{"id":"F2005B00015","name":"Extradition (Kyrgyzstan) Regulations 2004","slug":"extradition-kyrgyzstan-regulations-2004","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"368 of 2004","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":31580,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B00015-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Extradition (Kyrgyzstan) Regulations 2004","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nExtradition (Kyrgyzstan) Regulations 2004\n\nStatutory Rules 2004 No. 3681\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 16 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 (Kyrgyzstan) Regulations 2004.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThese Regulations commence on the date of their notification in the Gazette.\n\n3 Definitions\n\n> Act means the Extradition Act 1988.\n\n> Kyrgyzstan means the Kyrgyz Republic.\n\n4 Declaration that Kyrgyzstan is an extradition country\n\nKyrgyzstan is declared to be an extradition country.\n\n5 Application of the Act in relation to Kyrgyzstan\n\nFor the purposes of the application of the Act in relation to Kyrgyzstan 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 ‘90 days’.\n\nNote\n\n> Note: 1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 23 December 2004.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain tightly scoped to their original purpose: establishing extradition relations with Kyrgyzstan and adjusting one procedural timeframe. No scope creep detected."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 short sections total","Just 2 defined terms ('Act' and 'Kyrgyzstan')","Single substantive modification to existing law (changing '45 days' to '90 days')","No nested conditions, exceptions, or cross-references beyond basic citations to the parent Act","Straightforward declarative structure with minimal procedural detail"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations add Kyrgyzstan to Australia’s list of extradition countries, enabling mutual surrender of people accused or convicted of crimes. They also extend the usual 45‑day deadline to bring an arrested person before a magistrate to 90 days in cases involving Kyrgyzstan.\n\nIt affects people in Australia wanted by Kyrgyz authorities, courts and law enforcement handling extradition, and Kyrgyzstan. It matters because it closes a potential safe haven and reflects practical coordination challenges between the two countries."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"These Regulations extend the reach of the Extradition Act to include Kyrgyzstan by declaring it an extradition country (Reg 4) and modify the Act’s procedural timeframe for Kyrgyzstan cases by replacing '45 days' with '90 days' in paragraph 17(2)(a) (Reg 5), thereby altering how the Act applies to that country."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-reference dependency: the Regulations operate by amending application of the Extradition Act and thus require reading the Act alongside the Regulations (Reg 3, Reg 5).","Targeted amendment: a single temporal substitution (omitting '45 days' and substituting '90 days') creates a narrow but legally consequential change to paragraph 17(2)(a) of the Act (Reg 5).","Jurisdictional scope: declaration is geographically limited to Kyrgyzstan, so implications are confined but require inter-state operational coordination (Reg 4).","Commencement condition: entry into force tied to Gazette notification, creating a timing/implementation trigger (Reg 2).","Reliance on statutory power: the modification expressly invokes paragraph 11(1)(b) and subsection 11(2) of the Act, embedding executive discretion provided by the Act into the change (Reg 5)."],"plain_english_summary":"These Regulations add the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzstan) to the countries covered by the Extradition Act and lengthen a specific statutory period from 45 days to 90 days for matters involving Kyrgyzstan. They commence on Gazette notification. The change affects people and authorities subject to or processing extradition requests between Australia and Kyrgyzstan by altering which law applies and extending a procedural time limit."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/extradition-kyrgyzstan-regulations-2004","history":"/api/acts/extradition-kyrgyzstan-regulations-2004/history","analysis":"/api/acts/extradition-kyrgyzstan-regulations-2004/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/extradition-kyrgyzstan-regulations-2004/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/extradition-kyrgyzstan-regulations-2004/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/extradition-kyrgyzstan-regulations-2004/documents"}}