{"id":"C1921A00027","name":"Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference) 1921","slug":"customs-tariff-new-zealand-preference-1921","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"27 of 1921","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":2956,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1921A00027-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference) 1921","content":"CUSTOMS TARIFF (NEW ZEALAND PREFERENCE).\n\nNo. 27 of 1921.\n\nAn Act relating to Preferential Duties of Customs on certain Goods the produce or manufacture of the Dominion of New Zealand.\n\n\\[Assented to 16th December, 1921.\\]\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 he cited as the Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference) 1921.\n\nPreferential Duties for New Zealand goods may be declared by proclamation.\n\n2. The Governor-General may, from time to time, by Proclamation declare that the duties of Customs which shall be imposed upon any goods, specified in the Proclamation, which are imported into the Commonwealth from the Dominion of New Zealand and are the produce or manufacture of that Dominion, shall be those respectively specified in the Column headed “British Preferential Tariff” of the Schedule to the Customs Tariff 1921.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1622},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original 1921 enactment establishing the New Zealand preference system. The scope remains limited to its original purpose: enabling preferential customs duties for New Zealand goods via Governor-General proclamation."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 operative sections (short title and substantive provision)","Zero defined terms or interpretation clauses","Relies entirely on external reference to Customs Tariff 1921 Schedule for actual duty rates","Simple delegation of legislative power to executive (Governor-General by proclamation)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act lets the Governor‑General proclaim that specified goods “produced or manufactured” in New Zealand receive reduced import duties in Australia, by applying the British Preferential Tariff rates that then applied to United Kingdom goods. It affects Australian importers, New Zealand exporters and consumers, creating a formal trade preference that lowers barriers and streamlines duty relief without separate legislation for each product."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-new-zealand-preference-1921","history":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-new-zealand-preference-1921/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-new-zealand-preference-1921/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-new-zealand-preference-1921/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-new-zealand-preference-1921/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-new-zealand-preference-1921/documents"}}