{"id":"C1972L00098","name":"Customs (Cinematograph Films) Regulations (Amendment)","slug":"c1972l00098","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"98 of 1972","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":380821,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1972L00098-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-09","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs (Cinematograph Films) Regulations (Amendment)","content":"STATUTORY RULES\n\n1972 No.\n\nREGULATIONS UNDER THE CUSTOMS ACT 1901-1971.\\*\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 Customs Act 1901-1971.\n\nDated this twenty-third day of June, 1972.\n\nPaul Hasluck\n\nGovernor-General.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\n(Sgd.) R.V. Garland.\n\nMinister of State for Supply for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Customs and Excise.\n\nAmendments of the Customs (Cinematograph Films) Regulations†\n\nCommencement.\n\n1. These Regulations shall come into operation on the first day of July, 1972.\n\nThe Schedule.\n\n2. Form 1 in the Schedule to the Customs (Cinematograph Films) Regulations is amended—\n\n(a) by omitting the word and figure “Regulation 4.” and inserting in their stead the word and figures “Regulation 14.”; and\n\n(b) by omitting the words—\n\n“Total length of film in feet:”\n\nand inserting in their stead the words—\n\n“Total length of film:”.\n\n\\* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 1972.\n\n† Statutory Rules 1956, No. 94, as amended by Statutory Rules 1958, No. 68; 1961, No. 48; 1963, No. 79; 1957, No. 144; 1970. No. 69; and 1970, No. 190.\n\nPrinted by Authority by the Government Printer of the Commonwealth of Australia\n\n15432/72—Price 5c 10/31.5.1972","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1305},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The amendment remains strictly limited to its technical purpose of correcting a regulation citation and modernising a measurement field on a customs form. No expansion of regulatory scope or policy intent beyond these administrative corrections."},"complexity_factors":["Document contains only two minor textual amendments","No defined terms, interpretation sections, or schedules","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond the single regulation number update","Straightforward substitution of words in a standard form"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a minor administrative update to the paperwork required for importing movies (cinematograph films) into Australia.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Fixes a rule number:** Updates a reference on customs forms from \"Regulation 4\" to \"Regulation 14\", ensuring the forms point to the correct current rule.\n- **Removes \"feet\":** Changes the form field asking for \"Total length of film in feet:\" to simply \"Total length of film:\", likely allowing metric measurements (metres) or accommodating different film formats without specifying the unit.\n\n**Who it affects:**\nBusinesses or individuals importing commercial films into Australia who must complete Customs Form 1.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is straightforward housekeeping. It prevents confusion from outdated rule references and makes the form flexible enough to accept measurements in either imperial or metric units, reflecting Australia's gradual metrication during the 1970s."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/c1972l00098","history":"/api/acts/c1972l00098/history","analysis":"/api/acts/c1972l00098/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/c1972l00098/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/c1972l00098/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/c1972l00098/documents"}}