{"id":"F2009L02131","name":"Extradition (Hostages) Regulations 2009","slug":"extradition-hostages-regulations-2009","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"93 of 2009","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":140247,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L02131-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Extradition (Hostages) Regulations 2009","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nExtradition (Hostages) Regulations 20091\n\nSelect Legislative Instrument 2009 No. 93\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 4 June 2009\n\nQUENTIN BRYCE\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy Her Excellency’s Command\n\nBOB DEBUS\n\nMinister for Home Affairs\n\n1 Name of Regulations\n\nThese Regulations are the Extradition (Hostages) Regulations 2009.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThese Regulations commence on the day after they are registered.\n\n3 Repeal\n\nThe Extradition (Hostages) Regulations are repealed.\n\n4 Definitions\n\nIn these Regulations:\n\n> Act means the Extradition Act 1988.\n\n> Convention has the same meaning as in the Crimes (Hostages) Act 1989.\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 Article 18 of the Convention in the Schedule to the Crimes (Hostages) Act 1989.\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\nNote\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":"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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain tightly focused on their original purpose: implementing extradition arrangements for the Hostages Convention. There is no scope creep; the instrument does exactly what its name suggests and no more."},"complexity_factors":["Only 6 regulations total, with minimal text","Just 2 defined terms ('Act' and 'Convention')","No nested exceptions or conditional logic","Single cross-reference to section 5 of the Extradition Act 1988","Operates by reference to external treaty status rather than creating substantive rules","Essentially a 'machinery' provision that flips a switch in the parent Act"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations let Australia treat any country that has signed the UN Hostages Convention as an \"extradition country,\" enabling extradition of people accused of hostage-taking between Australia and those states. They link Australia’s Extradition Act with its law implementing the Convention so authorities can hand over or request suspects without individual treaties.\n\nIt affects accused hostage-takers, Australian extradition authorities, and foreign governments—streamlining international cooperation and preventing Australia from becoming a safe haven."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"These Regulations replace earlier Extradition (Hostages) Regulations (reg 3) and narrow/clarify the set of states treated as extradition countries by tying that status to whether the hostages Convention is in force for the state (reg 5). They then make the Extradition Act apply, \"subject to the Convention\", to those Convention states (reg 6). Implementation therefore depends on external determinations of Convention entry-into-force (note 1 to reg 5, citing Article 18) and the UN list of states (note 2 to reg 5)."},"complexity_factors":["Short instrument with only six operative provisions, producing low textual complexity (regs 1–6).","Cross-references to the Extradition Act 1988 (definition of \"extradition country\", s.5) and to the Crimes (Hostages) Act 1989 for the meaning of \"Convention\" (reg 4, reg 5).","Reliance on external legal facts: Convention entry-into-force governed by Article 18 of the Convention (note to reg 5) and current state list held on the UN website (note to reg 5).","Repeal of prior Extradition (Hostages) Regulations (reg 3) changes prior regulatory baseline and may require administrative update.","Mechanical application clause (reg 6) defers detail to the Act and the Convention, producing limited new procedural or compliance obligations within the Regulations themselves.","Clear commencement timing (day after registration) reduces implementation uncertainty (reg 2)."],"plain_english_summary":"The Regulations tie the Extradition Act to the hostages Convention (as defined in the Crimes (Hostages) Act 1989) by declaring any state for which that Convention is in force to be an \"extradition country\" for section 5. They repeal earlier Hostages regulations and make the Extradition Act apply, subject to the Convention, to those states. This affects who Australia may surrender for hostage-related offences and depends on external confirmation of Convention entry-into-force and UN listings."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/extradition-hostages-regulations-2009","history":"/api/acts/extradition-hostages-regulations-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/extradition-hostages-regulations-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/extradition-hostages-regulations-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/extradition-hostages-regulations-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/extradition-hostages-regulations-2009/documents"}}