{"id":"F2002B00149","name":"Tobacco Charge Regulations (Repeal) 2002","slug":"tobacco-charge-regulations-repeal-2002","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"140 of 2002","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":31075,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2002B00149-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Tobacco Charge Regulations (Repeal) 2002","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nTobacco Charge Regulations (Repeal) 2002\n\nStatutory Rules 2002 No. 1401\n\nI, PETER JOHN HOLLINGWORTH, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Tobacco Charge Act (No. 1) 1955.\n\nDated 26 June 2002\n\nPETER HOLLINGWORTH\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency's Command\n\nHELEN COONAN\n\nMinister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer\n\n \n\n \n\n1 Name of Regulations\n\n  These Regulations are the Tobacco Charge Regulations (Repeal) 2002.\n\n2 Commencement\n\n  These Regulations commence on gazettal.\n\n3 Tobacco Charge (No. 1) Regulations — repeal\n\n  Statutory Rules 1985 No. 2 is repealed.\n\n4 Tobacco Charge (No. 1) (Rate of Charge) Regulations — repeal\n\n  The following Statutory Rules are repealed:\n\n  1989 No. 10\n\n  1990 No. 21\n\n  1995 No. 43\n\n  1997 No. 90.\n\nNote\n\n1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 1 July 2002.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2212},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a repeal-only instrument. Its sole purpose is to remove existing regulations, and it contains no new substantive content or expansion of regulatory reach."},"complexity_factors":["Zero defined terms","Only 4 operative provisions (sections 1–4)","No conditional logic or exceptions","Single mechanical operation: repeal of 5 identified statutory rules","No cross-references to substantive legislative provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This regulation is a housekeeping measure that cancels (repeals) five outdated sets of tobacco charge regulations, cleaning up the statute book by removing rules that are no longer in force.\n\n**Specifically, it scraps:**\n- The **1985 Tobacco Charge (No. 1) Regulations** (Statutory Rules 1985 No. 2)\n- Four separate instruments that set specific charge rates from **1989, 1990, 1995 and 1997**\n\n**Who it affects:** This mainly impacts government administrators and anyone handling legacy matters under the *Tobacco Charge Act (No. 1) 1955*. For businesses and the general public, it simply removes obsolete red tape.\n\n**Why it matters:** Old regulations can create confusion about what rules still apply. By formally removing these defunct instruments, the government ensures people only need to look at current, valid laws when dealing with tobacco charges."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tobacco-charge-regulations-repeal-2002","history":"/api/acts/tobacco-charge-regulations-repeal-2002/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tobacco-charge-regulations-repeal-2002/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tobacco-charge-regulations-repeal-2002/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tobacco-charge-regulations-repeal-2002/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tobacco-charge-regulations-repeal-2002/documents"}}