{"id":"C2004A01870","name":"Wool Industry Amendment Act 1978","slug":"wool-industry-amendment-act-1978","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"71 of 1978","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":6813,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004A01870-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Wool Industry Amendment Act 1978","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nWOOL INDUSTRY AMENDMENT ACT 1978\n\nNo. 71 of 1978\n\nAn Act to amend section 28a of the Wool Industry Act 1972.\n\nBE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:\n\nShort title\n\n1. This Act may be cited as the Wool Industry Amendment Act 1978.\n\nCommencement\n\n2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nMarket Support Fund\n\n3. Section 28a of the Wool Industry Act 1972 is amended by omitting from paragraph (a) of the definition of “termination date” in sub-section (18) “1 July 1978” and substituting “1 July 1979”.\n\n![](image.001.png) \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1158},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a technical amendment extending a sunset clause deadline by 12 months. It does not alter the substantive scope, powers, or purpose of the original legislation."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision replacing one specific date with another","No defined terms introduced","No conditional logic, cross-references, or exceptions","Amendment limited to one paragraph in one section of the principal Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act gives the wool industry an extra year by extending a legislative deadline.\n\n**What it does:**\nIt pushes back the \"termination date\" in the *Wool Industry Act 1972* from **1 July 1978** to **1 July 1979**. This date governs when the Market Support Fund (a financial safety net for wool growers) is set to end.\n\n**Who it affects:**\nWool growers and industry bodies who rely on or contribute to the Market Support Fund.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThe extension keeps the fund (or related support arrangements) running for an additional 12 months beyond the original cutoff date."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/wool-industry-amendment-act-1978","history":"/api/acts/wool-industry-amendment-act-1978/history","analysis":"/api/acts/wool-industry-amendment-act-1978/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/wool-industry-amendment-act-1978/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/wool-industry-amendment-act-1978/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/wool-industry-amendment-act-1978/documents"}}