{"id":"foreign-judgments-act-1971","name":"Foreign Judgments Act 1971","slug":"foreign-judgments-act-1971","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"sa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":32119,"registerId":"sa-foreign-judgments-act-1971-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Foreign Judgments Act 1971","content":"South Australia\nForeign Judgments Act 1971\nAn Act to provide for the registration and enforcement of judgments of foreign courts; to repeal the Administration of Justice Act 1921; and for other purposes.\n\nContents\n1\tShort title\n3\tRepeal and transitional provision\n4\tInterpretation\n5\tConditions under which a judgment is registrable\n6\tCourts of reciprocal jurisdiction\n7\tRegistration of judgment\n8\tSetting aside registration\n9\tCopy of judgment and certificate to be supplied\n10\tRules of Court\nLegislative history\n\nThe Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:\n1—Short title\nThis Act may be cited as the Foreign Judgments Act 1971.\n3—Repeal and transitional provision\n\t(1)\tThe following Acts are repealed:\nthe Administration of Justice Act 1921\nthe Administration of Justice Act Amendment Act 1926.\n\t(2)\tAny judgment registered under the repealed Act, the execution of which had not been completed at the commencement of this Act, may, notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, be executed or enforced pursuant to, and in accordance with, the provisions of the repealed Act.\n4—Interpretation\n\t(1)\tIn this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—\nappeal means any proceedings that may result in the setting aside of a judgment;\ncourt of reciprocal jurisdiction means a court declared by proclamation under this Act to be a court of reciprocal jurisdiction;\njudgment means a judgment or order for the payment of a monetary sum or the recovery or delivery up of personal property given or made in civil proceedings by a court of any country or state (except a State or Territory of the Commonwealth) and includes a judgment or order of any such court awarding monetary compensation in criminal proceedings to any person in respect of loss or injury sustained by him;\njudgment creditor means a person in whom the rights established by, or arising under, the judgment are vested;\njudgment debtor means a person against whom a judgment is enforceable in accordance with the law of the country or state in which the original court is situated;\nnon-recoverable tax means tax other than recoverable tax;\noriginal court in relation to a judgment means the court by which the judgment was given;\nrecoverable tax means tax payable under the laws of Papua New Guinea relating to taxes on income, but does not include—\n\t(a)\tadditional or other tax payable, by way of penalty, interest or otherwise, because of a contravention or failure to comply with any of those laws or of a requirement made under any of those laws; or\n\t(b)\ttax of a class or description for the time being specified in a proclamation in force under subsection (2);\nthe Court or the Supreme Court means the Supreme Court of South Australia;\nthe repealed Act means the Administration of Justice Act 1921 repealed by this Act.\n\t(2)\tWhere the Governor is of the opinion that tax of a particular class or description, payable under the laws of Papua New Guinea, is not properly a tax on income, he may, by proclamation, declare tax of that class or description not to be recoverable tax.\n\t(3)\tThe Governor may, by subsequent proclamation, vary or revoke a declaration under subsection (2).\n\t(4)\tA declaration under subsection (2) does not have effect in relation to a judgment if an application for registration of the judgment was made in accordance with this Act before the declaration came into operation.\n5—Conditions under which a judgment is registrable\n\t(1)\tSubject to subsection (2) of this section, a judgment shall be registrable under this Act if—\n\t(a)\tthe jurisdiction of the original court in the cause of action is recognised under the rules of private international law, and the judgment is final and conclusive; or\n\t(b)\tthe circumstances in which jurisdiction was assumed by the original court justify recognition of the judgment on the basis of comity and the judgment is final and conclusive; or\n\t(c)\tit is, in the opinion of the court, just and equitable that the judgment be enforced pursuant to the provisions of this Act.\n\t(2)\tA judgment shall not be registrable under this Act if it is a judgment for the enforcement of any penal law or for the recovery of a non-recoverable tax.\n6—Courts of reciprocal jurisdiction\n\t(1)\tWhere the Governor is satisfied that the courts, or any of the courts, of a country or state exercise jurisdiction upon substantially the same grounds as the Supreme Court, he may by proclamation declare the courts of that country or state, or any of those courts, to be courts of reciprocal jurisdiction.\n\t(2)\tThe Governor may by subsequent proclamation vary or revoke a proclamation under subsection (1) of this section.