{"id":"C1937A00033","name":"Customs Tariff (Canadian Preference) Validation Act 1937","slug":"customs-tariff-canadian-preference-validation-act-1937","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"33 of 1937","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":3885,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1937A00033-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs Tariff (Canadian Preference) Validation Act 1937","content":"CUSTOMS TARIFF (CANADIAN PREFERENCE) VALIDATION.\n\nNo. 33 of 1937.\n\nAn Act to provide for the Validation of Collections of Duties of Customs under Customs Tariff (Canadian Preference) Proposals.\n\n\\[Assented to 16th September, 1937.\\]\n\nBE it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—\n\nShort title.\n\n1. This Act may be cited as the Customs Tariff (Canadian Preference) Validation Act 1937.\n\nValidation of collections under Customs Tariff (Canadian Preference) proposals\n\n2. All duties of Customs demanded or collected (whether before the dissolution or expiry of the present House of Representatives or at or after that dissolution or expiry and on or before the twenty-eighth day of February, One thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight) pursuant to the Customs Tariff (Canadian Preference) proposals introduced into the House of Representatives on the seventh day of September, One thousand nine hundred and thirty-seven, shall be deemed to have been lawfully imposed and lawfully demanded or collected.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1916},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act remains tightly focused on its original narrow purpose of validating specific customs duty collections under the 1937 Canadian Preference Proposals. No expansion of scope or additional subject matter has been introduced."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short statute with only two operative sections","No interpretation section or defined terms","Single-purpose validation with straightforward temporal limitation","Minimal conditional logic (simple date range and parliamentary dissolution reference)"],"plain_english_summary":"This law gives legal backing to customs duties collected on goods imported from Canada under special trade proposals.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Validates customs duties collected under the \"Customs Tariff (Canadian Preference) Proposals\" introduced in September 1937\n- Covers collections made up to 28 February 1938, including any duties collected while Parliament was dissolved (between elections)\n- Declares these collections were \"lawfully imposed\" even if technically collected before the proposals became formal legislation\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Australian businesses that imported goods from Canada during this period and paid customs duties\n- The Commonwealth government, which keeps the revenue\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this validation, the government might have had to refund duties collected during the transition period before the proposals officially became law. This ensures revenue certainty for the government and protects importers from future legal disputes about their payments."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-canadian-preference-validation-act-1937","history":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-canadian-preference-validation-act-1937/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-canadian-preference-validation-act-1937/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-canadian-preference-validation-act-1937/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-canadian-preference-validation-act-1937/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-canadian-preference-validation-act-1937/documents"}}