{"id":"C2004A02464","name":"Customs Tariff Validation Act 1981","slug":"customs-tariff-validation-act-1981","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"87 of 1981","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":6910,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004A02464-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs Tariff Validation Act 1981","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\n![1.jpg](image.001.jpeg)\n\nCustoms Tariff Validation Act 1981\n\nNo. 87 of 1981\n\n \n\nAn Act to provide for the validation of certain collections of duties of Customs\n\n[Assented to 18 June 1981]\n\nBE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and 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 Validation Act 1981.\n\nCommencement\n\n2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nValidation of collections pursuant to Customs Tariff Proposals\n\n3. All duties of Customs demanded or collected (whether before or after the commencement of this Act) on or before 31 December 1981 pursuant to Customs Tariff Proposals introduced into the House of Representatives on either of the following dates shall be deemed to have been lawfully imposed and lawfully demanded or collected:\n\n14 May 1981\n\n26 May 1981.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1727},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation performs exactly the narrow, technical function described in its title and long title: validating specific customs duty collections from 1981. No scope creep detected."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 operative sections with no schedules or annexures","No defined terms or interpretation section","Single, straightforward deeming provision with no exceptions, conditions, or nested logic","No cross-references to other legislation beyond identifying two specific dates","No delegated legislation, regulatory mechanisms, or enforcement provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act resolves a technical doubt about customs duties taken under two tariff proposals of 14 and 26 May 1981 by declaring any duties demanded or collected under those proposals up to 31 December 1981 to be lawfully imposed. \n\nIt primarily affects the Commonwealth (Treasury/Customs) and importers who paid those duties, avoiding potential refunds or budget disruption by validating past collections."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-validation-act-1981","history":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-validation-act-1981/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-validation-act-1981/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-validation-act-1981/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-validation-act-1981/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-tariff-validation-act-1981/documents"}}