\n\t(3)\tIn any proceedings under this Act, it shall be presumed in the absence of evidence to the contrary, that a judgment (not being a judgment for the enforcement of any penal law or for the recovery of a non-recoverable tax) of a court of reciprocal jurisdiction is registrable under this Act.\n7—Registration of judgment\n\t(1)\tAn application for registration of a judgment may be made by or on behalf of the judgment creditor at any time within six years after the date of the judgment or, where there have been proceedings by way of appeal, within six years of the final determination of the appeal.\n\t(2)\tAn application may, subject to this section, be made in respect of a judgment given before or after the commencement of this Act.\n\t(3)\tAn application for registration of a judgment must be accompanied by an affidavit or affidavits—\n\t(a)\tstating whether a right of appeal exists, or an appeal has been instituted, against the judgment and whether the judgment is subject to a stay of execution in the original court; and\n\t(b)\tsetting forth all other proceedings that have been taken for the execution or enforcement of the judgment and the extent to which the judgment has been satisfied; and\n\t(c)\tcontaining evidence of such other matters as may be required under the rules of the Supreme Court.\n\t(4)\tWhere the Court is satisfied that the judgment is registrable under this Act and that any other matters of which proof is required under the rules of the Court have been proved, the Court shall register the judgment.\n\t(5)\tWhere a judgment is not in all respects a judgment registrable under this Act but portion of the judgment would, if it alone constituted the judgment of the original court, be so registrable, the Court may, if it is in the opinion of the Court, just and equitable to do so, register that portion of the judgment.\n\t(6)\tAn application for registration of a judgment may be made without notice to any person but notice of the registration of the judgment must be served upon the judgment debtor in conformity with rules of the Supreme Court.\n\t(7)\tSubject to this Act, a registered judgment shall, for the purposes of execution, be of the same force and effect as a judgment of the Supreme Court recorded at the date of the registered judgment, its execution shall be subject to the control of the Court, and proceedings may be taken thereupon as if it were such a judgment.\n\t(8)\tSubject to this Act, where a judgment for the payment of any monetary sum is registered, the following amounts may be recovered upon the registered judgment—\n\t(a)\tthe amount payable under the judgment (including interest) at the date of registration; and\n\t(b)\tinterest from the date of registration on the original judgment debt (excluding interest) or so much thereof as remains unsatisfied at the date of registration calculated at the rate applicable to a judgment of the Supreme Court; and\n\t(c)\tany costs awarded by the Supreme Court pursuant to this section.\n\t(9)\tWhere an amount payable under a judgment is not expressed in the currency of the Commonwealth, that amount shall be converted on the basis of the rate of exchange prevailing at the date of the judgment into the currency of the Commonwealth.\n\t(10)\tWhere the judgment of the original court is satisfied wholly or partly otherwise than by execution levied upon the registered judgment, the registered judgment shall be deemed to be wholly or proportionately satisfied, as the case may require, but this subsection does not affect the recovery of costs awarded in respect of registration.\n\t(11)\tWhere a judgment for the payment of a monetary sum is satisfied in part by payment in a currency other than the currency of the Commonwealth, the extent to which the registered judgment has been satisfied shall, for the purposes of subsection (10) of this section, be calculated on the basis of the rate of exchange prevailing at the date of the judgment of the original court.\n\t(12)\tUnless the Court by order otherwise directs, execution upon a registered judgment shall, by virtue of this subsection, be stayed—\n\t(a)\tuntil the expiration of fourteen days from the day on which the judgment debtor is served with notice of registration of the judgment, or, if an application that the registration of the judgment be set aside is made, until the application is finally determined; or\n\t(b)\twhile any order staying execution of the judgment is in force in the original court.\n\t(13)\tA judgment may be registered under this Act notwithstanding that a right of appeal exists, or an appeal has been instituted, against the judgment.\n\t(14)\tThe Court may grant registration of a judgment upon such conditions as the Court thinks necessary or desirable to protect the interests of the judgment debtor in the event of a successful appeal against the judgment, or for any other purpose.