{"id":"F2009L03482","name":"Commencement (Agreement between Australia and Chile on Social Security) Instrument 2009","slug":"commencement-agreement-between-australia-and-chile-on-social-security-instrument-2009","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":141173,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L03482-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement (Agreement between Australia and Chile on Social Security) Instrument 2009","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\n![](image.001.png)\n\nCommencement (Agreement between Australia and Chile on Social Security) Instrument 2009\n\nSocial Security (International Agreements) Act 1999 Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 1)\n\nI, JENNY MACKLIN, Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, acting under paragraph 2(1)(b) of the Social Security (International Agreements) Act 1999 Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 1), fix 1 October 2009 as the day on which Schedule 1 to those Regulations commences.\n\nDated 1st September 2009\n\nJ Macklin\n\nMinister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1613},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the limited procedural function indicated by its title—specifying a commencement date for related regulations—without expansion into substantive policy matters."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision consisting of one sentence","No defined terms, interpretation provisions, or schedules","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling regulation","No conditional logic, exceptions, or subordinate legislative mechanisms"],"plain_english_summary":"This short instrument simply sets **1 October 2009** as the date when Schedule 1 of the *Social Security (International Agreements) Act 1999 Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 1)* comes into force.\n\n**What this means:**\n*   Schedule 1 contains the actual legal rules that implement the **social security agreement between Australia and Chile** into Australian law.\n*   From 1 October 2009 onwards, people who have lived or worked in both countries (such as retirees, people with disabilities, or surviving partners) could claim benefits under coordinated rules that prevent double taxation and help them qualify for pensions based on combined contribution periods in both nations.\n*   This document itself does not create any new rights or benefits—it is purely procedural, acting as the 'on switch' for the substantive rules contained in the Schedule."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/commencement-agreement-between-australia-and-chile-on-social-security-instrument-2009","history":"/api/acts/commencement-agreement-between-australia-and-chile-on-social-security-instrument-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/commencement-agreement-between-australia-and-chile-on-social-security-instrument-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/commencement-agreement-between-australia-and-chile-on-social-security-instrument-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/commencement-agreement-between-australia-and-chile-on-social-security-instrument-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/commencement-agreement-between-australia-and-chile-on-social-security-instrument-2009/documents"}}