{"id":"C2004L06495","name":"South East Asia Treaty Organization (Privileges and Immunities) Regulations (Repeal)","slug":"south-east-asia-treaty-organization-privileges-and-immunities-regulations-repeal","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"57 of 1986","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":28219,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L06495-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"South East Asia Treaty Organization (Privileges and Immunities) Regulations (Repeal)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules 1986 No. 571\n\n—————\n\nSouth East Asia Treaty Organization (Privileges and Immunities) Regulations (Repeal)\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the International Organizations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963.\n\nDated 10 April 1986.\n\nN. M. STEPHEN\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nBILL HAYDEN\n\nMinister of State for Foreign Affairs\n\n——————\n\nRepeal of South East Asia Treaty Organization (Privileges and Immunities) Regulations\n\nStatutory Rules 1967 No. 50 are repealed.\n\n \n\nNOTE\n\n1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 18 April 1986.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2316},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This regulation performed exactly the limited function intended: the complete repeal of obsolete 1967 regulations. Rather than expanding or growing beyond an original purpose, it represents a formal contraction of the legislative scheme—permanently ending Australia's legal framework for SEATO privileges."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision consisting of one sentence","No defined terms, interpretation section, or glossary","No conditional logic, exceptions, or 'if/then' scenarios","No cross-references to other sections of legislation (only a citation of the repealed instrument)","Total length is less than half a page with no structural divisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation formally repeals the 1967 rules that granted diplomatic-style privileges and immunities to the South East Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO). Because SEATO had been defunct since 1977, the repeal has no direct practical effect but tidies the statute book, removing obsolete legal protections and preventing confusion for lawyers and officials about whether those privileges still apply."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/south-east-asia-treaty-organization-privileges-and-immunities-regulations-repeal","history":"/api/acts/south-east-asia-treaty-organization-privileges-and-immunities-regulations-repeal/history","analysis":"/api/acts/south-east-asia-treaty-organization-privileges-and-immunities-regulations-repeal/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/south-east-asia-treaty-organization-privileges-and-immunities-regulations-repeal/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/south-east-asia-treaty-organization-privileges-and-immunities-regulations-repeal/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/south-east-asia-treaty-organization-privileges-and-immunities-regulations-repeal/documents"}}