{"id":"F2012L01848","name":"Commencement (Agreement between Australia and the Republic of Hungary on Social Security) Instrument 2012","slug":"commencement-agreement-between-australia-and-the-republic-of-hungary-on-social-security-instrument-2","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":89808,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L01848-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement (Agreement between Australia and the Republic of Hungary on Social Security) Instrument 2012","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 the Republic of Hungary on Social Security) Instrument 2012\n\nSocial Security (International Agreements) Act 1999 Amendment Regulations 2011 (No. 3)\n\nI, JENNY MACKLIN, Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Minister for Disability Reform, acting under paragraph 2(1)(b) of the Social Security (International Agreements) Act 1999 Amendment Regulations 2011 (No. 3), fix 1 October 2012 as the day on which Schedule 1 to those Regulations commences.\n\nDated 8 August 2012\n\nJenny Macklin\n\nMinister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Minister for Disability Reform\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1519},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a procedural commencement instrument that activates existing legislation without altering its substance. It does not expand or modify the scope of the underlying Australia-Hungary Social Security Agreement or the implementing regulations; it merely brings them into legal effect on the specified date."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (fixing a calendar date)","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or subordinate provisions","Only one cross-reference (to the enabling regulation)"],"plain_english_summary":"This commencement instrument brings the Australia–Hungary social security agreement into force from 1 October 2012. It activates the regulations that allow contribution periods in both countries to be totalised for benefit eligibility.\n\nIt affects migrants, expatriates and cross‑border workers claiming age pensions, disability or survivors’ benefits, ensuring those who split careers between Australia and Hungary can combine work history to meet entitlement rules."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/commencement-agreement-between-australia-and-the-republic-of-hungary-on-social-security-instrument-2","history":"/api/acts/commencement-agreement-between-australia-and-the-republic-of-hungary-on-social-security-instrument-2/history","analysis":"/api/acts/commencement-agreement-between-australia-and-the-republic-of-hungary-on-social-security-instrument-2/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/commencement-agreement-between-australia-and-the-republic-of-hungary-on-social-security-instrument-2/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/commencement-agreement-between-australia-and-the-republic-of-hungary-on-social-security-instrument-2/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/commencement-agreement-between-australia-and-the-republic-of-hungary-on-social-security-instrument-2/documents"}}