{"id":"F2017L01581","name":"Extradition (El Salvador) Regulations 2017","slug":"extradition-el-salvador-regulations-2017","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":439409,"registerId":"F2017L01581-fast-fetch-1775955447431","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Extradition (El Salvador) Regulations 2017","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\nExtradition (El Salvador) Regulations 2017\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 30 November 2017\n\nPeter Cosgrove\n\nGovernor‑General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nMichael Keenan\n\nMinister for Justice\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Definitions\n\n5 Declaration of El Salvador as an extradition country\n\n6 Application of Act\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Extradition (El Salvador) Regulations 2017.\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instrument is registered. 6 December 2017\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 Extradition Act 1988.\n\n4  Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Extradition Act 1988.\n\n5  Declaration of El Salvador as an extradition country\n\n  For the purposes of paragraph (a) of the definition of extradition country in section 5 of the Act, El Salvador is declared to be an extradition country.\n\n6  Application of Act\n\n  For the purposes of paragraph 11(1)(b) of the Act, the Act applies in relation to El Salvador subject to modification of paragraph 17(2)(a) of the Act by omitting ‘45 days’ and substituting ‘60 days’.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"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":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument expands the Act's geographic scope by declaring El Salvador an extradition country (s5) and modifies the Act's procedure for that country by extending the period in paragraph 17(2)(a) from 45 to 60 days (s6), thereby changing how long authorities have to process extradition matters under the Act (see s3 for enabling authority)."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (6 clauses) limited to two primary changes (declaration and a single textual amendment).","Relies on cross-reference to the Extradition Act 1988 for substantive rules (requires reading that Act to see full effect).","Technical textual substitution (45 → 60 days) — low interpretive complexity but material procedural effect.","Clear legal mechanism and limited ministerial/administrative discretion in the instrument itself.","Operational complexity rests with agencies implementing the Act rather than new regulatory detail here."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation declares El Salvador an \"extradition country\" under the Extradition Act 1988 (s5) and, for matters involving El Salvador, changes paragraph 17(2)(a) of the Act by replacing \"45 days\" with \"60 days\" (s6).  It affects people the Commonwealth seeks to extradite to or from El Salvador and the Commonwealth authorities and courts who decide and process extradition requests under the Act (s3). The longer statutory time alters administrative workload and the likely duration of proceedings."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This regulation performs exactly the function intended by the Extradition Act 1988 — to declare specific countries as extradition countries and apply the Act with any necessary modifications. The 60-day extension for El Salvador is a standard bilateral variation that fits within the original legislative framework."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 6 operative provisions across 2 pages","Minimal defined terms: only 1 definition ('Act')","No cross-references beyond basic references to the parent Extradition Act 1988","Single substantive modification: changing '45 days' to '60 days' in one paragraph","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Straightforward declaratory function (naming El Salvador as an extradition country)"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation adds El Salvador to Australia’s formal extradition partners, enabling reciprocal surrender of accused or convicted people and establishing a legal route for extradition requests between the two countries.  \n\nIt also extends the Attorney-General’s decision deadline for issuing a surrender warrant from 45 to 60 days for cases involving El Salvador, affecting police, courts, the AG’s Department, and any people in either country wanted for criminal offences."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/extradition-el-salvador-regulations-2017","history":"/api/acts/extradition-el-salvador-regulations-2017/history","analysis":"/api/acts/extradition-el-salvador-regulations-2017/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/extradition-el-salvador-regulations-2017/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/extradition-el-salvador-regulations-2017/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/extradition-el-salvador-regulations-2017/documents"}}