{"id":"C1906L00009","name":"Distillation Regulations","slug":"distillation-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"9 of 1906","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":20240,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1906L00009-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Distillation Regulations","content":"STATUTORY RULES.\n\n1906\\. No. 9.\n\nREGULATION UNDER THE “DISTILLATION ACT 1901.”\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the Distillation Act 1901, to come into operation forthwith.\n\nDated this tenth day of January, One thousand nine hundred and six.\n\nNORTHCOTE,\n\nGovernor-General.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nWILLIAM JOHN LYNE.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nSpirits for Export.\n\nNotwithstanding anything contained in Regulation 47 of the Regulations in the Schedule to the Distillation Act 1901, the Comptroller-General may permit casks or vessels of less, than ten imperial gallons capacity to be taken into a spirit store to be filled with spirits intended for export, and the casks or vessels when so filled may, subject to the Act and Regulations, be delivered from the spirit store to enable the spirits to be exported.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nBy Authority: Robt S. Brain, Government Printer, Melbourne.\n\nC.225.—Price 3d.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2348},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation remains tightly focused on its original purpose of modifying container size requirements for exported spirits. It makes a specific, narrow amendment to existing regulations without expanding into unrelated areas."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision consisting of one sentence","One external cross-reference to Regulation 47 of the parent Act","No defined terms or interpretation section","Simple discretionary permission ('may permit') with standard 'notwithstanding' override language"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation allows **smaller barrels and containers** to be used when exporting spirits from Australia.\n\nPreviously, the rules required spirits for export to be stored in containers holding at least ten imperial gallons (about 45 litres). Now, the **Comptroller-General of Customs** (the senior tax and customs official) can approve smaller containers for export purposes.\n\n**Why this matters:**\n* It gives distillers more flexibility in how they package spirits for overseas markets\n* It removes a size barrier that might have prevented small-batch or specialty exports\n* The usual customs controls and security checks still apply\n\nIn short, it's a practical tweak to export rules to help Australian distillers compete internationally."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/distillation-regulations","history":"/api/acts/distillation-regulations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/distillation-regulations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/distillation-regulations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/distillation-regulations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/distillation-regulations/documents"}}