{"id":"C1969A00009","name":"International Sugar Agreement Act 1969","slug":"international-sugar-agreement-act-1969","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"9 of 1969","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":15509,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1969A00009-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-31","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"International Sugar Agreement Act 1969","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\nInternational Sugar Agreement\n\nNo. 9 of 1969\n\nAn Act to approve the Ratification by Australia of the International Sugar Agreement.\n\n[Assented to 21 April 1969]\n\nBE it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—\n\nShort title.\n\n1. This Act may be cited as the International Sugar Agreement Act 1969.\n\nCommencement.\n\n2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nDefinition.\n\n3. In this Act, “the International Sugar Agreement” means the agreement adopted by the United Nations Sugar Conference 1968 and known as the International Sugar Agreement.\n\nApproval of ratification of Agreement.\n\n4. Approval is given to the ratification by Australia of the International Sugar Agreement in accordance with Article 60 of that Agreement.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1407},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act remains strictly limited to its original purpose of approving Australia's ratification of the 1968 International Sugar Agreement. There is no expansion beyond this single, specific function."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 sections total (Short title, Commencement, Definition, Approval)","Single defined term ('the International Sugar Agreement')","No conditional logic, exceptions, or internal cross-references","References one external document (Article 60 of the International Sugar Agreement)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act gives **parliamentary approval for Australia to formally join** (ratify) an international treaty about sugar.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Approves Australia's ratification of the **International Sugar Agreement of 1968**, a United Nations treaty designed to stabilize world sugar prices and regulate international trade in sugar\n- Gives legal authority for the Australian Government to become a party to the Agreement under Article 60 of that treaty\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- The Australian Government, enabling it to participate in international sugar trade frameworks\n- Australian sugar producers and exporters, by allowing Australia to join the international system for managing sugar supply and pricing\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this domestic legislation, Australia could not formally ratify the international treaty, which would exclude Australian sugar from the agreed international trading arrangements and price stabilization mechanisms."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/international-sugar-agreement-act-1969","history":"/api/acts/international-sugar-agreement-act-1969/history","analysis":"/api/acts/international-sugar-agreement-act-1969/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/international-sugar-agreement-act-1969/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/international-sugar-agreement-act-1969/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/international-sugar-agreement-act-1969/documents"}}