{"id":"C1976L00050","name":"Naval Forces (Papua New Guinea Division) Regulations (Repeal)","slug":"naval-forces-papua-new-guinea-division-regulations-repeal","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"50 of 1976","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":25107,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1976L00050-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Naval Forces (Papua New Guinea Division) Regulations (Repeal)","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\nStatutory Rules\n\n1976 No. 50\n\nREGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910-1975.\\*\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Naval Defence Act 1910-1975.\n\nDated this fifth day of February, 1976.\n\nJOHN R. KERR\n\nGovernor-General.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nD. J. KILLEN\n\nMinister of State for Defence.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nRepeal of the Naval Forces (Papua New Guinea Division) Regulations\n\nCommencement.\n\n1. These Regulations shall come into operation on 9 February 1976.\n\nRepeal of the Naval Forces (Papua New Guinea Division) Regulations.\n\n2. The Naval Forces (Papua New Guinea Division) Regulations (comprising Statutory Rules 1966, No. 104; Statutory Rules 1966, No. 172; Statutory Rules 1967, No. 93; Statutory Rules 1967, No. 128; Statutory Rules 1970, No. 11; Statutory Rules 1970, No. 195; Statutory Rules 1971, No. 99; Statutory Rules 1972, No. 126; Statutory Rules 1973, No. 11; Statutory Rules 1973, No. 23; Statutory Rules 1973, No. 24; Statutory Rules 1973, No, 80; Statutory Rules 1973, No. 219; Statutory Rules 1973, No. 273; Statutory Rules 1974, No. 20; Statutory Rules 1974, No. 190; Statutory Rules 1974, No. 252; and Statutory Rules 1975, No. 20) are repealed.\n\n\\* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 6 February 1976.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1343},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a repeal instrument that terminates obsolete regulations rather than expanding their scope. The legislation simply removes rules that became redundant following Papua New Guinea's independence in 1975, without adding new substantive content."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision consisting only of a repeal","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Straightforward commencement date with no triggers or dependencies"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This instrument repeals (cancels) a set of old regulations that once governed the Papua New Guinea Division of Australia's naval forces.\n\n**Background:** Between 1966 and 1975, Australia maintained detailed regulations for how naval forces stationed in Papua New Guinea would operate. When Papua New Guinea became an independent nation in September 1975, these Australian regulations became obsolete.\n\n**What happens now:** This repeal formally removes those outdated regulations from Australian law, effective 9 February 1976. It lists all 18 statutory instruments that are being abolished, ranging from the original 1966 regulations through various amendments made over the decade. This is essentially housekeeping—cleaning up the statute books by deleting military rules that no longer apply because Papua New Guinea now manages its own defence affairs."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/naval-forces-papua-new-guinea-division-regulations-repeal","history":"/api/acts/naval-forces-papua-new-guinea-division-regulations-repeal/history","analysis":"/api/acts/naval-forces-papua-new-guinea-division-regulations-repeal/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/naval-forces-papua-new-guinea-division-regulations-repeal/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/naval-forces-papua-new-guinea-division-regulations-repeal/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/naval-forces-papua-new-guinea-division-regulations-repeal/documents"}}