{"id":"F2011L02468","name":"Commencement (Agreement between Australia and the Slovak Republic on Social Security) Instrument 2011","slug":"commencement-agreement-between-australia-and-the-slovak-republic-on-social-security-instrument-2011","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":88249,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2011L02468-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement (Agreement between Australia and the Slovak Republic on Social Security) Instrument 2011","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 Slovak Republic on Social Security) Instrument 2011\n\nSocial Security (International Agreements) Act 1999 Amendment Regulations 2011 (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 2011 (No. 2), fix 1 January 2012 as the day on which Schedule 1 to those Regulations commences.\n\nDated 23rd November 2011\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":1810},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs the exact limited procedural function intended: fixing a commencement date for regulations. It does not expand or alter the scope of the underlying social security agreement."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (fixing a commencement date)","Zero defined terms requiring interpretation","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond the enabling regulation","Total length under 150 words","Purely procedural mechanism with no substantive legal content of its own"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a formal notice (a **commencement instrument**) that switches on new rules implementing a social security agreement between Australia and Slovakia.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets **1 January 2012** as the start date for Schedule 1 of the Social Security (International Agreements) Amendment Regulations 2011 (No. 2)\n- This activates the bilateral agreement allowing people who have lived or worked in both countries to coordinate pension claims\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- People moving between Australia and Slovakia\n- Workers who have contributed to social security systems in both nations\n- Eligible residents claiming age pensions, disability support, or survivor benefits across the two countries\n\n**Why it matters:**\nInternational social security agreements prevent people from losing pension rights when they move overseas and stop 'double dipping' or double taxation. This instrument ensures the Slovakia agreement actually takes legal effect rather than remaining a signed but inactive piece of paper."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/commencement-agreement-between-australia-and-the-slovak-republic-on-social-security-instrument-2011","history":"/api/acts/commencement-agreement-between-australia-and-the-slovak-republic-on-social-security-instrument-2011/history","analysis":"/api/acts/commencement-agreement-between-australia-and-the-slovak-republic-on-social-security-instrument-2011/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/commencement-agreement-between-australia-and-the-slovak-republic-on-social-security-instrument-2011/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/commencement-agreement-between-australia-and-the-slovak-republic-on-social-security-instrument-2011/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/commencement-agreement-between-australia-and-the-slovak-republic-on-social-security-instrument-2011/documents"}}