{"id":"C1919A00020","name":"Treaty of Peace Act 1919","slug":"treaty-of-peace-act-1919","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"20 of 1919","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":12607,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1919A00020-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-31","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Treaty of Peace Act 1919","content":"TREATY OF PEACE.\n\nNo. 20 of 1919.\n\nAn Act to carry into effect the Treaty of Peace with Germany.\n\n\\[Assented to 28th October, 1919.\\]\n\nPreamble.\n\nWHEREAS at Versailles, on the twenty-eighth day of June, nineteen hundred and nineteen, a Treaty of Peace with Germany (including a protocol annexed thereto) a copy of which has been laid before each House of the Parliament, was signed by representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia on behalf of His Majesty the King, and it is expedient that the Government of the Commonwealth should have power to do all such things as are necessary and expedient for giving effect to the said Treaty on the part of the Commonwealth:\n\nBe it therefore enacted by the King’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 Treaty of Peace Act 1919.\n\nRegulations.\n\n2. The Governor-General may make such regulations and do such things as appear to him to be necessary for carrying out and giving effect to the provisions of Part X. (Economic Clauses) of the said Treaty.\n\nContraventions of regulations.\n\n3. The regulations may provide for the punishment of offences against the regulations, by the impositions of the following penalties:—\n\n(a) If the offence is prosecuted summarily—a fine not exceeding Five hundred pounds or imprisonment for any term not exceeding twelve months; or both;\n\n(b) If the offence is prosecuted upon indictment—a fine of any amount or imprisonment for not more than seven years, or both.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2704},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act remains focused on its original 1919 purpose of implementing Part X (Economic Clauses) of the Treaty of Versailles. There is no evidence of scope expansion beyond the original intent to enforce the WWI peace treaty's economic provisions."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 sections with no subsections","No defined terms or interpretation section","Single, specific purpose (implementing Part X of the Treaty of Versailles)","Minimal cross-referencing (only refers to external Treaty document)","Straightforward two-tier penalty structure without exceptions or conditional logic"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act gives the Australian government power to implement the **Treaty of Versailles** — the peace treaty signed after World War I that ended hostilities with Germany.\n\nIt specifically authorises the Governor-General (acting on behalf of the Crown) to create **regulations** (subordinate laws) to enforce Part X of the treaty. This section deals with **economic clauses** covering matters like trade restrictions, property rights, and financial reparations.\n\n**Who it affects**: Businesses, financial institutions, or individuals involved in economic activities with Germany that fall under the treaty's restrictions.\n\n**Penalties for breach**:\n- **Minor offences** (handled by a magistrate without a jury): Fine up to £500 or imprisonment for up to 12 months, or both\n- **Serious offences** (tried before a judge and jury): Unlimited fine or imprisonment for up to 7 years, or both\n\nIn short, this is Australia's legal machinery to enforce the economic penalties imposed on Germany following WWI."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/treaty-of-peace-act-1919","history":"/api/acts/treaty-of-peace-act-1919/history","analysis":"/api/acts/treaty-of-peace-act-1919/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/treaty-of-peace-act-1919/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/treaty-of-peace-act-1919/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/treaty-of-peace-act-1919/documents"}}