{"id":"C1929L00070","name":"Williamstown Rifle Range Regulations","slug":"williamstown-rifle-range-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"70 of 1929","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":21495,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1929L00070-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Williamstown Rifle Range Regulations","content":"STATUTORY RULES.\n\n1929\\. No. 70.\n\nREGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1927.\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 Defence Act 1903-1927, to come into operation forthwith.\n\nDated the twenty-eighth day of June, 1929.\n\nSTONEHAVEN\n\nGovernor-General.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nT. W. GLASGOW\n\nMinister of State for Defence.\n\nWilliamstown Rifle Range Regulations.\n\nShort title.\n\n1. These Regulations may be cited as the Williamstown Rifle Range Regulations.\n\nDistance to be kept under D.A. 72 for rifle practice.\n\n2. The prescribed distance under section 72 of the Defence Act 1903-1927 from any person engaged in rifle practice on the rifle range at\n\n1449.—Price 3d.\n\n  \nWilliamstown, in the State of Victoria, shall be the distance from that person to any point on the perimeter of the area shown hachured on the plan hereunder.\n\n![Map of Rifle Range Property on Port Phillip Bay](image.001.jpeg)\n\nBy Authority: H. J. Green, Government Printer, Canberra.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1177},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This regulation remains exactly as narrow as its original 1929 intent: establishing a safety perimeter for one specific rifle range in Williamstown, Victoria. It has not expanded beyond this single location or purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 operative clauses total","Single cross-reference to section 72 of the parent Defence Act","No defined terms or interpretation section","Reliance on external map/plan for substantive boundary definition","Extremely narrow scope (single facility in one location)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** These rules set the safety boundary for the Williamstown Rifle Range in Victoria. They determine how far the public must stay away when people are shooting at this specific location.\n\n**How it works:** The Defence Act requires a safe distance around anyone practicing rifle shooting. For this range, that \"keep clear\" zone is the area shown on the official map attached to these rules (the \"hachured\" or shaded area on the plan).\n\n**Who it affects:** People living near or visiting the Williamstown Rifle Range, as well as defense personnel using the facility for target practice.\n\n**Why it matters:** It keeps the public safe by legally defining exactly where people cannot go during shooting practice. Instead of using a generic measurement (like 500 metres), it uses a specific mapped boundary tailored to this location's geography."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/williamstown-rifle-range-regulations","history":"/api/acts/williamstown-rifle-range-regulations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/williamstown-rifle-range-regulations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/williamstown-rifle-range-regulations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/williamstown-rifle-range-regulations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/williamstown-rifle-range-regulations/documents"}}