{"id":"C2004L04243","name":"Customs (Import Licensing) Regulations (Repeal)","slug":"customs-import-licensing-regulations-repeal","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"58 of 1996","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":27153,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L04243-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs (Import Licensing) Regulations (Repeal)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: 96R094\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules 1996   No. 581\n\n__________________\n\nCustoms (Import Licensing) Regulations (Repeal)\n\nI, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Customs Act 1901.\n\nDated 8 May 1996.\n\n \n\n WILLIAM DEANE\n\n Governor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\n \n\n \n\nGEOFF PROSSER\n\nMinister for Small Business and Consumer Affairs\n\n____________\n\n1.   Repeal of Customs (Import Licensing) Regulations\n\n1.1   Statutory Rules 1956 No. 93, 1985 No. 104 and 1986 No. 396 are repealed.\n\n[NOTE: These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 48.]\n\nNOTES\n\n1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 15 May 1996.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1593},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument strictly adheres to its stated purpose of repealing the three specified regulations without introducing new obligations or expanding into unrelated policy areas."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (section 1.1)","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested clauses","No substantive cross-references beyond the commencement note"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation **removes (repeals) three old sets of import licensing rules** from 1956, 1985, and 1986 that required businesses to obtain government licenses before bringing certain goods into Australia.\n\n**What this means for you:**\n*   **If you're an importer:** You no longer need to apply for or hold the specific licenses covered by these repealed regulations, cutting red tape and speeding up the import process.\n*   **What's left:** While these particular licensing schemes are gone, other customs laws (including the main *Customs Act 1901*) still apply. You must still comply with remaining import duties, quarantine rules, and any other current permits.\n*   **Why it matters:** This is a deregulatory measure that opens up trade by scrapping outdated administrative barriers, reflecting Australia's shift away from heavy import protection toward freer trade in the 1990s."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-import-licensing-regulations-repeal","history":"/api/acts/customs-import-licensing-regulations-repeal/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-import-licensing-regulations-repeal/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-import-licensing-regulations-repeal/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-import-licensing-regulations-repeal/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-import-licensing-regulations-repeal/documents"}}