{"id":"C1943A00032","name":"Customs Tariff (Canadian Preference) Validation Act (No. 2) 1943","slug":"customs-tariff-canadian-preference-validation-act-no-2-1943","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"32 of 1943","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":4287,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1943A00032-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs Tariff (Canadian Preference) Validation Act (No. 2) 1943","content":"CUSTOMS TARIFF (CANADIAN PREFERENCE) VALIDATION (No. 2).\n\nNo. 32 of 1943.\n\nAn Act to Provide for the Validation of Collections of Duties of Customs under Customs Tariff (Canadian Preference) Proposals.\n\n\\[Assented to 3rd July, 1943.\\]\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 (No. 2) 1943.\n\n  \n\nCommencement.\n\n2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nValidation of collections under Customs Tariff (Canadian Preference) Proposals.\n\n3. All duties of Customs demanded or collected (whether before or after the commencement of this Act) pursuant to the Customs Tariff (Canadian Preference) Proposals introduced into the House of Representatives on the fifth day of March, One thousand nine hundred and forty-two, 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":1725},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act remains tightly focused on its original purpose of validating customs duty collections under the specific 1942 Canadian preference tariff proposals. There is no expansion beyond this narrow technical validation function."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 sections total","Single operative provision with no conditional logic","No defined terms or interpretation section","No cross-references to other Acts (except identifying the 1942 Proposals)","Straightforward retrospective validation without exceptions"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act retroactively validates reduced customs duties charged on Canadian imports under the 1942 Canadian preference proposals, declaring those collections legally imposed whether taken before or after the Act. It protects the Crown from refund claims and shields importers who paid the lower rates, preserving revenue and legal certainty after an administrative tariff change preceded formal parliamentary approval."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-canadian-preference-validation-act-no-2-1943","history":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-canadian-preference-validation-act-no-2-1943/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-canadian-preference-validation-act-no-2-1943/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-canadian-preference-validation-act-no-2-1943/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-canadian-preference-validation-act-no-2-1943/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-canadian-preference-validation-act-no-2-1943/documents"}}