{"id":"sr:crimes-extra-territorial-offences-regulations-2019","name":"Crimes (Extra-Territorial Offences) Regulations 2019","slug":"crimes-extra-territorial-offences-regulations-2019","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"vic","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":183627,"registerId":"vic-sr:crimes-extra-territorial-offences-regulations-2019-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Crimes (Extra-Territorial Offences) Regulations 2019","content":"Version No. 001\n\n**Crimes (Extra-Territorial Offences) Regulations 2019**\n\n**S.R. No. 34/2019**\n\nVersion as at  \n9 June 2019\n\n**TABLE OF PROVISIONS**\n\n*Regulation Page*\n\n1 Objective 1\n\n2 Authorising provision 1\n\n3 Commencement 1\n\n4 Revocation 1\n\n5 Form 1\n\nSchedule 1—Notice of execution of search warrant under Part IIA of the Crimes Act 1958 2\n\n═════════════\n\nEndnotes 3\n\n1 General information 3\n\n2 Table of Amendments 5\n\n3 Amendments Not in Operation 6\n\n4 Explanatory details 7\n\n**Version No.** **001**\n\n**Crimes (Extra-Territorial Offences) Regulations 2019**\n\n**S.R. No. 34/2019**\n\nVersion as at  \n9 June 2019\n\n\t1 Objective\n\nThe objective of these Regulations is to prescribe the form of notice of execution of a search warrant to be given under section 342(6) of the **Crimes Act 1958**.\n\n\t2 Authorising provision\n\nThese Regulations are made under section 345 of the **Crimes Act 1958**.\n\n\t3 Commencement\n\nThese Regulations come into operation on  \n9 June 2019.\n\n\t4 Revocation\n\nThe Crimes (Extra-Territorial Offences) Regulations 2009[[1]](#endnote-1) are **revoked**.\n\n\t5 Form\n\nA notice under section 342(6) of the **Crimes Act 1958** must be in the form set out in Schedule 1.\n\nSchedule 1—Notice of execution of search warrant under Part IIA of the Crimes Act 1958\n\nRegulation 5\n\nTo: [*name of occupier of premises to which search warrant relates*]\n\nof: [*address*]\n\n**TAKE NOTICE** that—\n\n1. A search warrant in respect of [*description of premises*] was issued under Part IIA of the **Crimes Act 1958** on [*date*] at [*time*] by [*name of magistrate*].\n\n2. On [*date*] I [*name and rank of police officer*] executed the warrant.\n\n3. In the execution of the warrant the following objects were seized and removed:\n\n[*Describe objects seized and removed*]\n\nDated:\n\nSignature of police officer\n\n═════════════\n\nEndnotes\n\n1 General information\n\nSee [www.legislation.vic.gov.au](http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au) for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.\n\nThe Crimes (Extra-Territorial Offences) Regulations 2019, S.R. No. 34/2019 were made on 21 May 2019 by the Governor in Council under section 345 of the **Crimes Act 1958**, No. 6231/1958 and came into operation on 9 June 2019: regulation 3.\n\nThe Crimes (Extra-Territorial Offences) Regulations 2019 will sunset 10 years after the day of making on 21 May 2029 (see section 5 of the **Subordinate Legislation Act 1994**).\n\nINTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)\n\nStyle changes\n\nSection 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.\n\nReferences to ILA s. 39B\n\nSidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided regulation, rule or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subregulations, subrules or subclauses the original regulation, rule or clause becomes subregulation, subrule or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression \"(1)\" at the beginning of the original regulation, rule or clause.\n\nInterpretation\n\nAs from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:\n\n• Headings\n\nAll headings included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any heading inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nThis includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; Orders; Parts into which an Order is divided; clauses; regulations; rules; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms.  \nSee section 36(1A)(2A)(2B).\n\n• Examples, diagrams or notes\n\nAll examples, diagrams or notes included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Statutory Rule. See section 36(3A).\n\n• Punctuation\n\nAll punctuation included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 forms part of that Statutory Rule. Any punctuation inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nSee section 36(3B).\n\n• Provision numbers\n\nAll provision numbers included in a Statutory Rule form part of that Statutory Rule, whether inserted in the Statutory Rule before, on or after  \n1 January 2001. Provision numbers include regulation numbers, rule numbers, subregulation numbers, subrule numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).\n\n• Location of \"legislative items\"\n\nA \"legislative item\" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of a Statutory Rule is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.\n\n• Other material\n\nAny explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of a Statutory Rule. See section 36(3)(3D)(3E).\n\n2 Table of Amendments\n\nThere are no amendments made to the Crimes (Extra-Territorial Offences) Regulations 2019 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts.\n\n3 Amendments Not in Operation\n\nThere are no amendments which were Not in Operation at the date of this publication.