{"id":"C1936L00031","name":"Meat Export Control (Banking) Regulations","slug":"meat-export-control-banking-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"31 of 1936","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":21894,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1936L00031-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Meat Export Control (Banking) Regulations","content":"STATUTORY RULES.\n\n1936\\. No. 31.\n\n––––––\n\nREGULATIONS UNDER THE MEAT EXPORT CONTROL ACT 1935.\\*\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 Regulations under the Meat Export Control Act 1935.\n\nDated this eighteenth day of March, 1936.\n\n(SGD.) GOWRIE.\n\nGovernor-General.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\n![signature](image.001.jpeg)\n\nfor Minister of State for Commerce.\n\nMeat Export Control (Banking) Regulations.\n\nCitation.\n\n1\\. These Regulations may be cited as the Meat Export Control (Banking) Regulations.\n\nSigning of cheques.\n\n2\\. Cheques drawn on any account referred to in section twenty-two of the Meat Export Control Act 1935 shall be signed by any two members of the Executive Committee of the Board and countersigned by the Secretary to the Board:\n\nProvided that any cheque for an amount not exceeding Fifty pounds drawn on any such account may be signed by one member of the Executive Committee of the Board and countersigned by the Secretary to the Board:\n\nProvided further that when the Secretary to the Board is absent from duty cheques may be countersigned by the officer for the time being acting as Secretary to the Board.\n\n\\* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1936.\n\nBy Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.\n\n6061—8/21.2.1936.—Price 3d.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1572},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain strictly limited to banking administration (specifically cheque signing authority) as contemplated by the title, with no expansion into unrelated policy areas."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely brief instrument (only 3 operative provisions)","No defined terms or interpretation section","Simple single-tier conditional logic (monetary threshold of £50)","Minimal cross-referencing (only refers to section 22 of parent Act)","Plain language drafting with no nested exceptions beyond one proviso"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations established strict financial controls over how the Meat Export Control Board could access its bank accounts. **The core rule:** No single person could withdraw money alone.\n\n**The signature requirements:**\n- **For large amounts** (over £50): Any two members of the Board's Executive Committee *plus* the Secretary had to sign every cheque\n- **For small amounts** (£50 or less): One Committee member plus the Secretary could sign\n- **When the Secretary was away:** The acting (temporary) Secretary could countersign instead\n\n**Why this matters:** These rules created a system of checks and balances to prevent fraud, theft, or misuse of public funds by ensuring multiple officers approved every transaction."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/meat-export-control-banking-regulations","history":"/api/acts/meat-export-control-banking-regulations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/meat-export-control-banking-regulations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/meat-export-control-banking-regulations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/meat-export-control-banking-regulations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/meat-export-control-banking-regulations/documents"}}