{"id":"F2013L00397","name":"Extradition (Piracy against Ships in Asia) Regulation 2013","slug":"extradition-piracy-against-ships-in-asia-regulation-2013","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"15 of 2013","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":437788,"registerId":"F2013L00397-fast-fetch-1775954492977","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Extradition (Piracy against Ships in Asia) Regulation 2013","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](image.001.png)\n\n \n\n \n\nExtradition (Piracy against Ships in Asia) Regulation 2013\n\n \n\nSelect Legislative Instrument No. 15, 2013\n\nI, Quentin Bryce, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulation under the Extradition Act 1988.\n\nDated  1 March 2013\n\nQuentin Bryce\n\nGovernor‑General\n\nBy Her Excellency’s Command\n\nJason Clare\n\nMinister for Justice\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name of regulation\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Definition\n\n5 Extradition countries\n\n6 Application of Act in relation to extradition countries\n\n \n\n \n\n1  Name of regulation\n\n  This regulation is the Extradition (Piracy against Ships in Asia) Regulation 2013.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This regulation commences on the day the Agreement enters into force for Australia.\n\nNote: Article 18 of the Agreement sets out when the Agreement enters into force for a country.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This regulation is made under the Extradition Act 1988.\n\n4  Definition\n\n  In this regulation:\n\nAgreement means the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia, done at Tokyo on 11 November 2004.\n\nNote: In 2013, the text of the Agreement was accessible through the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (www.austlii.edu.au).\n\n5  Extradition countries\n\n  For the definition of extradition country in section 5 of the Extradition Act 1988, a country for which the Agreement is in force is an extradition country.\n\nNote 1: Article 18 of the Agreement sets out when the Agreement enters into force for a country.\n\nNote 2: In 2013, a list of the countries for which the Agreement was in force was on the website for the Agreement (http://www.recaap.org).\n\n6  Application of Act in relation to extradition countries\n\n  For section 11 of the Extradition Act 1988, that Act applies, subject to the Agreement, to an extradition country mentioned in section 5.\n","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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This regulation alters the Extradition Act’s operational scope by designating as 'extradition countries' those states for which the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia is in force (section 5), and by requiring the Act to apply to those countries 'subject to the Agreement' (section 6). The change expands the set of states covered while making application conditional on the Agreement’s terms and entry‑into‑force timing (section 2; Article 18 referenced in notes)."},"complexity_factors":["Simple, narrow purpose: declares which foreign states count as 'extradition countries' and ties application of the Extradition Act to the Agreement (sections 5–6).","Cross‑references to the Extradition Act 1988 and to the external international Agreement introduce interpretive reliance on those texts (sections 3–4).","Commencement depends on the Agreement entering into force for Australia and for other states (section 2; note on Article 18), so operational effect is contingent on treaty timing.","The phrase 'subject to the Agreement' requires authorities to reconcile any differences between the Act and the Agreement, creating limited legal interpretation tasks (section 6).","Low administrative burden overall, but requires maintaining an accurate list of which states are parties to the Agreement (notes to section 5)."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation makes countries that are party to the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (the Agreement) count as \"extradition countries\" under the Extradition Act 1988, and directs that the Extradition Act applies to those countries subject to the Agreement. It affects Australian authorities, the listed foreign states and people accused of piracy in the Agreement’s area by enabling extradition processes governed jointly by the Act and the Agreement once the Agreement is in force for those countries."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation remains tightly scoped to its original purpose: implementing the RECAAP treaty for extradition purposes. It does not expand beyond piracy/armed robbery at sea or beyond the specific countries party to this agreement."},"complexity_factors":["Only 6 short sections total","Single defined term ('Agreement') with straightforward definition","No nested exceptions or conditional logic beyond basic treaty entry-into-force trigger","Minimal cross-referencing (only references to sections 5 and 11 of the parent Extradition Act 1988)","No substantive operational rules — merely declares treaty parties as 'extradition countries' and applies parent Act subject to treaty terms","Essentially a 'machinery' regulation that plugs a treaty into existing legislative framework"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation lets Australia treat RECAAP signatory states as extradition partners for suspected piracy or armed robbery at sea, enabling handovers for prosecution once the regional RECAAP agreement is in force between Australia and the other country. \n\nIt affects accused seafarers, Australian courts and law enforcement, and the RECAAP member states — and matters because it strengthens regional cooperation against persistent piracy problems in Asian waters."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/extradition-piracy-against-ships-in-asia-regulation-2013","history":"/api/acts/extradition-piracy-against-ships-in-asia-regulation-2013/history","analysis":"/api/acts/extradition-piracy-against-ships-in-asia-regulation-2013/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/extradition-piracy-against-ships-in-asia-regulation-2013/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/extradition-piracy-against-ships-in-asia-regulation-2013/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/extradition-piracy-against-ships-in-asia-regulation-2013/documents"}}