{"id":"F2018L01374","name":"Crimes (Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Regulations 2018","slug":"crimes-traffic-in-narcotic-drugs-and-psychotropic-substances-regulations-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":439792,"registerId":"F2018L01374-fast-fetch-1775955679736","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Crimes (Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Regulations 2018","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nCrimes (Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Regulations 2018\n\nI, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Ret’d), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.\n\nDated 27 September 2018\n\nPeter Cosgrove\n\nGovernor‑General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nPeter Dutton\n\nMinister for Home Affairs\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Schedules\n\n5 Prescribed States and Territories\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nCrimes (Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Regulations 1992\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Crimes (Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Regulations 2018.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument The day after this instrument is registered. 29 September 2018\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under the Crimes (Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act 1990.\n\n4  Schedules\n\n  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.\n\n5  Prescribed States and Territories\n\n  For the purposes of sections 15A, 15B and 15C of the Crimes (Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act 1990, the following States and Territories are prescribed:\n\n (a) New South Wales;\n\n (b) Victoria;\n\n (c) Queensland;\n\n (d) Western Australia;\n\n (e) South Australia;\n\n (f) Tasmania;\n\n (g) Australian Capital Territory;\n\n (h) Northern Territory.\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\n \n\nCrimes (Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Regulations 1992\n\n1  The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains the original scope of the 1992 Regulations it replaces. It performs the same essential function—prescribing States and Territories for the operation of specific asset confiscation provisions—without expanding into new policy areas. The repeal and remake is a standard legislative maintenance exercise to update the regulatory framework without altering its fundamental purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument (only 5 substantive sections plus a Schedule with one repeal item)","No defined terms section","Minimal conditional logic (simple list prescription in section 5)","Single cross-reference to parent Act (sections 15A, 15B, 15C)","Straightforward repeal mechanism with no transitional provisions or savings clauses"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation repeals outdated 1992 rules and formally prescribes every Australian State and Territory so sections 15A–15C of the Crimes (Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act 1990 can operate there. That enables federal confiscation and asset-freezing powers to be used alongside state/territory law to target proceeds of international drug trafficking, ensuring Australia can meet its obligations under the 1988 UN Drug Convention."},"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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument replaces the entire earlier subordinate instrument (Crimes (Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Regulations 1992) and expressly prescribes the States and Territories for application of sections 15A–15C of the parent Act (see Schedule 1 and section 5). That repeal and the new territorial prescription change the subordinate regulatory framework; to assess practical scope changes one must compare the repealed 1992 regulations with this instrument and read the referenced Act (sections 15A–15C). Section references: Commencement (section 2), Authority (section 3), Prescribed States and Territories (section 5), Repeal (Schedule 1)."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument with limited operative clauses (Name, Commencement, Authority, Schedules, Prescribed States and Territories).","Cross‑reference dependence on the parent Act (made under the Crimes (Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act 1990) (see section 3).","Prescribes territorial application for specific Act provisions (sections 15A–15C are referenced in section 5), so users must consult the Act to understand substantive effects.","Full repeal of the prior Regulations 1992 (Schedule 1) requires comparison of old and new subordinate law to identify substantive changes.","Formal commencement table (section 2) and executive making formalities (front matter) add procedural detail but little substantive complexity."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument replaces the 1992 regulations made under the Crimes (Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act 1990, repealing that earlier instrument and setting which Australian States and Territories the Act’s sections 15A–15C apply to. It fixes a commencement date (the day after registration) and operates under the Act. It matters to agencies and persons subject to the Act because it re‑frames the subordinate regulatory text and specifies territorial application."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/crimes-traffic-in-narcotic-drugs-and-psychotropic-substances-regulations-2018","history":"/api/acts/crimes-traffic-in-narcotic-drugs-and-psychotropic-substances-regulations-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/crimes-traffic-in-narcotic-drugs-and-psychotropic-substances-regulations-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/crimes-traffic-in-narcotic-drugs-and-psychotropic-substances-regulations-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/crimes-traffic-in-narcotic-drugs-and-psychotropic-substances-regulations-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/crimes-traffic-in-narcotic-drugs-and-psychotropic-substances-regulations-2018/documents"}}