\n8—Setting aside registration\n\t(1)\tWhere a judgment has been registered under this Act, an application may be made by or on behalf of the judgment debtor that the judgment be set aside on the ground—\n\t(a)\tthat the judgment is not registrable under this Act; or\n\t(b)\tthat the judgment debtor did not receive notice of the proceedings in sufficient time to enable him to defend the proceedings; or\n\t(c)\tthat the judgment was obtained by fraud; or\n\t(d)\tthat the cause of action upon which the judgment was given had previously been determined by the judgment of a court having jurisdiction to adjudicate upon that cause of action; or\n\t(e)\tthat the enforcement of the judgment would be contrary to public policy in this State; or\n\t(f)\tthat the rights under the judgment are not vested in the person by or on behalf of whom the application for registration was made.\n\t(2)\tAn application may be made under paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of this section notwithstanding that process may have been duly served upon the judgment debtor in conformity with the law of the country or state in which the original court is situated.\n\t(3)\tWhere the Court is satisfied that any of the grounds set out in subsection (1) of this section have been established, it shall set aside the registration of the judgment.\n9—Copy of judgment and certificate to be supplied\n\t(1)\tWhere a judgment is given by the Supreme Court, the Court shall, upon application by the judgment creditor and payment of the fee prescribed by rules of Court issue a certified copy of the judgment together with a certificate containing such particulars in relation to the judgment as may be prescribed.\n\t(2)\tWhere execution of a judgment has been stayed, a certificate issued under subsection (1) of this section shall contain a statement of that fact.\n10—Rules of Court\n\t(1)\tRules of the Supreme Court may be made by any three or more Judges of the Supreme Court prescribing any matters necessary or expedient for the purposes of this Act and without limiting the generality of the foregoing those rules may—\n\t(a)\tinvest the Court with discretion to require any person applying for registration of a judgment to give security for costs; and\n\t(b)\tprescribe any matters to be proved upon an application for registration of a judgment and regulate the manner in which those matters are to be proved; and\n\t(c)\tregulate the manner in which a judgment debtor is to be served with notice of the registration of a judgment; and\n\t(d)\tfix a period within which an application to set aside registration of a judgment may be made and provide for the extension of that period by order of the Court; and\n\t(e)\tprescribe the manner in which any questions arising under this Act are to be determined; and\n\t(f)\tprescribe any fee for the purposes of this Act.\n\t(2)\tAll rules made in pursuance of this section—\n\t(a)\tshall be published in the Gazette; and\n\t(b)\tshall be laid before both Houses of Parliament within fourteen days after that publication if Parliament is then in session, and if not, within fourteen days after the commencement of the next session of Parliament; and\n\t(c)\tshall, subject to disallowance in accordance with this section, have, as from the date of publication in the Gazette, or from any later date specified in the rules, the force of law, and be judicially noticed.\n\t(3)\tIf either House of Parliament within fourteen sitting days (whether or not those sitting days occur in the same Session of Parliament as that in which the rules were laid before that House) after the rules are laid before it passes a resolution disallowing all or any of those rules, the rules disallowed shall cease to have any effect, but that disallowance shall not affect the validity, or cure the invalidity of anything done in the meantime.\nLegislative history\nNotes\n\t•\tPlease note—References in the legislation to other legislation or instruments or to titles of bodies or offices are not automatically updated as part of the program for the revision and publication of legislation and therefore may be obsolete.\n\t•\tEarlier versions of this Act (historical versions) are listed at the end of the legislative history.\n\t•\tFor further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.\nPrincipal Act and amendments\nNew entries appear in bold.\nYear\nNo\nTitle\nAssent\nCommencement\n1971\n72\nForeign Judgments Act 1971\n11.11.1971\n23.12.1971 (Gazette 23.12.1971 p2629)\n1980\n66\nForeign Judgments Act Amendment Act 1980\n13.11.1980\n1.7.1982 (Gazette 24.6.1982 p2032)\n2006\n17\nStatutes Amendment (New Rules of Civil Procedure) Act 2006\n6.7.2006\nPt 36 (s 129)—4.9.2006 (Gazette 17.8.2006 p2831)\nProvisions amended since 3 February 1976\nNew entries appear in bold.\nEntries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics.