{"id":"C2004A00002","name":"Customs Tariff Validation Act 1973","slug":"customs-tariff-validation-act-1973","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"58 of 1973","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":2641,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004A00002-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-29","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs Tariff Validation Act 1973","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nCustoms Tariff Validation\n\nAct 1973\n\n \n\nNo. 58 of 1973\n\n \n\n \n\nAN ACT\n\nTo provide for the Validation of Collections of Duties of Customs under Customs Tariff Proposals.\n\n[Assented to 18 June 1973]\n\nBE IT ENACTED by the Queen, the Senate and the House of Representatives of Australia, as follows:—\n\nShort title.\n\n1. This Act may be cited as the Customs Tariff Validation Act 1973.\n\nCommencement.\n\n2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nValidation of collection under Customs Tariff Proposals.\n\n3. All duties of Customs demanded or collected (whether before or after the commencement of this Act) on or before 31st December, 1973, pursuant to Customs Tariff Proposals introduced into the House of Representatives on any of the following dates shall be deemed to have been lawfully imposed and lawfully demanded or collected:—\n\n7th March, 1973\n\n15th March, 1973\n\n29th March, 1973\n\n3rd May, 1973\n\n22nd May, 1973.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1174},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act maintains its original narrow scope as a pure validation measure. It validates only the specific Customs Tariff Proposals introduced on the five dates listed in section 3, with a strict temporal limit of 31 December 1973. There is no expansion beyond the original intent to provide temporary legal cover for interim duty collections."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 operative sections","No definitions or interpretation section","Simple declarative validation language with no exceptions or conditions","Limited to specific enumerated dates (5 dates in 1973)","No cross-references to other legislation beyond generic reference to 'Customs Tariff Proposals'"],"plain_english_summary":"This short Act acts as a legal backstop, validating customs duties charged under temporary Customs Tariff proposals introduced on specific dates in March and May 1973. It confirms duties demanded or collected up to 31 December 1973 are legally effective even if formal legislation lagged.\n\nIt affects importers who paid those duties and government agencies (Australian Border Force, Treasury) by preventing challenges or refund claims for amounts collected in good faith."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-validation-act-1973","history":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-validation-act-1973/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-validation-act-1973/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-validation-act-1973/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-validation-act-1973/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-validation-act-1973/documents"}}