{"id":"F2004B00398","name":"Extradition (Croatia) Regulations 2004","slug":"extradition-croatia-regulations-2004","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"339 of 2004","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":31407,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2004B00398-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Extradition (Croatia) Regulations 2004","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nExtradition (Croatia) Regulations 2004\n\nStatutory Rules 2004 No. 3391\n\nI, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Extradition Act 1988.\n\nDated 1 December 2004\n\nP. M. JEFFERY\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nCHRISTOPHER MARTIN ELLISON\n\nMinister for Justice and Customs\n\n1 Name of Regulations\n\nThese Regulations are the Extradition (Croatia) Regulations 2004.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThese Regulations commence on the date of their notification in the Gazette.\n\n3 Definitions\n\nIn these Regulations:\n\n> Act means the Extradition Act 1988.\n\n> Croatia means the Republic of Croatia.\n\n4 Declaration that Croatia is an extradition country\n\nCroatia is declared to be an extradition country.\n\n5 Application of the Act in relation to Croatia\n\nFor the purposes of the application of the Act in relation to Croatia, and relying on paragraph 11 (1) (b) and subsection 11 (2) of the Act, paragraph 17 (2) (a) of the Act is modified by omitting ‘45 days’ and substituting ‘60 days’.\n\nNote\n\n> Note: 1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 8 December 2004.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"source":"grok-batch-everything"},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation does not expand or alter the underlying scope of the Extradition Act 1988. It uses the Act's existing machinery (declaration of an extradition country plus a targeted modification) in the standard manner to add Croatia to the list of partner nations."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument containing only five sections","Heavy reliance on cross-references to specific paragraphs in the Extradition Act 1988 (ss 11(1)(b), 11(2) and 17(2)(a))","Single narrow modification of a time period that assumes detailed knowledge of the parent Act's procedural machinery"],"plain_english_summary":"**This regulation declares the Republic of Croatia to be an extradition country under Australian law.**\n\nIn simple terms, it means Australia and Croatia can now send people wanted for serious crimes back to each other to face trial or serve a prison sentence. The rules from the main Extradition Act 1988 apply, with one practical tweak: officials get 60 days (instead of the usual 45) to complete a key step after an arrest. \n\nIt affects people accused or convicted of crimes who flee between the two countries, plus police, magistrates, and federal government agencies who handle extradition cases. The goal is to make cross-border justice cooperation straightforward and reliable between Australia and Croatia without needing a full new treaty."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/extradition-croatia-regulations-2004","history":"/api/acts/extradition-croatia-regulations-2004/history","analysis":"/api/acts/extradition-croatia-regulations-2004/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/extradition-croatia-regulations-2004/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/extradition-croatia-regulations-2004/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/extradition-croatia-regulations-2004/documents"}}