{"id":"F1997B01763","name":"Domicile Regulations","slug":"domicile-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"401 of 1982","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":29387,"registerId":"commonwealth-F1997B01763-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Domicile Regulations","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules 1982 No. 4011\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nDomicile Regulations\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Domicile Act 1982.\n\nDated 20 December 1982.\n\nN. M. STEPHEN\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nN. A. BROWN\n\nMinister of State for Communications  \nfor and on behalf of the Attorney-General\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nCitation\n\n1. These Regulations may be cited as the Domicile Regulations.\n\nInterpretation\n\n2. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears, “the Act” means the Domicile Act 1982.\n\nDeclaration of Territories to which the Act extends\n\n3. For the purposes of sub-section 3 (6) of the Act, the Territory of Christmas Island, the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands and the Territory of Norfolk Island, being external Territories, are declared to be Territories to which the Act extends.\n\n> Note: NOTE\n\n> Note: 1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 31 December 1982.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1691},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain limited to their original purpose of declaring specific external territories to be subject to the Domicile Act 1982, as intended when made in 1982."},"complexity_factors":["Only 1 defined term ('the Act') in the interpretation section","Three brief operative provisions totaling fewer than 100 words","No conditional language, exceptions, or nested logic","Single cross-reference to the parent Act"],"plain_english_summary":"**What these rules do**\n\nThese regulations specify which Australian territories are covered by the **Domicile Act 1982**.\n\n**What is 'domicile'?**\nIn Australian law, your 'domicile' is essentially your permanent legal home. It determines which country's laws apply to your personal affairs (like marriage, divorce, and inheritance), even if you don't currently live there.\n\n**The practical effect**\nThe regulations declare that the Domicile Act applies to three external Australian territories:\n- **Christmas Island**\n- **Cocos (Keeling) Islands**\n- **Norfolk Island**\n\nThis means people with connections to these islands are subject to the same rules about legal residence as mainland Australians."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/domicile-regulations","history":"/api/acts/domicile-regulations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/domicile-regulations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/domicile-regulations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/domicile-regulations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/domicile-regulations/documents"}}