{"id":"C1911L00101","name":"Standard for Industrial Spirits Regulations (Provisional)","slug":"standard-for-industrial-spirits-regulations-provisional","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"101 of 1911","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":20439,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1911L00101-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Standard for Industrial Spirits Regulations (Provisional)","content":"STATUTORY RULES.\n\n1911\\. No. 101.\n\nPROVISIONAL REGULATION UNDER THE SPIRITS ACT 1906.\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby certify that, on account of urgency, the following Regulation under the Spirits Act 1906, should come into immediate operation, and make the Regulation to come into operation forthwith as a Provisional Regulation.\n\nDated this 30th day of June, One thousand nine hundred and eleven.\n\nDUDLEY,\n\nGovernor-General.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nFRANK G. TUDOR,\n\nMinister of State for Trade and Customs.\n\n———\n\nStandard for Industrial Spirits.\n\nThe following shall be the standard for Industrial Spirits, in lieu of that set out in the Schedule to the Spirits Act 1906:—\n\nThe spirit before methylation to be of a strength not less than 65 degrees overproof, and to be methylated by the addition of two per cent. of wood naphtha, one-half per cent. of pyridine liquid, and one-half per cent. of coal tar naphtha.\n\nPrinted and Published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by J. Kemp, Government Printer for the State of Victoria.\n\nC.9614.—Price 3d.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1975},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation maintains the existing scope of the Spirits Act 1906 by updating the technical chemical standard for industrial spirits. It replaces the previous scheduled standard but does not expand the regulatory scope beyond specifying the required composition for tax-exempt industrial alcohol."},"complexity_factors":["Single paragraph of operative provisions","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other legislative provisions","Only four specific numerical measurements required"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation sets the official chemical recipe for industrial spirits (also called methylated spirits) in Australia, replacing the previous 1906 standard.\n\n**What it requires:**\n- Industrial spirits must be at least **65 degrees overproof** (a high alcohol concentration) before additives are mixed in.\n- To make the alcohol unfit for drinking—and therefore exempt from beverage taxes—manufacturers must add three specific ingredients:\n  - **2% wood naphtha**\n  - **0.5% pyridine liquid**\n  - **0.5% coal tar naphtha**\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis ensures industrial alcohol is chemically distinct from drinkable spirits, preventing tax fraud while providing a standardised product for legitimate industrial use."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/standard-for-industrial-spirits-regulations-provisional","history":"/api/acts/standard-for-industrial-spirits-regulations-provisional/history","analysis":"/api/acts/standard-for-industrial-spirits-regulations-provisional/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/standard-for-industrial-spirits-regulations-provisional/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/standard-for-industrial-spirits-regulations-provisional/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/standard-for-industrial-spirits-regulations-provisional/documents"}}