{"id":"C2004L06133","name":"Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation Regulations (Repeal)","slug":"snowy-mountains-engineering-corporation-regulations-repeal","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"338 of 1993","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":28025,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L06133-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation Regulations (Repeal)","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\n![](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules 1993   No. 3381\n\n__________________\n\nSnowy Mountains Engineering Corporation Regulations (Repeal)\n\nI, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation Act 1970.\n\nDated 2 December 1993.\n\n \n\n BILL HAYDEN\n\n Governor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\n \n\n \n\nRALPH WILLIS\n\nMinister for Finance for the Minister for Science and Small Business\n\n____________\n\n1.   Repeal of Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation Regulations2\n\n1.1   Statutory Rules 1971 No. 37 as amended by 1973 Nos. 70 and 225 and 1988 No. 377 are repealed.\n\n[NOTE: These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 48.]\n\nNOTE\n\n1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 10 December 1993.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1129},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation performs exactly the function indicated by its title—a straightforward repeal of the 1971 Regulations without any expansion of scope or policy creep. It is a simple sunset/cleanup instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (one repeal clause)","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic or exceptions","Straightforward citation of instruments being repealed (1971 SR No. 37 and amendments)"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation **cancels (repeals) outdated rules** that governed the Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation (SMEC)—the company originally created to build the Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Scheme.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Removes the *Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation Regulations 1971* from the statute books\n- Also removes amendments made to those regulations in 1973 and 1988\n\n**Who it affects:**\nPrimarily the SMEC itself (now a private consulting firm, but still government-owned at this time). The repeal removes old administrative rules that likely became redundant as the corporation modernized its operations.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is legal housekeeping. When regulations become outdated—superseded by newer laws, administrative changes, or shifts in how an agency operates—they are formally removed to keep the law tidy and prevent confusion. This does not abolish SMEC itself; it simply tidies up the specific 1971 rules that originally governed it."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/snowy-mountains-engineering-corporation-regulations-repeal","history":"/api/acts/snowy-mountains-engineering-corporation-regulations-repeal/history","analysis":"/api/acts/snowy-mountains-engineering-corporation-regulations-repeal/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/snowy-mountains-engineering-corporation-regulations-repeal/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/snowy-mountains-engineering-corporation-regulations-repeal/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/snowy-mountains-engineering-corporation-regulations-repeal/documents"}}