{"id":"C1951A00003","name":"Customs Tariff Validation Act 1951","slug":"customs-tariff-validation-act-1951","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"3 of 1951","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":4443,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1951A00003-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs Tariff Validation Act 1951","content":"CUSTOMS TARIFF VALIDATION.\n\nNo. 3 of 1951.\n\nAn Act to provide for the Validation of Collections of Duties of Customs under Customs Tariff Proposals.\n\n\\[Assented to 17th March, 1951.\\]\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\n    This Act may be cited as the Customs Tariff Validation Act 1951.\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 Proposals.\n\n3. All duties of Customs demanded or collected (whether before or after the commencement of this Act and on or before the thirtieth day of September, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-one) pursuant to the Customs Tariff Proposals introduced into the House of Representatives on the seventh day of December, One thousand nine hundred and fifty, 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":1143},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a narrow, time-bound technical measure with a single purpose: validating duties collected under specific 1950 tariff proposals. No expansion beyond original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 sections total","No defined terms or interpretation section","Single operative provision with clear temporal scope (7 December 1950 to 30 September 1951)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other Acts"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this law does**\nThis Act gives legal backing to import taxes (customs duties) that the government collected between December 1950 and September 1951.\n\n**Why it was needed**\nSometimes the government announces new tax rates on imports before Parliament has passed the full law. This \"validation\" Act makes sure those collections were legal, even if the formal legislation wasn't finished yet.\n\n**Who it affects**\n* The Australian Government — confirming its authority to have collected these duties\n* Importers who paid duties on goods brought into Australia during this period\n\n**The technical details**\n* Covers duties collected under tariff proposals introduced on **7 December 1950**\n* Validates collections made up to **30 September 1951**\n* Works **retroactively** — it validates collections made before this Act itself became law\n* Ensures no one can challenge the legality of these specific tax collections"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-validation-act-1951","history":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-validation-act-1951/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-validation-act-1951/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-validation-act-1951/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-validation-act-1951/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-validation-act-1951/documents"}}