{"id":"C1928A00025","name":"Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference) 1928","slug":"customs-tariff-new-zealand-preference-1928","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"25 of 1928","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":3487,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1928A00025-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference) 1928","content":"CUSTOMS TARIFF (NEW ZEALAND PREFERENCE).\n\nNo. 25 of 1928.\n\nAn Act relating to Duties of Customs on Goods the Produce or Manufacture of the Dominion of New Zealand.\n\n\\[Assented to 22nd June, 1928.\\]\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 (New Zealand Preference) 1928.\n\nRate of duty on butter and cheese imported from New Zealand.\n\n2. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Customs Tariff 1921–1928 or the Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference) 1922–1926, from and after the fifteenth day of June One thousand nine hundred and twenty-eight, at nine o’clock in the forenoon, reckoned according to standard time in the Territory for the Seat of Government, there shall be charged, collected and paid to the King for the purposes of the Commonwealth on butter and cheese produced or manufactured in the Dominion of New Zealand and imported direct from that Dominion after the time and date above specified or imported direct from that Dominion before, and entered for home consumption after, that time and date, duty of Customs at the rate of sixpence per pound.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2862},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation establishes its original scope: setting a specific customs duty rate for New Zealand butter and cheese. No expansion beyond this purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 sections total","No definitions or interpretation section","Single operative provision with straightforward effective date and time","No exceptions, conditions, or cross-references other than to previous tariffs being overridden"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act sets a specific import tax (**customs duty**) on butter and cheese coming from New Zealand.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Charges **sixpence per pound (weight)** on butter and cheese produced or manufactured in New Zealand\n- Applies to goods imported on or after **15 June 1928 at 9:00am** (Canberra time)\n- Also covers goods that arrived in Australia before that date but weren't cleared through customs (entered for home consumption) until after it\n- Overrides previous customs tariff laws from 1921–1926\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Importers of New Zealand butter and cheese\n- The Commonwealth government (which collects the duty)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis creates a specific tariff rate for New Zealand dairy products, distinct from general customs rates, as part of trade arrangements between Australia and New Zealand."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-new-zealand-preference-1928","history":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-new-zealand-preference-1928/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-new-zealand-preference-1928/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-new-zealand-preference-1928/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-new-zealand-preference-1928/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-new-zealand-preference-1928/documents"}}