{"id":"C1918L00048","name":"War Precautions (Tallow) Regulations 1918","slug":"war-precautions-tallow-regulations-1918","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"48 of 1918","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":20791,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1918L00048-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"War Precautions (Tallow) Regulations 1918","content":"STATUTORY RULES.\n\n1918\\. No. 48.\n\nREGULATIONS UNDER THE WAR PRECAUTIONS ACT 1914–1916.\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the War Precautions Act 1914–1916, to come into operation forthwith.\n\nDated this fourteenth day of February, 1918.\n\nR. M. FERGUSON,\n\nGovernor-General.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nG. F. PEARCE,\n\nMinister of State for Defence.\n\nWar Precautions (Tallow) Regulations 1918.\n\nShort title.\n\n1\\. These Regulations may be cited as the War Precautions (Tallow) Regulations 1918.\n\nPower to requisition tallow.\n\n2\\. The Minister of Defence, or an officer thereto authorized, in writing under the hand of the Minister, may by order require—\n\n(a) the owner or occupier of any factory or works in which tallow is produced; or\n\n(b) any person, firm or company who or which holds stocks of tallow,\n\nto produce and to place at the disposal of the Minister such quantities and qualities of tallow as are specified in the order.\n\nCompensation payable.\n\n3\\. (1) The compensation payable in respect of any tallow so required shall not exceed £45 per ton.\n\n(2.) In default of agreement as to price, the price to be paid for tallow so required shall be determined by the Minister.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\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.2314.—Price 3d.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1952},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This represents the original 1918 instrument as made. The scope remains confined to the specific wartime requisitioning of tallow with the compensation framework originally specified."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 short sections totaling approximately 150 words","No definitions section, cross-references, or interpretive provisions","Linear structure without exceptions, carve-outs, or nested conditional logic","Single straightforward mechanism: authorization → compensation cap → dispute resolution"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations give the Minister of Defence power to compel manufacturers and holders of tallow to hand over specified quantities to the government during wartime. Owners must be paid, but compensation is capped at £45 per ton and, if contested, the Minister has final say on the amount. The measure lets the government redirect a key industrial input to military use without separate approvals."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/war-precautions-tallow-regulations-1918","history":"/api/acts/war-precautions-tallow-regulations-1918/history","analysis":"/api/acts/war-precautions-tallow-regulations-1918/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/war-precautions-tallow-regulations-1918/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/war-precautions-tallow-regulations-1918/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/war-precautions-tallow-regulations-1918/documents"}}