\nProvision\nHow varied\nCommencement\ns 2\nomitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002\n4.9.2006\ns 4\n\n\ns 4(1)\ns 4 redesignated as s 4(1) by 66/1980 s 3(c)\n1.7.1982\nnon-recoverable tax\ninserted by 66/1980 s 3(a)\n1.7.1982\nrecoverable tax\ninserted by 66/1980 s 3(b)\n1.7.1982\ns 4(2)—(4)\ninserted by 66/1980 s 3(c)\n1.7.1982\ns 5\n\n\ns 5(2)\namended by 66/1980 s 4\n1.7.1982\ns 6\n\n\ns 6(3)\namended by 66/1980 s 5\n1.7.1982\ns 7\n\n\ns 7(6)\namended by 17/2006 s 129\n4.9.2006\nHistorical versions\nReprint No 1—1.7.1991\n\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act replaces the earlier Administration of Justice Act 1921 regime (s3(1)) and expressly preserves the enforceability of judgments already registered under that repealed Act (s3(2)). Its core function—permitting registration and enforcement in the Supreme Court of South Australia of eligible foreign monetary and personal property judgments—remains the operative scope (s1, s5, s7). The Act adds explicit procedural rules, Governor proclamation powers (reciprocal courts; PNG tax classification) and detailed conversion and stay rules that clarify and refine the operational scope but do not change the central purpose of enabling enforcement of qualifying foreign judgments (s4(2)–(4), s6, s7(9)–(12))."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple substantive registrability routes: recognition under private international law, comity, or the Court’s equitable view (s5(1)(a)–(c))","Governor’s proclamation powers to declare courts of reciprocal jurisdiction and to classify certain Papua New Guinea taxes (s6(1)–(3); s4(2)–(3))","Court discretion to register whole or part of a judgment, impose conditions, require security for costs, and to set aside registration on multiple grounds (s7(4)–(6), s7(14), s10(1)(a), s8)","Procedural proof and evidence requirements for registration (affidavits about appeals, enforcement and satisfaction) and delegated rule-making that can vary proof, service and fee rules (s7(3); s10)","Interaction of foreign currency conversion rules and partial satisfaction calculations tied to rates at the date of the original judgment (s7(9), s7(11))","Time limits and stay mechanics (six-year limitation, 14-day notice stay, stays while appeals or original-court stays are in effect) (s7(1), s7(12))","Presumption of registrability for judgments from courts of reciprocal jurisdiction, which shifts evidentiary burdens in some cases (s6(3))","Delegated procedural details left to Court rules which can materially affect costs and timelines (s10)"],"plain_english_summary":"What this law does, mechanically\n\n- The Act provides a procedure for a person who holds a foreign court judgment (a “judgment creditor”) to have that judgment registered in the Supreme Court of South Australia so it can be enforced in South Australia as if it were a local Supreme Court judgment (see s1, s7(7)).\n- The Act covers judgments for payment of money and for recovery/delivery of personal property from courts in other countries or states (not Australian States or Territories) and includes some monetary awards made in criminal proceedings for loss or injury (s4(1), definition of “judgment”).\n- Some judgments cannot be registered: those enforcing penal laws and judgments for recovery of a “non-recoverable tax” (s5(2)). The Act contains special definitions and a power for the Governor to declare some Papua New Guinea taxes not to be “recoverable tax” (s4(1), (2)–(4)).\n\nWho can apply and time limits\n\n- A judgment creditor (or on their behalf) can apply to register a judgment within six years after the judgment, or within six years after final determination of any appeal (s7(1)). Applications can be for judgments given before or after the Act started (s7(2)).\n\nWhat the applicant must provide and what the Court does\n\n- The registration application must be supported by affidavits stating whether an appeal exists or a stay of execution is in force, what other enforcement steps have been taken and how much of the judgment is satisfied, plus any other proof the Court’s rules require (s7(3)).\n- If the Court is satisfied the judgment is registrable and required proofs are provided, it must register the judgment (s7(4)). The Court may also register only a portion of a judgment if that portion would by itself be registrable and the Court thinks it just and equitable (s7(5)).\n- The Court may impose conditions on registration to protect the judgment debtor (s7(14)). The rules of the Supreme Court may also allow the Court to require security for costs from the applicant (s10(1)(a)).\n\nGrounds for registrability and presumptions\n\n- A judgment is registrable if the original court’s jurisdiction is recognised under private international law and the judgment is final and conclusive; or if comity justifies recognition and the judgment is final and conclusive; or if the Court thinks it is just and equitable to enforce the judgment (s5(1)(a)–(c)).\n- The Governor may, by proclamation, declare foreign courts to be “courts of reciprocal jurisdiction” where they exercise jurisdiction on substantially the same grounds as the Supreme Court; if so, their judgments are presumed registrable in the absence of evidence to the contrary (s6(1)–(3)).\n\nEffect of registration and execution\n\n- A registered judgment has the same force and effect as a Supreme Court judgment recorded at the date of registration and can be executed under the Court’s control (s7(7)). Recoverable sums include the judgment amount (including interest) as at registration, post-registration interest at the local judgment rate on the original debt, and any costs awarded (s7(8)).