{"id":"F2011L00516","name":"Commencement (Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on Social Security) Instrument 2011","slug":"commencement-agreement-between-the-government-of-australia-and-the-government-of-the-former-yugoslav","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":85983,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2011L00516-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement (Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 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 the Government of Australia and the Government of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on Social Security) Instrument 2011\n\nSocial Security (International Agreements) Act 1999 Amendment Regulations 2010 (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 2010 (No. 2), fix 1 April 2011 as the day on which Schedule 1 to those Regulations commences.\n\nDated 24th March 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":1082},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly as labelled — it is a machinery provision solely intended to set a commencement date, with no expansion beyond its explicit purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (fixing the commencement date)","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic or exceptions","Purely administrative/actioned by Minister without substantive policy content"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is a formal **commencement instrument** — essentially a legal trigger that sets the start date for other regulations.\n\n**What it does:**\n*   It activates **Schedule 1** of the *Social Security (International Agreements) Act 1999 Amendment Regulations 2010 (No. 2)* on **1 April 2011**.\n*   Those regulations implement a social security agreement between Australia and Macedonia (then officially called the \"former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia\").\n\n**Who it affects:**\n*   People who have lived or worked in both Australia and Macedonia and claim social security benefits (like pensions) from either country.\n*   The two governments, who coordinate which country pays what benefits and avoid double-payments.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this instrument, the regulations (and therefore the agreement) would sit on the shelf inactive. This document makes the international agreement legally operational, allowing people to access coordinated pension benefits across both countries from 1 April 2011 onwards."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/commencement-agreement-between-the-government-of-australia-and-the-government-of-the-former-yugoslav","history":"/api/acts/commencement-agreement-between-the-government-of-australia-and-the-government-of-the-former-yugoslav/history","analysis":"/api/acts/commencement-agreement-between-the-government-of-australia-and-the-government-of-the-former-yugoslav/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/commencement-agreement-between-the-government-of-australia-and-the-government-of-the-former-yugoslav/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/commencement-agreement-between-the-government-of-australia-and-the-government-of-the-former-yugoslav/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/commencement-agreement-between-the-government-of-australia-and-the-government-of-the-former-yugoslav/documents"}}