{"id":"C1915L00176","name":"Statistics (Disclosure in time of War) Regulations, 1915","slug":"statistics-disclosure-in-time-of-war-regulations-1915","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"176 of 1915","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":20656,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1915L00176-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Statistics (Disclosure in time of War) Regulations, 1915","content":"STATUTORY RULES.\n\n1915\\. No. 176.\n\nREGULATIONS UNDER THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS ACT 1905.\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL, in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, do hereby make the following Regulations under the Census and Statistics Act 1905, to come into operation forthwith.\n\nDated this twenty-seventh day of September, One thousand nine hundred and fifteen.\n\nR. M. FERGUSON,\n\nGovernor-General.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nW. O. ARCHIBALD,\n\nMinister of State for Home Affairs.\n\nStatistics Regulations.\n\n1\\. These regulations may be cited as the Statistics (Disclosure in time of War) Regulations, 1915.\n\n2\\. The Statistician shall, when directed by the Minister, divulge to the Minister or to such other person or persons as the Minister may direct, the contents of any form filled up in pursuance of the Act or any information furnished in pursuance of the Act, provided the Minister certifies that the particulars or information disclosed are required for the purpose of any investigation in connexion with the war.\n\n3\\. The Provisional Regulations, dated 7th July, 1915, Statutory Rules 1915, No, 120, are repealed.\n\nPrinted and Published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by Albert J. Mullett, Government Printer for the State of Victoria.\n\nC.13086.—Price 3d.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1581},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations precisely match their limited, temporary purpose—permitting disclosure of statistics specifically for war investigations—without expanding into unrelated policy areas."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 regulations total","No interpretation section or defined terms","Single operative provision with one straightforward condition (Ministerial certification)","Minimal cross-referencing (only to parent Act and repealed instrument)"],"plain_english_summary":"These 1915 regulations carve out a wartime exception to census confidentiality, letting the Minister require the Commonwealth Statistician to disclose census forms and statistical data for certified war-related investigations. It affects the Statistician, the Minister, and any persons the Minister authorises to receive the information. Made during World War I (replacing July 1915 rules), it enabled use of population records for conscription, locating enemy aliens, and security inquiries."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/statistics-disclosure-in-time-of-war-regulations-1915","history":"/api/acts/statistics-disclosure-in-time-of-war-regulations-1915/history","analysis":"/api/acts/statistics-disclosure-in-time-of-war-regulations-1915/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/statistics-disclosure-in-time-of-war-regulations-1915/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/statistics-disclosure-in-time-of-war-regulations-1915/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/statistics-disclosure-in-time-of-war-regulations-1915/documents"}}