{"id":"C2004A02983","name":"Aliens Act Repeal Act 1984","slug":"aliens-act-repeal-act-1984","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"119 of 1984","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":25947,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004A02983-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Aliens Act Repeal Act 1984","content":"![C2004A02884-1.jpg](image.001.jpeg)\n\nAliens Act Repeal Act 1984\n\nNo. 119 of 1984\n\nAn Act to repeal the Aliens Act 1947 and for related purposes\n\n\\[Assented to 18 October 1984\\]\n\nBE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:\n\nShort title, &c.\n\n1\\. (1) This Act may be cited as the Aliens Act Repeal Act 1984.\n\n(2) The Aliens Act 19471 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.\n\nCommencement\n\n2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nRepeal of certain Acts\n\n3\\. The Acts set out in the Schedule are repealed.\n\nPersons not to be prosecuted after repeal\n\n4\\. Where a person, before the commencement of this Act—\n\n(a) has committed an offence against the Principal Act; or\n\n(b) is liable, under section 18 of that Act, to pay a pecuniary penalty,\n\nthat person shall not, after the commencement of this Act—\n\n  \n\n(c) be liable to be prosecuted in respect of that offence; or\n\n(d) be required to pay that pecuniary penalty,\n\nas the case requires.\n\n–––––––––––––\n\nSCHEDULE Section 3\n\nACTS REPEALED\n\nAliens Act 1947\n\nAliens Act 1952\n\nAliens Act 1959\n\nAliens Act 1965\n\nAliens Act 1966\n\nAliens Act 1973\n\nNOTE\n\n1\\. No. 22, 1947, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 68, 1952; No. 32, 1959; No. 12, 1965; No. 9, 1966; No. 132, 1973; No. 216, 1973; and No. 91, 1976.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1597},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This legislation performs exactly as its title and purpose clause indicate: it repeals the Aliens Act 1947 and related amendment Acts. It includes a standard savings provision protecting against retrospective prosecution, which is consistent with the standard scope of repeal legislation. The scope has not expanded beyond the stated purpose of repeal."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 operative sections","Minimal cross-referencing (sole reference to 'Principal Act')","Single schedule listing 6 Acts to be repealed","Simple savings provision in section 4 with basic conditional logic"],"plain_english_summary":"This act **abolishes the Aliens Act 1947** and related amendment laws that regulated non-citizens in Australia.\n\n**Key points:**\n- **Wipes the old law off the books**: The Aliens Act 1947 and its updates from 1952, 1959, 1965, 1966, and 1973 are completely repealed.\n- **Protects people from past prosecutions**: Anyone who broke the old Aliens Act rules before this repeal takes effect cannot be prosecuted or fined after the repeal happens. This ensures people aren't punished under laws that no longer exist.\n- **Takes effect immediately**: The act starts working as soon as it receives Royal Assent (formal approval).\n\nThis reflects Australia's shift away from using the term 'aliens' and the legal framework established in the post-war period, moving toward modern citizenship and migration laws."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/aliens-act-repeal-act-1984","history":"/api/acts/aliens-act-repeal-act-1984/history","analysis":"/api/acts/aliens-act-repeal-act-1984/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/aliens-act-repeal-act-1984/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/aliens-act-repeal-act-1984/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/aliens-act-repeal-act-1984/documents"}}