{"id":"C2004A00837","name":"Dried Vine Fruits (Rate of Primary Industry (Customs) Charge) Validation Act 2001","slug":"dried-vine-fruits-rate-of-primary-industry-customs-charge-validation-act-2001","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"69 of 2001","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":436139,"registerId":"C2004A00837-fast-fetch-1775953411595","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Dried Vine Fruits (Rate of Primary Industry (Customs) Charge) Validation Act 2001","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nDried Vine Fruits (Rate of Primary Industry (Customs) Charge) Validation Act 2001\n\n \n\nNo. 69, 2001\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nDried Vine Fruits (Rate of Primary Industry (Customs) Charge) Validation Act 2001\n\n \n\nNo. 69, 2001\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nAn Act to validate certain regulations that purported to fix retrospectively the rate of the primary industry (customs) charge on dried vine fruits, and for related purposes\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Short title...................................\n\n2 Commencement...............................\n\n3 Validation of charge.............................\n\n \n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nDried Vine Fruits (Rate of Primary Industry (Customs) Charge) Validation Act 2001\n\nNo. 69, 2001\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nAn Act to validate certain regulations that purported to fix retrospectively the rate of the primary industry (customs) charge on dried vine fruits, and for related purposes\n\n[Assented to 30 June 2001]\n\nThe Parliament of Australia enacts:\n\n1  Short title\n\n  This Act may be cited as the Dried Vine Fruits (Rate of Primary Industry (Customs) Charge) Validation Act 2001.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\n3  Validation of charge\n\n  Subsection 48(2) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (which, among other matters, invalidates regulations imposing retrospective liabilities on certain persons) is taken not to have applied to Schedule 1 to the Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Amendment Regulations 2000 (No. 1) (being Statutory Rules 2000 No. 236).\n\n \n\n \n\n[Minister’s second reading speech made in—\n\nHouse of Representatives on 29 March 2001\n\nSenate on 18 June 2001]\n\n \n\n(26/01)\n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1362},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a narrow, technical validation Act with a single purpose: to cure a retrospectivity defect in specific 2000 regulations. It has not expanded beyond its original remedial scope."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short (only 3 sections across 1 page)","Single operative provision (section 3)","No defined terms or interpretation sections","Only one cross-reference (to Acts Interpretation Act 1901)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural steps"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act fixes a technical defect by validating 2000 regulations that set a customs charge on dried vine fruits (raisins, sultanas, currants) even though those regulations operated retrospectively. \n\nBy declaring that the usual prohibition on retrospective charges does not apply, it confirms the past levy was legally effective—protecting importers and the government from claims for refunds."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/dried-vine-fruits-rate-of-primary-industry-customs-charge-validation-act-2001","history":"/api/acts/dried-vine-fruits-rate-of-primary-industry-customs-charge-validation-act-2001/history","analysis":"/api/acts/dried-vine-fruits-rate-of-primary-industry-customs-charge-validation-act-2001/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/dried-vine-fruits-rate-of-primary-industry-customs-charge-validation-act-2001/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/dried-vine-fruits-rate-of-primary-industry-customs-charge-validation-act-2001/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/dried-vine-fruits-rate-of-primary-industry-customs-charge-validation-act-2001/documents"}}