{"id":"F2019L00215","name":"Crimes (Overseas) (Declared Foreign Countries) Regulations 2019","slug":"crimes-overseas-declared-foreign-countries-regulations-2019","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":98848,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2019L00215-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Introduction","content":"## Part 1—Introduction","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\n  This instrument is the Crimes (Overseas) (Declared Foreign Countries) Regulations 2019.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 3 Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under the Crimes (Overseas) Act 1964.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 5 Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\n> Act means the Crimes (Overseas) Act 1964.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"Part 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Declared foreign countries","content":"## Part 2—Declared foreign countries","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Declared foreign countries","content":"#### 6 Declared foreign countries\n\n  (1) For the purposes of paragraph 3C(1)(a) of the Act, each of the following foreign countries is a declared foreign country for the purposes of the Act:\n    (b) Iraq;\n    (c) Nauru;\n    (d) Papua New Guinea;\n    (e) Solomon Islands;\n    (f) Vanuatu.\n  (2) For the purposes of subsection 3C(3) of the Act, each foreign country mentioned in subsection (1):\n    (a) is to start being a declared foreign country for the purposes of the Act on the day the Crimes (Overseas) (Declared Foreign Countries) Amendment Regulations 2025 commence; and\n    (b) is to cease being a declared foreign country for the purposes of the Act on 1 April 2029.","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"Part 3","sectionType":"part","heading":"Transitional provisions","content":"## Part 3—Transitional provisions","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Transitional—Crimes (Overseas) (Declared Foreign Countries) Regulations 2003","content":"#### 7 Transitional—Crimes (Overseas) (Declared Foreign Countries) Regulations 2003\n\n  Despite the repeal of the Crimes (Overseas) (Declared Foreign Countries) Regulations 2003 by Schedule 1 to this instrument, those regulations, as in force immediately before 1 July 2019, continue to apply in respect of an act of a person in a foreign country that occurred before that day.","sortOrder":7}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation maintains its original narrow purpose: simply listing which countries are declared under the parent Act. The 2025 amendment updates the time periods but does not expand the scope beyond the original intent of declaring specific countries for specific timeframes."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (approximately 300 words)","Only 1 defined term ('Act')","Simple list structure with no nested conditions","Single cross-reference to parent Act (paragraph 3C(1)(a) and subsection 3C(3))","One transitional provision with straightforward application to past acts"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation designates six \"declared foreign countries\" (naming Iraq, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu) so Australian criminal law can apply to certain serious offences committed abroad by Australians. It affects Australian offenders, prosecutors and law enforcement dealing with overseas crimes.\n\nThe declarations run from the 2025 Amendment Regulations start until 1 April 2029 and preserve prosecutorial rights for offences committed before 1 July 2019 under replaced regulations."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The instrument creates a time-limited designation of five countries as declared foreign countries, with a commencement tied to a separate 2025 amendment instrument and an explicit expiry on 1 April 2029 (s6(1)-(2)). It also repeals the 2003 regulations but saves them for acts before 1 July 2019 (s7), so the temporal scope of application is altered compared with an open-ended designation."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow substantive content: a five-country list (s6(1)) makes the instrument concise.","Temporal limits introduced via specific commencement and expiry dates, requiring tracking of another instrument for the start date (s6(2)(a)-(b)).","Cross-reference dependence on the Crimes (Overseas) Act 1964 (authority and operative paragraphs cited in s3 and s6).","A transitional saving preserves the repealed 2003 regulations for pre-1 July 2019 acts, creating a temporal overlap to manage (s7)."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation names Iraq, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu as “declared foreign countries” under the Crimes (Overseas) Act 1964, so acts in those places fall within the Act while the designation is in force. The designation starts on commencement of the Crimes (Overseas) (Declared Foreign Countries) Amendment Regulations 2025 and ends on 1 April 2029. The prior 2003 regulations continue to apply to acts that occurred before 1 July 2019."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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