{"id":"C2004A00121","name":"Wheat Products Export Adjustment Act 1974","slug":"wheat-products-export-adjustment-act-1974","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"63 of 1974","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":31047,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004A00121-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Wheat Products Export Adjustment Act 1974","content":"WHEAT PRODUCTS EXPORT ADJUSTMENT\n\nACT 1974\n\nNo. 63 of 1974\n\nAn Act to authorize the Australian Wheat Board to require the making of certain Payments in respect of the Export of Wheat Products.\n\nBE IT ENACTED by the Queen, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of Australia, as follows:—\n\nShort title.\n\n1. This Act may be cited as the Wheat Products Export Adjustment Act 1974.\n\nCommencement.\n\n2. This Act shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by Proclamation.\n\nInterpretation.\n\n3. Expressions used in this Act that are defined in the Wheat Industry Stabilization Act 1974 have the same meanings as they have in that Act.\n\nAdjustment payments.\n\n4\\. (1) Where a person other than the Board exports, or proposes to export, wheat products, the Board may require that person to pay to the Board such amount as, subject to any relevant agreement made by the Board, the Board thinks fit having regard to selling prices of the Board for wheat sold for export and for wheat sold otherwise than for export, respectively.\n\n(2) The Board may refuse to consent to the export of wheat products unless an amount required by the Board, in accordance with this section, to be paid in respect of the wheat products is paid.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1164},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose of authorizing the Australian Wheat Board to collect adjustment payments from non-Board wheat product exporters. No expansion beyond this specific export control mechanism is evident."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 operative sections with minimal text","Single cross-reference to definitions in the Wheat Industry Stabilization Act 1974","No nested exceptions, conditional chains, or technical formulae","Straightforward two-subsection mechanism (power to charge + power to refuse export consent)"],"plain_english_summary":"This law gives the **Australian Wheat Board** (the government body that controlled wheat marketing) the power to charge fees on wheat product exports by private traders.\n\n**How it works:**\n- If a company or person (other than the Board itself) wants to export wheat products—such as flour, bran, or other processed wheat—the Board can require them to pay a fee.\n- The Board sets the amount based on the price difference between wheat sold for export and wheat sold within Australia.\n- The Board can block the export unless the fee is paid.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis ensures private exporters don't undercut the Board's coordinated selling system. It helps maintain stable returns for wheat growers by ensuring everyone exporting wheat products contributes fairly to the industry's income pool, preventing arbitrage between domestic and international prices."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/wheat-products-export-adjustment-act-1974","history":"/api/acts/wheat-products-export-adjustment-act-1974/history","analysis":"/api/acts/wheat-products-export-adjustment-act-1974/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/wheat-products-export-adjustment-act-1974/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/wheat-products-export-adjustment-act-1974/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/wheat-products-export-adjustment-act-1974/documents"}}