\n- Amounts expressed in a foreign currency are converted into Australian currency using the exchange rate prevailing at the date of the foreign judgment (s7(9)). Payments made in foreign currency towards satisfaction are converted similarly for calculation of what remains unsatisfied (s7(11)).\n- Execution is stayed, unless the Court orders otherwise, until 14 days after the judgment debtor is served with notice of registration (or until any application to set aside registration is finally determined), and is also stayed while any stay in the original court is in force (s7(12)).\n\nNotice, setting aside and removal\n\n- Registration can be applied for without notice to the debtor, but the debtor must be served with notice of registration in the manner set out in Court rules (s7(6)).\n- The judgment debtor can apply to have registration set aside on a defined list of grounds: not registrable; inadequate notice in time to defend; fraud; prior adjudication of the same cause; enforcement contrary to public policy in the State; or the applicant lacking rights under the judgment (s8(1)). The Court must set aside registration if it finds any of those grounds proved (s8(3)).\n\nAdministrative and rule-making powers\n\n- The Supreme Court’s judges may make rules to prescribe proof requirements, service rules, fees, time limits for setting aside and other procedural matters (s10(1)–(2)). Rules must be published and can be disallowed by Parliament (s10(2)–(3)).\n- The Court issues certified copies and a certificate on request and payment of the prescribed fee; certificates must note if execution has been stayed (s9).\n\nWho pays, who decides, and the compliance burden\n\n- The judgment creditor starts the process and bears initial costs of application, affidavit preparation and any prescribed fees (s7(3), s9(1), s10(1)(f)). The Court may require the applicant to provide security for costs (s10(1)(a)).\n- The Court decides registrability and may exercise broad discretion to register in part, impose conditions, or set aside registration on enumerated grounds (s5(1)(c), s7(5), s7(14), s8(1)–(3)). The Governor decides which foreign courts are treated as courts of reciprocal jurisdiction and may classify certain PNG taxes (s6(1)–(2), s4(2)–(3)).\n- Compliance requires preparing sworn evidence about appeals, prior enforcement and satisfaction; complying with foreign and local service requirements; and potentially waiting through statutory stays (s7(3), s7(6), s7(12)).\n\nPoints on incentives, trade-offs and likely effects on private behaviour (source-grounded)\n\n- By making foreign monetary and property judgments enforceable locally, the Act lowers legal obstacles for foreign creditors to collect against local debtors, which may increase cross-border debt enforcement activity (s7(7)–(8)).\n- The Act preserves a gatekeeper role for the Court (registration criteria, discretionary equitable power, conditions, security for costs) which balances creditor access against protections for debtors (s5, s7(4), s7(14), s10(1)(a)).\n- Excluding enforcement of penal judgments and certain tax judgments (including a Governor-made class of Papua New Guinea tax) narrows the types of foreign claims enforceable here, limiting scope for cross-border recovery in those areas (s5(2), s4(2)–(4)).\n- Procedural steps (affidavits, service, possible stay periods, currency conversion at judgment date) create measurable compliance costs and timing considerations for both creditors and debtors (s7(3), s7(9), s7(11)–(12)).\n\nImplementation risks and discretion\n\n- The Governor’s proclamation power (s6, s4(2)–(3)) and wide Court discretion on registrability and conditions (s5(1)(c), s7(14)) mean outcomes can vary with administrative and judicial choices. Rules made by the Court can materially affect procedure and cost via proof requirements, security for costs, service procedures and fees (s10(1)).\n\nOverall\n\n- The Act creates a statutory route for turning eligible foreign monetary and personal property judgments into enforceable South Australian Supreme Court judgments, subject to defined exclusions, procedural proof, judicial discretion and governor-made proclamations that can affect scope and presumptions (s1, s5–s8, s9–s10)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains focused on its original purpose: providing a mechanism for registration and enforcement of foreign judgments in South Australia. The 1980 amendments added specific provisions regarding Papua New Guinea taxation (reflecting PNG's independence and tax treaty considerations), and the 2006 amendment updated procedural references, but these were incremental adjustments within the established framework rather than scope expansion. The core mechanism—reciprocal registration with safeguards—has remained consistent since 1971."