under $14,375 can be set by the wool industry organisations themselves, but higher salaries need political sign-off to ensure public accountability."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/c1972l00040","history":"/api/acts/c1972l00040/history","analysis":"/api/acts/c1972l00040/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/c1972l00040/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/c1972l00040/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/c1972l00040/documents"}}