{"id":"C1905L00142","name":"National Security (Substitute Fuel) Regulations","slug":"national-security-substitute-fuel-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"142 of 1940","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":20234,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1905L00142-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"National Security (Substitute Fuel) Regulations","content":"STATUTORY RULES.\n\n1940\\. No. .\n\nREGULATIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL SECURITY ACT 1939–1940.\\*\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 National Security Act 1939–1940.\n\nDated this Twenty Fourth\n\nday of July. , 1940.\n\nGovernor-General.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command.\n\nRobert Menzies\n\nMinister of State for Defence Co-ordination.\n\nNational Security (Substitute Fuels) Regulations.\n\nCitation.\n\n1. These Regulations may be cited as the National Security (Substitute Fuels) Regulations.\n\nDirector of Substitute Fuels.\n\n2.—(1.) There shall be a Director of Substitute Fuels who shall have such powers and functions as are prescribed by these Regulations.\n\n(2.) The Director shall not be subject to the Commonwealth Public Service Act 1922–1939.\n\nPowers and functions of the Director.\n\n3. Subject to any directions of the Minister of State for Supply and Development and the approval of that Minister with respect to the incurring by the Director of any expenditure to be borne by the Commonwealth, the Director of Substitute Fuels may take such action as he considers necessary or desirable in the interests of the defence of the Commonwealth or the efficient prosecution of the war with a view to promoting—\n\n(a) the production of benzol\n\n(b) the development of the shale oil industry in Australia;\n\n(c) the expansion of the power alcohol industry;\n\n(d) the more extensive use of producer gas; and\n\n(e) the development of such other substitutes for petroleum products as that Minister approves.\n\n\\*Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1940.\n\nBy Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra\n\n4369.—6/12.7.1940.—Price 3d.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1991},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original 1940 version establishing the initial framework for substitute fuels coordination; it has not deviated from its original wartime purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 substantive clauses (Citation, Director creation, and Powers)","No defined terms or interpretation section","Single level of ministerial oversight without nested conditions","Broad discretionary language ('such action as he considers necessary') rather than prescriptive rules","Minimal cross-referencing (only to parent Act and Public Service Act)"],"plain_english_summary":"These wartime regulation creates a Director of Substitute Fuels — a non‑public‑service wartime fuel coordinator with broad powers to develop local petrol alternatives, subject to ministerial approval for public spending. It directs rapid development of benzol, shale oil, power alcohol, producer gas and other minister‑approved substitutes to reduce reliance on imported oil during WWII and keep military and civilian transport supplied."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/national-security-substitute-fuel-regulations","history":"/api/acts/national-security-substitute-fuel-regulations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/national-security-substitute-fuel-regulations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/national-security-substitute-fuel-regulations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/national-security-substitute-fuel-regulations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/national-security-substitute-fuel-regulations/documents"}}