\n\n4 Explanatory details\n\n1. Reg. 4: S.R. No. 65/2009. [↑](#endnote-ref-1)","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains its original narrow purpose: prescribing a single administrative form for search warrant execution notices. The 2019 version is a straightforward re-enactment replacing the 2009 regulations without expansion of scope."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 substantive regulations, all under one page of operative text","Zero defined terms in the interpretation section (no interpretation section exists)","Single cross-reference: to section 342(6) and 345 of the Crimes Act 1958","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Schedule 1 is a blank template form with bracketed placeholders","Total operative content is approximately 200 words excluding the form template"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:**\nThese Regulations prescribe the exact form that police must use when giving notice to a property owner or occupier after executing a search warrant under **Part IIA of the Crimes Act 1958** (Victoria). This Part deals with **extra-territorial offences** — crimes committed outside Victoria that Victorian law still covers.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Police officers** executing search warrants for extra-territorial offences\n- **Property occupiers** whose premises are searched under these warrants\n- **Magistrates** issuing the warrants\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWhen police search a property, the law requires them to leave a formal notice explaining what happened. These Regulations ensure that notice contains specific details: when the warrant was issued, who issued it, when police executed it, and exactly what was seized. This creates transparency and a paper trail for legal challenges.\n\n**Key points:**\n- **Replaces old rules:** Revokes the 2009 version of these Regulations\n- **Simple but specific:** Only does one thing — sets out the template in Schedule 1\n- **Standard form:** The notice must include fields for dates, names, descriptions of seized items, and officer signature"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"No. The instrument continues the narrow function of prescribing the notice form required by section 342(6) of the Crimes Act 1958. It revokes the 2009 Regulations but does not expand or add substantive powers or obligations beyond the prescribed content in Schedule 1."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow subject‑matter: prescribes a single notice form (Schedule 1).","Direct cross‑references to primary Act provisions (Crimes Act 1958 s.342(6) and s.345) increase reliance on external text.","Revocation of prior Regulations (2009) requires comparison for transitional practice but not substantive rules.","Low administrative discretion: form fields are mandatory and prescriptive.","Minor compliance burden on police to complete and serve the form; low burden on recipients.","Endnotes note commencement date and statutory sunset, adding minor temporal management."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation prescribes the exact form police must give when they execute a search warrant under section 342(6) of the Crimes Act 1958. It revokes the earlier 2009 Regulations and takes effect from 9 June 2019. It affects police (who must use the prescribed form) and occupiers of premises (who receive notice and information about seized items), standardising what information must be supplied and reducing ambiguity about what must be recorded."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the extremely limited text available — which consists almost entirely of version history and legislative metadata rather than actual provisions — there is insufficient content to determine whether the regulation's scope changed from its original intent. No substantive clauses, schedules, or amendment histories are visible to support such a conclusion."},"complexity_factors":["The legislation deals with jurisdictional concepts (extra-territoriality) that are inherently abstract and legally technical","Cross-border criminal law involves interaction between multiple legal systems and frameworks","However, as a subordinate regulation (rather than an Act), it is typically narrower and more procedural in nature","The provided text is almost entirely administrative metadata with no substantive provisions visible, severely limiting analysis","Regulations of this type generally implement rather than create law, reducing standalone complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations provide the technical rules and procedures that support Victoria’s law dealing with crimes committed outside the State (extra‑territorial offences), so such matters can be prosecuted or recognised in Victoria. They mainly affect law enforcement and prosecutors (and indirectly people accused of overseas or interstate offences) by closing jurisdictional gaps and giving courts clearer processes. Available public text is limited, so specific provisions aren’t shown here."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/crimes-extra-territorial-offences-regulations-2019","history":"/api/acts/crimes-extra-territorial-offences-regulations-2019/history","analysis":"/api/acts/crimes-extra-territorial-offences-regulations-2019/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/crimes-extra-territorial-offences-regulations-2019/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/crimes-extra-territorial-offences-regulations-2019/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/crimes-extra-territorial-offences-regulations-2019/documents"}}