Commonwealth legislation

Distillation Regulations

RepealedCTH

This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

9 of 1906

Collection

legislative instrument

Plain English Summary

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This regulation allows smaller barrels and containers to be used when exporting spirits from Australia.

Previously, the rules required spirits for export to be stored in containers holding at least ten imperial gallons (about 45 litres). Now, the Comptroller-General of Customs (the senior tax and customs official) can approve smaller containers for export purposes.

Why this matters:

It gives distillers more flexibility in how they package spirits for overseas markets
It removes a size barrier that might have prevented small-batch or specialty exports
The usual customs controls and security checks still apply

In short, it's a practical tweak to export rules to help Australian distillers compete internationally.

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Distillation Regulations

STATUTORY RULES.

1906. No. 9.

REGULATION UNDER THE “DISTILLATION ACT 1901.”

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the Distillation Act 1901, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this tenth day of January, One thousand nine hundred and six.

NORTHCOTE,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

WILLIAM JOHN LYNE.

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Spirits for Export.

Notwithstanding anything contained in Regulation 47 of the Regulations in the Schedule to the Distillation Act 1901, the Comptroller-General may permit casks or vessels of less, than ten imperial gallons capacity to be taken into a spirit store to be filled with spirits intended for export, and the casks or vessels when so filled may, subject to the Act and Regulations, be delivered from the spirit store to enable the spirits to be exported.

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By Authority: Robt S. Brain, Government Printer, Melbourne.

C.225.—Price 3d.

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