{"id":"F2009L03615","name":"Extradition (Currency) Regulations 2009","slug":"extradition-currency-regulations-2009","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"259 of 2009","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":141414,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L03615-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Extradition (Currency) Regulations 2009","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nExtradition (Currency) Regulations 20091\n\nSelect Legislative Instrument 2009 No. 259\n\nI, QUENTIN BRYCE, 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 8 October 2009\n\nQUENTIN BRYCE\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy Her Excellency’s Command\n\nBRENDAN O’CONNOR\n\nMinister for Home Affairs\n\n1 Name of Regulations\n\nThese Regulations are the Extradition (Currency) Regulations 2009.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThese Regulations commence on the day after they are registered.\n\n3 Repeal\n\nThe Extradition (Currency) Regulations are repealed.\n\n4 Definitions\n\n> In these Regulations:\n\n> Act means the Extradition Act 1988.\n\n> Convention means the International Convention for the Suppression of Counterfeiting Currency and the protocol to that Convention, a copy of the English text of each of which is set out in the Schedule to the Crimes (Currency) Act 1981.\n\n5 Extradition countries\n\nFor the definition of extradition country in section 5 of the Act, a country, or a colony, territory or protectorate of a country, for which the Convention is in force is an extradition country.\n\n> Note 1 For when the Convention enters into force for a State, see Articles 25 and 26 of the Convention in the Schedule to the Crimes (Currency) Act 1981.\n\n> Note 2 The countries for which the Convention is currently in force are listed on the United Nations website at http://www.un.org.\n\n6 Application of the Act\n\nThe Act applies, subject to the Convention, to an extradition country mentioned in regulation 5.\n\n> Note\n\n> Note: 1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.frli.gov.au.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain tightly focused on their original purpose: implementing the International Convention for the Suppression of Counterfeiting Currency into Australian extradition law. The scope has not expanded beyond treating Convention parties as extradition countries for currency-related offences."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 defined terms in the interpretation section (regulation 4)","No nested exceptions or conditional logic","Single cross-reference to the Extradition Act 1988 and Crimes (Currency) Act 1981","Operative provisions consist of just 2 short regulations (regs 5 and 6)","Total length is 6 brief regulations, most being administrative (name, commencement, repeal)","No substantive procedural requirements beyond incorporating the Convention by reference"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations treat countries party to the International Convention for the Suppression of Counterfeiting Currency (and its protocol) as “extradition countries” under Australian law, so the Extradition Act 1988 applies to extradition requests for currency‑counterfeiting offences, with the Convention prevailing where it differs. \n\nIt streamlines returning suspected counterfeiters to Convention countries, affecting accused persons, Australian authorities handling requests, and the Convention’s member states."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument replaces the previous regulatory approach by defining the class of ‘extradition country’ for section 5 of the Extradition Act as those states for which the specified international Convention is in force (reg 5) and by declaring that the Act applies to those countries subject to the Convention (reg 6). It also repeals earlier Extradition (Currency) Regulations (reg 3). The practical scope of extradition for currency offences is therefore tied to treaty entry‑into‑force and external listings rather than a static domestic list."},"complexity_factors":["Short instrument: six regulations with limited substantive content.","Cross-references to other laws: relies on the Extradition Act 1988 (defined term 'Act') and the Crimes (Currency) Act 1981 (Convention text in its Schedule).","Dependence on external treaty status: defines domestic effect by whether the Convention is in force for a state (reg 5) and cites Articles 25–26 of the Convention (reg 5 note).","Dynamic external source: points users to the United Nations website for the current list of States for which the Convention is in force (reg 5 note), creating an external factual reliance.","Repeal element: expressly repeals prior Extradition (Currency) Regulations (reg 3), which can require checking historical instruments to see what's changed.","Interaction phrase ‘subject to the Convention’ (reg 6) raises interpretive questions about how treaty provisions modify domestic statutory operation."],"plain_english_summary":"These Regulations make the Extradition Act apply, for currency offences, only to states (or their colonies/territories) for which the International Convention for the Suppression of Counterfeiting Currency is in force (reg 5), and they make the Act operate subject to that Convention (reg 6). They repeal earlier Extradition (Currency) Regulations (reg 3). Whether extradition is available therefore depends on the Convention's entry‑into‑force for a state (see reg 5 notes and the UN listing), rather than on a fixed domestic list."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/extradition-currency-regulations-2009","history":"/api/acts/extradition-currency-regulations-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/extradition-currency-regulations-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/extradition-currency-regulations-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/extradition-currency-regulations-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/extradition-currency-regulations-2009/documents"}}