{"id":"C1935L00129","name":"Primary Produce Export Charges Regulations","slug":"primary-produce-export-charges-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"129 of 1935","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":21870,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1935L00129-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Primary Produce Export Charges Regulations","content":"STATUTORY RULES.\n\n1935\\. No. 129.\n\nREGULATIONS UNDER THE PRIMARY PRODUCE EXPORT CHARGES 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 Primary Produce Export Charges Act 1935.\n\nDated this eleventh day of December, 1935.\n\nISAAC A. ISAACS\n\nGovernor-General.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nEARLE PAGE\n\nMinister of State for Commerce.\n\nPrimary Produce Export Charges Regulations.\n\nCitation.\n\n1. These Regulations may be cited as the Primary Produce Export Charges Regulations.\n\nCommencement.\n\n2. These Regulations shall take effect on the sixteenth day of December, 1935.\n\nDefinition.\n\n3. In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Primary Produce Export Charges Act 1935.\n\nPrescribed\n\n4. All moneys payable under section three of the Act shall, in the States of New South Wales, Victoria, and Queensland, be paid to the Collectors of Public Moneys of the Department of Commerce in those States respectively, and shall, in the States of South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania, he paid to the Collectors of Customs in those States respectively.\n\nPrescribed organizations.\n\n5. For the purposes of the Act, the following organizations shall be prescribed organizations:—\n\n(a) In respect of eggs (in shell)—the Egg Producers Council; and\n\n(b) In respect of fresh apples and pears—the Australian Apple and Pear Export Council.\n\n\\* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 12th December, 1935.\n\nBy Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.\n\n5878.—Price 3d.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1437},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"As the original 1935 regulations, this instrument is limited strictly to its core administrative purpose: designating collection points for export charges and prescribing the relevant industry councils. There is no evidence of expansion beyond this original scope."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 short regulations total","Single definition ('the Act') with no interpretive complexity","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other legislation","Straightforward payment routing instructions based on state boundaries","Prescription of only two organizations"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** These regulations set up the administrative system for collecting export charges on primary produce under the Primary Produce Export Charges Act 1935.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Exporters** of eggs (in shell), fresh apples, and fresh pears who must pay charges to specific government collectors\n- **Industry councils** authorised to receive these funds: the Egg Producers Council and the Australian Apple and Pear Export Council\n\n**Key details:**\n- **Where to pay:** In New South Wales, Victoria, and Queensland, pay the Department of Commerce's money collectors; in South Australia, Western Australia, and Tasmania, pay Customs collectors\n- **What products:** Only eggs in shell and fresh apples and pears are covered by these specific regulations\n\n**Why it matters:** This creates the practical machinery for collecting export taxes—telling businesses exactly which government office to pay, and identifying which industry bodies are officially recognised to receive or administer these charges."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/primary-produce-export-charges-regulations","history":"/api/acts/primary-produce-export-charges-regulations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/primary-produce-export-charges-regulations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/primary-produce-export-charges-regulations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/primary-produce-export-charges-regulations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/primary-produce-export-charges-regulations/documents"}}