{"id":"F2009L03626","name":"Extradition (Serbia) Regulations 2009","slug":"extradition-serbia-regulations-2009","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"265 of 2009","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":141436,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L03626-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Extradition (Serbia) Regulations 2009","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nExtradition (Serbia) Regulations 20091\n\nSelect Legislative Instrument 2009 No. 265\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 8 October 2009\n\nQUENTIN BRYCE\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy Her Excellency’s Command\n\nBRENDAN O'CONNOR\n\nMinister for Home Affairs\n\n1 Name of Regulations\n\nThese Regulations are the Extradition (Serbia) Regulations 2009.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThese Regulations commence on the day after they are registered.\n\n3 Definitions\n\nIn these Regulations:\n\n> Act means the Extradition Act 1988.\n\n> Serbia means the Republic of Serbia.\n\n4 Declaration that Serbia is an extradition country\n\nSerbia is declared to be an extradition country.\n\n5 Application of the Act in relation to Serbia\n\nFor paragraph 11 (1) (b) of the Act, the Act applies to Serbia subject to modification of paragraph 17 (2) (a) of the Act by omitting ‘45 days’ and substituting ‘60 days’.\n\n> Note\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":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain tightly scoped to their original purpose: declaring Serbia an extradition country and making a minor procedural modification to the arrest timeframe. There is no evidence of scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 5 sections spanning approximately 1 page","Only 2 defined terms ('Act' and 'Serbia')","Single substantive modification: changing '45 days' to '60 days' in one paragraph of the parent Act","No cross-references beyond the parent Extradition Act 1988","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Standard template structure for extradition regulations"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations add Serbia to Australia’s list of extradition countries, enabling legal transfer of people wanted for prosecution or to serve sentences between the two states. They also extend Serbia’s provisional arrest window in Australia from 45 to 60 days, giving Serbian authorities more time to prepare formal extradition requests. This affects accused persons in Australia, Australian courts and law enforcement, and Serbian authorities."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Regulations extend the territorial scope of the Extradition Act to include Serbia (reg 4) and alter the Act's procedural operation for that country by replacing a 45‑day period with 60 days in paragraph 17(2)(a) as applied under paragraph 11(1)(b) (reg 5)."},"complexity_factors":["Direct cross‑reference to the Extradition Act 1988 requires reading the primary Act to see full legal effect (regs 3, 5).","Targeted modification of a single procedural timeframe (45 days → 60 days) embedded in paragraph 17(2)(a) of the Act (reg 5).","Narrow geographic scope: applies only to the Republic of Serbia as defined (reg 3, reg 4).","Immediate commencement timing (day after registration) imposes a clear operational start date for agencies (reg 2).","Few provisions overall, but legal effect depends on interpretation of the referenced Act rather than standalone text."],"plain_english_summary":"These Regulations declare the Republic of Serbia an extradition country under the Extradition Act 1988 and make the Act apply to Serbia, while changing a specified procedural deadline from 45 days to 60 days. The change affects people subject to extradition requests and the Australian officials who process those requests by lengthening a statutory time limit (regs 3–5); the Regulations commence the day after registration (reg 2)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/extradition-serbia-regulations-2009","history":"/api/acts/extradition-serbia-regulations-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/extradition-serbia-regulations-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/extradition-serbia-regulations-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/extradition-serbia-regulations-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/extradition-serbia-regulations-2009/documents"}}