{"id":"C1976L00023","name":"Council of Defence Regulations","slug":"c1976l00023","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"23 of 1976","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":380918,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1976L00023-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-09","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Council of Defence Regulations","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules\n\n1976 No. 23\n\nREGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1975.*\n\nI, THE ADMINISTRATOR of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Defence Act 1903-1975.\n\nDated this thirtieth day of January, 1976.\n\nA. R. CUTLER\n\nAdministrator.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nD. J. KILLEN\n\nMinister of State for Defence.\n\n________\n\nRepeal of the Council of Defence Regulations\n\nCommencement.\n\n1. These Regulations shall come into operation on 9 February 1976.\n\nRepeal.\n\n2. The Council of Defence Regulations (comprising Statutory Rules 1935, No. 37; Statutory Rules 1938, No. 80; Statutory Rules 1939, No. 111; Statutory Rules 1946, No. 38; Statutory Rules 1948, No. 153 and Statutory Rules 1950, No. 47) are repealed.\n\n* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 3 February 1976.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1751},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly as labelled—a simple repeal of outdated 1930s-1950s regulations. It has not expanded beyond its housekeeping purpose to create new substantive law."},"complexity_factors":["Only two operative provisions (commencement and repeal)","No definitions or interpretation section","No substantive legal obligations, conditions or exceptions created","Straightforward repeal of six historical statutory rules without transitional provisions or savings clauses"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **statute book housekeeping measure** that deletes outdated defence regulations from the 1930s–1950s.\n\n**What it does**\n*   **Scraps six old rule sets** governing the Council of Defence (a high-level military advisory body) made in 1935, 1938, 1939, 1946, 1948 and 1950.\n*   **Cleans up the law** by formally removing these World War II and immediate post-war era rules about how the Council met, who could attend, and its administrative procedures.\n\n**Why it matters**\n*   **Removes legal clutter**: The old regulations had likely been superseded by newer laws or changed Defence Department practices.\n*   **Certainty for administrators**: It tells Defence officials and lawyers exactly which historical rules are no longer in force, preventing accidental reliance on outdated procedures.\n\n**Who it affects**\n*   Primarily **government lawyers and Defence Department administrators**. It creates no new rights or obligations for service personnel, veterans, or the general public."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/c1976l00023","history":"/api/acts/c1976l00023/history","analysis":"/api/acts/c1976l00023/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/c1976l00023/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/c1976l00023/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/c1976l00023/documents"}}