{"id":"C1955A00004","name":"Rabbit Skins Export Charges Legislation Repeal Act 1955","slug":"rabbit-skins-export-charges-legislation-repeal-act-1955","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"4 of 1955","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":14777,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1955A00004-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-31","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Rabbit Skins Export Charges Legislation Repeal Act 1955","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nRABBIT SKINS EXPORT CHARGES LEGISLATION REPEAL.\n\n \n\nNo. 4 of 1955.\n\nAn Act to repeal the Rabbit Skins Export Charges Act 1940–1942 and the Rabbit Skins Export Charges Appropriation Act 1940.\n\n[Assented to 23rd May, 1955.]\n\n[Date of commencement, 20th June, 1955.]\n\nBE it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—\n\nShort title.\n\n1. This Act may be cited as the Rabbit Skins Export Charges Legislation Repeal Act 1955.\n\nRepeal.\n\n2. The following Acts are repealed:—\n\nRabbit Skins Export Charges Act 1940;\n\nRabbit Skins Export Charges Act 1942;\n\nRabbit Skins Export Charges Appropriation Act 1940.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1864},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act remains strictly limited to its original purpose of repealing the three specified 1940s Acts concerning rabbit skin export charges, without expanding into broader agricultural or export regulation."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 operative sections (Short title and Repeal)","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other legislation","Straightforward, unqualified repeal of three specifically named Acts"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act scraps three old laws from the 1940s that forced exporters to pay charges (fees) when sending rabbit skins overseas.\n\n**What it does:**\n*   **Cancels three outdated Acts** — the *Rabbit Skins Export Charges Act 1940*, its 1942 amendment, and the related *Appropriation Act* (which directed the collected money to government spending)\n*   **Ends the export charges** — stops the government from collecting these specific fees on rabbit skin exports\n\n**Who it affects:**\n*   Businesses and individuals trading in rabbit skins who were previously required to pay these export charges\n\n**Why it matters:**\n*   **Removes a financial burden** on exporters by eliminating a specific industry tax\n*   **Cleans up the statute books** by removing World War II-era revenue measures that had become obsolete by 1955"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/rabbit-skins-export-charges-legislation-repeal-act-1955","history":"/api/acts/rabbit-skins-export-charges-legislation-repeal-act-1955/history","analysis":"/api/acts/rabbit-skins-export-charges-legislation-repeal-act-1955/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/rabbit-skins-export-charges-legislation-repeal-act-1955/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/rabbit-skins-export-charges-legislation-repeal-act-1955/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/rabbit-skins-export-charges-legislation-repeal-act-1955/documents"}}