{"id":"C2004L01797","name":"Tobacco Charge (No. 1) Regulations","slug":"tobacco-charge-no-1-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"2 of 1985","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":25509,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L01797-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Tobacco Charge (No. 1) Regulations","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules 1985 No. 21\n\n——————\n\nTobacco Charge (No. 1) Regulations\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Tobacco Charge Act (No. 1) 1955.\n\nDated 16 January 1985.\n\nN. M. STEPHEN\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nJohn Kerin\n\nMinister of State for Primary Industry\n\n—————\n\nCitation\n\n1. These Regulations may be cited as the Tobacco Charge (No. 1) Regulations.\n\nCommencement\n\n2. These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 February 1985,\n\nRepeal of Tobacco (Rate of Charge) Regulations\n\n3\\. Statutory Rules 1973 No. 44 are repealed.\n\nRate of charge\n\n4. For the purposes of section 5 of the Tobacco Charge Act (No. 1) 1955, the rate of charge is 3.5 cents per kilogram of tobacco leaf.\n\nNOTE\n\n1\\. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 24 January 1985.\n\n—————\n\nPrinted by Authority by the Commonwealth Government Printer\n\nS.R.24/84—Cat. No. —Recommended retail price 20c 14/14.12.1984","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2215},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This regulation maintains the precise scope intended by the parent Act: setting the monetary rate for the tobacco charge. It updates the figure from the previous 1973 regulations without expanding, restricting, or altering the scheme's coverage."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 operative sections with no subsections","Zero defined terms or interpretation provisions","Single straightforward calculation (weight × 3.5 cents)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or case-by-case rules","Minimal cross-referencing (only to the parent Act)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What it does:**\nThese regulations set the amount of money that tobacco growers must pay to the Australian Government for every kilogram of tobacco leaf they produce.\n\n*   **The charge:** 3.5 cents per kilogram of tobacco leaf\n*   **Effective date:** 1 February 1985\n*   **Also does:** Replaces the old 1973 regulations that set the previous rate\n\n**Who it affects:**\nTobacco farmers and producers in Australia who are liable to pay the charge under the *Tobacco Charge Act (No. 1) 1955*.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis determines the cost of producing tobacco. If you grow tobacco leaf, you must pay this levy to the Commonwealth for every kilogram produced."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tobacco-charge-no-1-regulations","history":"/api/acts/tobacco-charge-no-1-regulations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tobacco-charge-no-1-regulations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tobacco-charge-no-1-regulations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tobacco-charge-no-1-regulations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tobacco-charge-no-1-regulations/documents"}}