},"complexity_factors":["Moderate length (14 substantive sections, though s 2 was omitted)","7 defined terms in s 4(1), including nested definitions (recoverable tax vs non-recoverable tax with sub-definitions)","Multiple alternative grounds for registration in s 5(1) (three separate pathways: private international law, comity, or just and equitable)","Conditional logic with exceptions: s 5(2) excludes penal laws and non-recoverable taxes; s 6(3) creates presumptions subject to rebuttal","Detailed procedural requirements in s 7 (14 subsections covering timing, affidavits, partial registration, currency conversion, stays of execution, interest calculations)","Cross-references to Supreme Court Rules and Governor's proclamations (external instruments that modify scope)","Specific transitional provision in s 3(2) preserving rights under repealed 1921 Act","Legislative history shows targeted amendments (1980 tax provisions, 2006 procedural updates) rather than structural overhaul"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this law does:**\n\nThis Act creates a system for registering and enforcing court judgments from overseas (\"foreign judgments\") in South Australia. If someone wins a court case in another country and the loser has assets in South Australia, this law lets the winner apply to have that foreign judgment treated like a local Supreme Court judgment—making it enforceable here.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n- **Judgment creditors** (people who won overseas and want to collect what they're owed in SA)\n- **Judgment debtors** (people who lost overseas and now face enforcement action in SA)\n- The **Supreme Court of South Australia**, which handles the registration process\n- People and businesses involved in cross-border disputes\n\n**Key features:**\n\n- **Registration process**: A creditor can apply to register a foreign judgment within 6 years. The Court checks if the judgment meets certain conditions (like being \"final and conclusive\") and if it's \"just and equitable\" to enforce it.\n\n- **Reciprocal arrangements**: The Governor can declare which countries' courts are \"courts of reciprocal jurisdiction\"—essentially, countries that treat our judgments fairly, so we treat theirs fairly too.\n\n- **Grounds to block enforcement**: A debtor can ask the Court to set aside registration if, for example, they didn't get proper notice of the original case, the judgment was obtained by fraud, enforcing it would violate public policy, or the foreign court didn't have proper jurisdiction.\n\n- **What can't be registered**: Judgments enforcing foreign criminal penalties (\"penal laws\") or certain taxes from Papua New Guinea (specifically defined as \"non-recoverable tax\").\n\n- **Currency conversion**: If the judgment is in foreign money, it gets converted to Australian dollars based on the exchange rate at the date of the original judgment.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nWithout this law, winning a court case overseas would be hollow if the loser moved assets to South Australia. This creates a practical bridge between legal systems, supporting international trade and justice—while protecting debtors through safeguards against unfair enforcement.\n\n**Notable quirks:**\n\nThe Act has some oddly specific provisions about Papua New Guinea taxes (dating from 1980 amendments), allowing the Governor to declare which PNG taxes count as \"recoverable\" income tax versus excluded penalties."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope cannot be assessed as no legislative text was available for analysis. The submission contained only a website 404 error page from the South Australian legislation website."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative text was retrieved — only a website error page was provided","Cannot assess legal complexity without access to the actual Act","Score of 1 reflects absence of content, not simplicity of the underlying law"],"plain_english_summary":"**No legislation could be retrieved.** The link provided did not return the text of the *Foreign Judgments Act 1971* (SA). Instead, the South Australian legislation website returned a **404 Page Not Found** error, likely because the URL was created before a website update on 24 March 2026 and is now broken.\n\n**What this means for you:** No legal analysis can be provided because there is no legislative text to analyse. If you need to read this Act, try:\n- Visiting [www.legislation.sa.gov.au](https://www.legislation.sa.gov.au) directly and searching for the Act by name\n- Updating any old bookmarks or hyperlinks to the site\n- Emailing the Office of Parliamentary Counsel at OPCWeb@sa.gov.au to report the broken link"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/foreign-judgments-act-1971","history":"/api/acts/foreign-judgments-act-1971/history","analysis":"/api/acts/foreign-judgments-act-1971/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/foreign-judgments-act-1971/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/foreign-judgments-act-1971/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/foreign-judgments-act-1971/documents"}}