{"id":"F2009L02118","name":"Commencement (Agreement between Australia and Finland on Social Security) Instrument 2009","slug":"commencement-agreement-between-australia-and-finland-on-social-security-instrument-2009","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":140225,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L02118-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement (Agreement between Australia and Finland 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 Finland on Social Security) Instrument 2009\n\nSocial Security (International Agreements) Act 1999 Amendment Regulations 2008 (No. 2)\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 2008 (No. 2), fix 1 July 2009 as the day on which Schedule 1 to those Regulations commences.\n\nDated 25th May 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":2191},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a purely procedural commencement instrument that performs exactly its intended function: fixing a calendar date for regulations to take effect. No expansion of substance or scope has occurred."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (one sentence fixing the commencement date)","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or triggers","Only one cross-reference (to the empowering provision in the enabling regulations)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets **1 July 2009** as the official start date for new rules that implement a social security agreement between Australia and Finland.\n\n**What it does:**\n* Activates Schedule 1 of the Amendment Regulations, which brings the bilateral agreement into legal force\n* ‘Switches on’ the coordination of pension and benefit systems between the two countries\n\n**Who it affects:**\n* People who have lived, worked, or paid taxes in both Australia and Finland\n* Those claiming age pensions, disability support, or other benefits who need credit for periods spent in the other country\n* Anyone moving between Australia and Finland who needs continuous social security coverage\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this commencement date, the international agreement would remain inactive. This ensures people don’t lose entitlements simply because they moved countries, and prevents ‘double dipping’ (being paid twice for the same period by both governments)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/commencement-agreement-between-australia-and-finland-on-social-security-instrument-2009","history":"/api/acts/commencement-agreement-between-australia-and-finland-on-social-security-instrument-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/commencement-agreement-between-australia-and-finland-on-social-security-instrument-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/commencement-agreement-between-australia-and-finland-on-social-security-instrument-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/commencement-agreement-between-australia-and-finland-on-social-security-instrument-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/commencement-agreement-between-australia-and-finland-on-social-security-instrument-2009/documents"}}