{"id":"C1921A00020","name":"Treaty of Peace (Hungary) Act 1921","slug":"treaty-of-peace-hungary-act-1921","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"20 of 1921","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":2950,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1921A00020-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Treaty of Peace (Hungary) Act 1921","content":"TREATY OF PEACE (HUNGARY).\n\nNo. 20 of 1921.\n\nAn Act to carry into effect the Treaty of Peace with Hungary.\n\n\\[Assented to 15th December, 1921.\\]\n\nPreamble.\n\nWHEREAS at Trianon, on the fourth day of June One thousand nine hundred and twenty, a Treaty of Peace with Hungary (including a protocol and declaration annexed thereto), a copy of which has been laid before each House of the Parliament, was signed by a representative of the Commonwealth 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\n    This Act may be cited as the Treaty of Peace (Hungary) Act 1921.\n\nApplication of Act to Territories.\n\n2. This Act shall apply to the Territories under the authority of the Commonwealth including any territory governed by the Commonwealth under a mandate.\n\nRegulations.\n\n3. 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 the said Treaty.\n\nContravention of regulations.\n\n4. The regulations may provide for the punishment of offences against the regulations, by the imposition 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":1882},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act remains strictly limited to its original purpose of implementing the Treaty of Peace with Hungary (Treaty of Trianon). There is no indication of scope creep; the legislation simply provides a mechanism for giving effect to the specific treaty obligations agreed in 1920."},"complexity_factors":["No interpretation section or defined terms","Only four short operative sections","No cross-references to other legislation","Simple, unconditional delegation of power without procedural constraints","Straightforward penalty structure without gradations or exceptions"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act lets the Governor‑General make regulations to implement the Treaty of Trianon in Australia and its Commonwealth territories (including mandate-administered areas), providing a flexible way to give effect to treaty obligations without separate statutes.\n\nThose regulations may create criminal offences: summary offences punishable by up to £500 and/or 12 months’ imprisonment, and indictable offences punishable by unlimited fines and/or up to 7 years’ imprisonment."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/treaty-of-peace-hungary-act-1921","history":"/api/acts/treaty-of-peace-hungary-act-1921/history","analysis":"/api/acts/treaty-of-peace-hungary-act-1921/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/treaty-of-peace-hungary-act-1921/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/treaty-of-peace-hungary-act-1921/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/treaty-of-peace-hungary-act-1921/documents"}}