{"id":"F2012L02589","name":"Commencement (Agreement between Australia and the Republic of Latvia on Social Security) Instrument 2012","slug":"commencement-agreement-between-australia-and-the-republic-of-latvia-on-social-security-instrument-20","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":126799,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L02589-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement (Agreement between Australia and the Republic of Latvia 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 Latvia on Social Security) Instrument 2012\n\nSocial Security (International Agreements) Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 1)\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) Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 1), fix 1 January 2013 as the day on which Schedule 1 to those Regulations commences.\n\nDated  21 December 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":1917},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains its singular purpose of fixing a commencement date for the underlying regulation and has not expanded beyond this procedural role."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (one sentence)","No defined terms or interpretation section","Purely procedural function with no substantive legal rules","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other Acts"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a formal notice that activates the social security agreement between Australia and Latvia.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets **1 January 2013** as the date when Schedule 1 of the *Social Security (International Agreements) Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 1)* begins.\n- This triggers the Australia-Latvia Social Security Agreement, making it legally active in Australia.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- People who move between Australia and Latvia (e.g., workers, pensioners), as it coordinates social security benefits between the two countries—meaning time spent in one country can count towards benefits in the other.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Without this instrument, the agreement would sit unused. This 'commencement' is the legal switch that turns the agreement on, allowing cross-border recognition of pension contributions and residency periods."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/commencement-agreement-between-australia-and-the-republic-of-latvia-on-social-security-instrument-20","history":"/api/acts/commencement-agreement-between-australia-and-the-republic-of-latvia-on-social-security-instrument-20/history","analysis":"/api/acts/commencement-agreement-between-australia-and-the-republic-of-latvia-on-social-security-instrument-20/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/commencement-agreement-between-australia-and-the-republic-of-latvia-on-social-security-instrument-20/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/commencement-agreement-between-australia-and-the-republic-of-latvia-on-social-security-instrument-20/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/commencement-agreement-between-australia-and-the-republic-of-latvia-on-social-security-instrument-20/documents"}}