{"id":"C1973L00278","name":"Consular Privileges and Immunities (Commonwealth Countries) Regulations","slug":"consular-privileges-and-immunities-commonwealth-countries-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"278 of 1973","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":24804,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1973L00278-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Consular Privileges and Immunities (Commonwealth Countries) Regulations","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules\n\n1973 No. 278\n\nREGULATIONS UNDER THE CONSULAR PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES ACT 1972.\\*\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Consular Privileges and Immunities Act 1972.\n\nDated this eighteenth day of December, 1973.\n\nPAUL HASLUCK\n\nGovernor-General.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nD. R. WILLESEE\n\nMinister of State for Foreign Affairs.\n\nCONSULAR PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES (COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES) REGULATIONS\n\nCitation.\n\n1. These Regulations may be cited as the Consular Privileges and Immunities (Commonwealth Countries) Regulations.\n\nDefinitions.\n\n2. In these Regulations “ the Act ” means the Consular Privileges and Immunities Act 1972.\n\nMalaysia is a declared Commonwealth country.\n\n3. Malaysia is declared to be a Commonwealth country to which section 9 of the Act applies.\n\n\\* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 19 December 1973.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1365},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This 1973 instrument performs exactly the limited function described in its title: declaring Malaysia a Commonwealth country for the purposes of consular privileges. There is no evidence of scope creep or additional matters being addressed."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 short regulations total","Single defined term ('the Act')","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Minimal cross-referencing (only to section 9 of the parent Act)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** These regulations declare Malaysia to be a \"Commonwealth country\" under Australia’s *Consular Privileges and Immunities Act 1972*.\n\n**Who it affects:** Malaysian consular officials working in Australia (and their official premises).\n\n**Why it matters:** By triggering **section 9** of the parent Act, this declaration gives Malaysian consular staff **legal immunity**—meaning they generally can’t be sued or prosecuted in Australian courts for official acts, and Australian police can’t enter their consular offices without permission. This applies the same protections found in the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations to Malaysia through Australia’s Commonwealth-specific legal framework."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/consular-privileges-and-immunities-commonwealth-countries-regulations","history":"/api/acts/consular-privileges-and-immunities-commonwealth-countries-regulations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/consular-privileges-and-immunities-commonwealth-countries-regulations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/consular-privileges-and-immunities-commonwealth-countries-regulations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/consular-privileges-and-immunities-commonwealth-countries-regulations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/consular-privileges-and-immunities-commonwealth-countries-regulations/documents"}}