{"id":"F2009L02136","name":"Extradition (Ships and Fixed Platforms) Regulations 2009","slug":"extradition-ships-and-fixed-platforms-regulations-2009","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"96 of 2009","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":140259,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L02136-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Extradition (Ships and Fixed Platforms) Regulations 2009","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nExtradition (Ships and Fixed Platforms) Regulations 20091\n\nSelect Legislative Instrument 2009 No. 96\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 (Ships and Fixed Platforms) Regulations 2009.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThese Regulations commence on the day after they are registered.\n\n3 Repeal\n\nThe Extradition (Ships and Fixed Platforms) Regulations are repealed.\n\n4 Definitions\n\nIn these Regulations:\n\n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 (Ships and Fixed Platforms) Act 1992.\n\n> Protocol has the same meaning as in the Crimes (Ships and Fixed Platforms Act) 1992.\n\n5 Extradition countries — Convention\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 Schedule 1 to the Crimes (Ships and Fixed Platforms) Act 1992.\n\n> Note 2 The countries for which the Convention is currently in force are listed on the website of the International Maritime Organization at http://www.imo.org.\n\n6 Extradition countries — Protocol\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 Protocol is in force is an extradition country.\n\n> Note 1 For when the Protocol enters into force for a State, see Article 6 of the Protocol in Schedule 2 to the Crimes (Ships and Fixed Platforms) Act 1992.\n\n> Note 2 The countries for which the Protocol is currently in force are listed on the website of the International Maritime Organization at http://www.imo.org.\n\n7 Application of the Act — Convention\n\nThe Act applies, subject to the Convention, to an extradition country mentioned in regulation 5.\n\n8 Application of the Act — Protocol\n\nThe Act applies, subject to the Protocol, to an extradition country mentioned in regulation 6.\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 focused on their original purpose: implementing extradition arrangements for maritime crimes under the 1988 Convention and 1988 Protocol. There is no scope creep; the instrument does exactly what its enabling legislation (Extradition Act 1988) and parent statute (Crimes (Ships and Fixed Platforms) Act 1992) intended."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument: only 8 regulations spanning approximately 2 pages","Minimal defined terms: only 3 definitions (Act, Convention, Protocol), all referencing external legislation","No conditional logic or nested exceptions: regulations operate as straightforward declaratory provisions","No cross-referencing maze: simple references to the Extradition Act 1988 and Crimes (Ships and Fixed Platforms) Act 1992","Structure is purely mechanical: declaring countries as extradition countries and applying the Act to them"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations let Australia extradite people accused of crimes on ships or fixed platforms (like oil rigs) to countries party to the international maritime security conventions. They enable Australian courts and law enforcement to process requests from foreign governments and send alleged perpetrators back for trial, closing a gap where only the maritime treaties — not full bilateral extradition treaties — applied. It strengthens cooperation against piracy, terrorism and serious offenses at sea."},"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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The text repeals the earlier Extradition (Ships and Fixed Platforms) Regulations (reg 3) but otherwise sets out the same mechanical rule: States party to the IMO Convention or Protocol are treated as extradition countries and the Extradition Act applies subject to those instruments (regs 5–8). The instrument therefore appears to replace prior regulations without expanding or narrowing the substantive conceptual scope within the text provided."},"complexity_factors":["Short, focused instrument with limited provisions","Cross-references to the Extradition Act 1988 and the Crimes (Ships and Fixed Platforms) Act 1992","Dependence on external international instruments (Convention and Protocol) whose entry-into-force rules determine scope (regs 5–6)","Reliance on an external, non‑statutory list (IMO website) for current parties (notes to regs 5–6)","Low administrative discretion and low compliance burden: primarily designatory and declaratory (regs 5–8)","Formal repeal of prior regulations (reg 3) — a mechanical replacement rather than a complex policy change"],"plain_english_summary":"Mechanically, these Regulations treat any State (or its colonies, territories or protectorates) for which the IMO Convention or its Protocol on crimes against ships and fixed platforms is in force as an “extradition country” under the Extradition Act, and make the Act apply in those cases subject to the Convention or Protocol. The instrument also repeals the earlier regulations of the same name. This changes which foreign jurisdictions trigger Australia’s extradition rules and delegates determination of those States to the Convention/Protocol entry-into-force rules and the IMO’s registry (regs 3, 5–8)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/extradition-ships-and-fixed-platforms-regulations-2009","history":"/api/acts/extradition-ships-and-fixed-platforms-regulations-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/extradition-ships-and-fixed-platforms-regulations-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/extradition-ships-and-fixed-platforms-regulations-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/extradition-ships-and-fixed-platforms-regulations-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/extradition-ships-and-fixed-platforms-regulations-2009/documents"}}