{"id":"C1926L00195","name":"Royal Australian Naval Brigade (Mine-sweeping Section) Regulations (Repeal)","slug":"royal-australian-naval-brigade-mine-sweeping-section-regulations-repeal","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"195 of 1926","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":21254,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1926L00195-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Royal Australian Naval Brigade (Mine-sweeping Section) Regulations (Repeal)","content":"STATUTORY RULES.\n\n1926\\. No. 195.\n\nREGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910–1918.\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Order under the Naval Defence Act 1910–1918, to come into operation forthwith.\n\nDated this twenty-second day of December, 1926.\n\nSTONEHAVEN,\n\nGovernor-General.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nC. W. C. MARR,\n\nActing Minister of State for Defence.\n\nRepeal of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve (Mine-Sweeping Section) Regulations.\n\nThe Regulations for the Royal Australian Naval Reserve (Mine-Sweeping Section), Statutory Rules 1919, No. 3, as amended by Statutory Rules 1919, No. 298, and Statutory Rules 1920, No. 231, are hereby repealed, save as to anything lawfully done or any right, privilege, obligation, or liability acquired, accrued, or incurred thereunder.\n\nPrinted and Published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by H. J. Green, Government Printer for the State of Victoria.\n\nC.18459.—Price 3d.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2024},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly as its title suggests—a straightforward repeal of the specified mine-sweeping regulations without any expansion of scope or addition of new regulatory schemes."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision containing only the repeal and a standard savings clause","No definitions section or interpretation provisions","No conditional logic or nested exceptions","Only cross-references are to the enabling Act and the three specific regulations being repealed","Total text under 150 words"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations abolish (repeal) the 1919 rules that created a mine-sweeping unit within Australia's naval forces, along with amendments from 1919 and 1920.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Cancels outdated regulations:** Wipes the Royal Australian Naval Reserve (Mine-Sweeping Section) Regulations off the books\n- **Protects existing rights:** Anyone who gained legal rights, duties, or status under the old rules keeps them—this doesn't erase past actions, accrued entitlements, or existing liabilities (a standard \"savings clause\")\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Former members of the naval mine-sweeping section (active during and after World War I)\n- The Department of Defence\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is post-war housekeeping from 1926. Mine-sweeping (clearing explosive naval mines from harbours) was vital during WWI, but by the mid-1920s these specific reserve structures were no longer needed, so the government tidied up the statute books."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/royal-australian-naval-brigade-mine-sweeping-section-regulations-repeal","history":"/api/acts/royal-australian-naval-brigade-mine-sweeping-section-regulations-repeal/history","analysis":"/api/acts/royal-australian-naval-brigade-mine-sweeping-section-regulations-repeal/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/royal-australian-naval-brigade-mine-sweeping-section-regulations-repeal/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/royal-australian-naval-brigade-mine-sweeping-section-regulations-repeal/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/royal-australian-naval-brigade-mine-sweeping-section-regulations-repeal/documents"}}