{"id":"C1929A00021","name":"Customs Tariff Validation Act 1929","slug":"customs-tariff-validation-act-1929","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"21 of 1929","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":3486,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1929A00021-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs Tariff Validation Act 1929","content":"CUSTOMS TARIFF VALIDATION.\n\nNo. 21 of 1929.\n\nAn Act to provide for the Validation of Collections of Duties of Customs under Tariff Proposals.\n\n\\[Assented to 13th September, 1929.\\]\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 and citation.\n\n1. This Act may be cited as the Customs Tariff Validation Act 1929.\n\nDefinition.\n\n2. In this Act “Tariff proposals” means the proposed Duties of Customs introduced into the House of Representatives on the twenty-second day of August One thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine.\n\nValidation of collections under Tariff proposal.\n\n3. All Duties of Customs demanded or collected (whether before the dissolution or expiry of the present House of Representatives or at or after such dissolution or expiry and on or before the twentieth day of December One thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine) pursuant to Tariff proposals 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":1227},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act remains strictly limited to its original purpose of validating customs duties collected under the specific tariff proposals introduced on 22 August 1929, covering only the period up to 20 December 1929."},"complexity_factors":["Only 1 defined term ('Tariff proposals') in the interpretation section","Single operational provision (section 3) containing the validation mechanism","Minimal conditional logic limited to specific date ranges (22 August 1929 to 20 December 1929)","No cross-references to other legislation or complex statutory machinery"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act validates customs duties that were collected under proposed tariff changes introduced into the House of Representatives on **22 August 1929**.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Declares that any customs duties demanded or collected under these \"Tariff proposals\" are deemed to have been lawfully imposed and collected\n- Covers collections made up to **20 December 1929**\n- Applies regardless of whether the House of Representatives dissolved or expired during this period\n\n**Why it matters:**\nNormally, customs duties can only be collected after Parliament passes a formal Act. However, governments sometimes start collecting duties based on \"proposals\" (temporary tariff changes announced by the Minister) before they become full law. This Act backdates legal authority to cover any duties collected under the August 1929 proposals between their introduction and 20 December 1929, preventing legal challenges against those collections."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-validation-act-1929","history":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-validation-act-1929/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-validation-act-1929/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-validation-act-1929/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-validation-act-1929/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-validation-act-1929/documents"}}