{"id":"C2004A01460","name":"Wheat Export Charge Amendment Act 1976","slug":"wheat-export-charge-amendment-act-1976","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"29 of 1976","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":6288,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004A01460-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Wheat Export Charge Amendment Act 1976","content":"WHEAT EXPORT CHARGE AMENDMENT ACT 1976\n\nNo. 29 of 1976\n\nAn Act to amend the Wheat Export Charge Act 1974.\n\nBE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—\n\nShort title and citation.\n\n1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Wheat Export Charge Amendment Act 1976.\n\n(2) The Wheat Export Charge Act 1974, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Wheat Export Charge Act 1974-1976.\n\nCommencement.\n\n2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nInterpretation.\n\n3. Section 4 of the Wheat Export Charge Act 1974 is amended by omitting sub-section (1) and substituting the following sub-sections:—\n\n“(1) In this Act, ‘wheat products’ means a substance (other than bran or pollard) produced by the gristing, crushing, grinding, milling or other processing of wheat, and includes—\n\n(a) any of the following products made from wheat, namely, flour, semolina, sharps, wheatmeal, starch, gluten, rice substitutes and breakfast foods; and\n\n(b) any other commodity—\n\n(i) that is produced mainly from other wheat products or from wheat; or\n\n(ii) that is produced partly from other wheat products or from wheat and is declared by the regulations to be a wheat product for the purposes of this Act.\n\n“(1a) Subject to sub-section (1), expressions used in this Act that are defined in the Wheat Industry Stabilization Act 1974-1976 have the same meanings as they have in that Act.”.\n\nPayment of charge.\n\n4. Section 7 of the Wheat Export Charge Act 1974 is amended by omitting the word “Australia” and substituting the words “the Commonwealth”\n\n5. The Wheat Export Charge Act 1974 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following section:—\n\nRegulations.\n\n“8. The Governor-General may make regulations for the purposes of the definition of ‘wheat products’ in section 4.”.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1931},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The legislation expands the scope of the original Act by significantly broadening the definition of 'wheat products' to capture processed wheat derivatives (flour, starch, gluten, etc.) rather than limiting the charge to raw wheat, and by enabling future expansion via regulation."},"complexity_factors":["Short amending statute with only 3 operative provisions","Single cross-reference to the Wheat Industry Stabilization Act 1974-1976 for definitional consistency","Straightforward expansion of a defined term with enumerated inclusions and delegated authority for future declarations"],"plain_english_summary":"This law updates the **Wheat Export Charge Act 1974** to ensure export charges apply to processed wheat products, not just raw grain.\n\n**Key changes:**\n*   **Broader coverage**: Redefines \"wheat products\" to include processed goods like flour, semolina, starch, gluten, breakfast foods, and rice substitutes. It also covers any commodity made mainly from wheat, or partly from wheat if declared by regulation.\n*   **Technical correction**: Changes \"Australia\" to \"the Commonwealth\" in the payment rules to ensure the correct legal entity is identified.\n*   **Regulation power**: Allows the Governor-General to make regulations declaring additional partly-wheat products as \"wheat products\" without needing new legislation.\n*   **Definitions aligned**: Ensures terms shared with the *Wheat Industry Stabilization Act 1974-1976* have consistent meanings across both laws.\n\n**Who it affects**: Wheat growers, millers, and exporters of wheat-derived products who may now face export charges on goods previously exempt."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/wheat-export-charge-amendment-act-1976","history":"/api/acts/wheat-export-charge-amendment-act-1976/history","analysis":"/api/acts/wheat-export-charge-amendment-act-1976/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/wheat-export-charge-amendment-act-1976/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/wheat-export-charge-amendment-act-1976/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/wheat-export-charge-amendment-act-1976/documents"}}