{"id":"C1947A00080","name":"Treaty of Peace (Roumania) Act 1947","slug":"treaty-of-peace-roumania-act-1947","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"80 of 1947","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":4320,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1947A00080-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Treaty of Peace (Roumania) Act 1947","content":"TREATY OF PEACE (ROUMANIA).\n\nNo. 80 of 1947.\n\nAn Act to approve the Treaty of Peace with Roumania, and for other purposes.\n\n\\[Assented to 11th December, 1947.\\]\n\n\\[Date of commencement, 8th January, 1948.\\]\n\nPreamble.\n\nWHEREAS at Paris, on the tenth day of February, One thousand nine hundred and forty-seven, a Treaty of Peace with Roumania (a copy of which Treaty has been laid before each House of the Parliament) was signed on behalf of Australia:\n\n  \n\nAnd Whereas it is expedient that the Treaty should be approved by the Parliament and that the Australian Government should have power to do all such things as are necessary or expedient for carrying out and giving effect to the Treaty on the part of Australia:\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 (Roumania) Act 1947.\n\nApplication to Territories.\n\n2. This Act shall extend to every Territory of the Commonwealth, including the Territory of New Guinea.\n\nApproval of Treaty.\n\n3. The Treaty of Peace with Roumania is approved.\n\nRegulations, &c.\n\n4. The Governor-General may make such regulations and do such things as appear to him to be necessary or expedient for carrying out and giving effect to the provisions of the Treaty of Peace with Roumania, and in particular for prescribing punishments (by fine or imprisonment) for offences against the regulations.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":660},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act remains tightly focused on its original purpose: approving the 1947 Treaty of Peace with Romania and providing implementation powers. No evidence of scope expansion beyond this original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 operative sections","No definitions section","No cross-references to other Acts","Simple linear structure without exceptions or conditions","Single straightforward purpose (approval plus regulation-making power)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act formally approves the 1947 Treaty of Peace with Romania, bringing Australia into legal alignment with the post‑WWII peace settlement. It applies across Australia and its territories (including the then Territory of New Guinea) and empowers the Governor‑General to make regulations and penalties needed to implement and enforce the treaty—affecting how war reparations, property claims and other post‑war obligations are handled under Australian law."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/treaty-of-peace-roumania-act-1947","history":"/api/acts/treaty-of-peace-roumania-act-1947/history","analysis":"/api/acts/treaty-of-peace-roumania-act-1947/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/treaty-of-peace-roumania-act-1947/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/treaty-of-peace-roumania-act-1947/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/treaty-of-peace-roumania-act-1947/documents"}}