{"id":"F2023L00447","name":"Extradition (Republic of North Macedonia) Regulations 2023","slug":"extradition-republic-of-north-macedonia-regulations-2023","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":441806,"registerId":"F2023L00447-fast-fetch-1775957012043","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Extradition (Republic of North Macedonia) Regulations 2023","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\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 (Republic of North Macedonia) Regulations 2023\n\nI, General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.\n\nDated 13 April 2023\n\nDavid Hurley\n\nGovernor‑General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nMark Dreyfus KC\n\nAttorney‑General\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Schedules\n\n5 Definitions\n\nPart 2—Declaration as extradition country\n\n6 Declaration of Republic of North Macedonia as an extradition country\n\n7 Application of the Act\n\nPart 3—Transitional provisions\n\n8 Extradition requests made by the Republic of North Macedonia\n\n9 Extradition requests made by the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nExtradition (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) Regulations 2009\n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Extradition (Republic of North Macedonia) Regulations 2023.\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. 19 April 2023\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  Schedules\n\n  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.\n\n5  Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Extradition Act 1988.\n\nPart 2—Declaration as extradition country\n\n \n\n6  Declaration of Republic of North Macedonia as an extradition country\n\n  For the purposes of paragraph (a) of the definition of extradition country in section 5 of the Act, the Republic of North Macedonia is declared to be an extradition country.\n\n7  Application of the Act\n\n  For the purposes of paragraph 11(1)(b) of the Act, the Act applies in relation to the Republic of North Macedonia subject to modification of paragraph 17(2)(a) of the Act by omitting “45 days” and substituting “60 days”.\n\nPart 3—Transitional provisions\n\n \n\n8  Extradition requests made by the Republic of North Macedonia\n\n (1) Section 6 applies in relation to an extradition request made by the Republic of North Macedonia before, on or after the commencement of this instrument.\n\n (2) For the purposes of the Act, after the commencement of this instrument, a reference to the country previously known as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in the extradition request, and in any other document relating to the extradition request, is taken to be a reference to the Republic of North Macedonia.\n\n9  Extradition requests made by the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia\n\n (1) This section applies if:\n\n (a) before the commencement of this instrument, an extradition request was made by the country previously known as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; and\n\n (b) immediately before the commencement of this instrument, the Attorney‑General had not issued a notice under section 16 of the Act in respect of the extradition request.\n\n (2) For the purposes of the Act, after the commencement of this instrument:\n\n (a) the extradition request is taken to be an extradition request made by the Republic of North Macedonia; and\n\n (b) a reference to the country previously known as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in the extradition request, and in any other document relating to the extradition request, is taken to be a reference to the Republic of North Macedonia.\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\n \n\nExtradition (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) Regulations 2009\n\n1  The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Yes. The regulations retain and re‑declare the bilateral extradition relationship (reg 6) but modify the Act’s application by extending the decision window in paragraph 17(2)(a) from 45 to 60 days (reg 7). They also convert past and future requests that used the old country name to the new name and repeal the 2009 instruments that referenced the former name (regs 8–9; Schedule 1). These steps alter procedural timing and documentary references without changing the underlying extradition criteria."},"complexity_factors":["Direct dependence on the Extradition Act 1988 — the regulations operate by declaring a country and modifying application of specific Act provisions (regs 6–7).","Simple procedural amendment: substitution of a time period (45 → 60 days) in paragraph 17(2)(a) (reg 7) rather than substantive changes to extradition criteria.","Transitional treatment of requests using the country’s former name, addressing pre‑ and post‑commencement requests (regs 8–9).","Repeal of the prior instrument (Extradition (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) Regulations 2009) via Schedule 1.","Low volume of provisions and limited interaction points reduce legislative and administrative complexity."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument declares the Republic of North Macedonia an \"extradition country\" under the Extradition Act 1988 and changes the Act’s procedural timetable by replacing a 45‑day deadline with 60 days. It treats earlier extradition requests that used the country’s former name as if made by the Republic of North Macedonia, and repeals the earlier 2009 regulations. This affects the Attorney‑General’s and courts’ handling of extradition requests and any person subject to such a request by altering who may request extradition and lengthening a key decision period (see regs 6–9)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains its original narrow purpose: updating extradition arrangements to reflect a country's name change. The scope has not expanded beyond this administrative update."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (approximately 2 pages)","Only 1 defined term ('Act')","Minimal cross-referencing (only references to specific sections of the Extradition Act 1988)","Simple transitional provisions with clear conditions","Single modification to existing law (changing '45 days' to '60 days')","No nested exceptions or complex conditional logic"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument updates Australia’s extradition law to reflect the country’s name change to the Republic of North Macedonia, formally declaring it an extradition country and repealing prior rules under the old name. It also extends the documentary deadline for North Macedonian requests from 45 to 60 days and treats prior requests made under the former name as if made by the Republic of North Macedonia, preserving ongoing cases and legal clarity for authorities and affected persons."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. 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