{"id":"C1942L00337","name":"Navigation (Loading and Unloading) Regulations 1941 (Amendment)","slug":"navigation-loading-and-unloading-regulations-1941-amendment","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"337 of 1942","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":22752,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1942L00337-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Navigation (Loading and Unloading) Regulations 1941 (Amendment)","content":"STATUTORY RULES.\n\n1942\\. No. .\n\nREGULATION UNDER THE NAVIGATION ACT 1912-1935.\\*\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 Regulation under the Navigation Act 1912-1935.\n\nDated this twenty-fourth day of July, 1942.\n\n(SGD.) GOWRIE.\n\nGovernor-General.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\n![Signature](image.001.jpeg)\n\nfor the Minister of State for Commerce.\n\nAmendment of the Navigation (Loading and Unloading) Regulations.†\n\nRegulation 51 of the Navigation (Loading and Unloading) Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—\n\n“(4.) In any prosecution for a breach of this regulation a certificate in writing by the keeper or person in charge of any weighing instrument stating that the package or article has, by the person purporting to sign it, been weighed and found to be of the weight stated in the certificate, shall, in any court, be prima facie evidence of the facts so stated.”.\n\n\\* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1942.\n\n† Statutory Rules 1941, No. 164.\n\nBy Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.\n\n4654.—Price 3d. 20/24.6.1942.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1273},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The amendment maintains the original scope of the 1941 Regulations concerning maritime loading and unloading safety. It adds procedural evidentiary machinery for prosecutions without expanding substantive obligations, covered parties, or regulatory coverage."},"complexity_factors":["Single amendment adding one sub-regulation only","No defined terms or interpretation section","Minimal cross-referencing (only to parent Regulation 51)","Straightforward evidentiary rule with single condition (certificate must be signed by keeper of weighing instrument)"],"plain_english_summary":"This amendment makes it easier to prosecute safety breaches involving overweight cargo on ships. **What it does:** It adds a rule stating that official weight certificates—signed by the person operating the scales or weighing equipment—can be used as proof in court (called *prima facie* evidence, meaning it stands as true unless challenged) when prosecuting violations of loading regulations. **Who it affects:** Dock workers, shipping companies, weighbridge operators, and anyone handling cargo loading/unloading. **Why it matters:** Previously, prosecutors might have needed to bring the actual scale operator to court to testify about a package's weight. Now, a signed certificate is sufficient proof unless the accused can provide evidence to the contrary. This speeds up enforcement of weight safety rules designed to prevent ships from being dangerously overloaded."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/navigation-loading-and-unloading-regulations-1941-amendment","history":"/api/acts/navigation-loading-and-unloading-regulations-1941-amendment/history","analysis":"/api/acts/navigation-loading-and-unloading-regulations-1941-amendment/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/navigation-loading-and-unloading-regulations-1941-amendment/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/navigation-loading-and-unloading-regulations-1941-amendment/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/navigation-loading-and-unloading-regulations-1941-amendment/documents"}}