{"id":"F2004B00399","name":"Extradition (Slovenia) Regulations 2004","slug":"extradition-slovenia-regulations-2004","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"341 of 2004","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":31410,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2004B00399-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Extradition (Slovenia) Regulations 2004","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nExtradition (Slovenia) Regulations 2004\n\nStatutory Rules 2004 No. 3411\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 1 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 (Slovenia) Regulations 2004.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThese Regulations commence on the date of their notification in the Gazette.\n\n3 Definitions\n\nIn these Regulations:\n\n> Act means the Extradition Act 1988.\n\n> Slovenia means the Republic of Slovenia.\n\n4 Declaration that Slovenia is an extradition country\n\nSlovenia is declared to be an extradition country.\n\n5 Application of the Act in relation to Slovenia\n\nFor the purposes of the application of the Act in relation to Slovenia, 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 ‘60 days’.\n\nNote\n\n> Note: 1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 8 December 2004.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain tightly scoped to their original purpose: implementing extradition arrangements with Slovenia. The minor procedural modification (extending the 45-day deadline to 60 days) is directly related to the bilateral arrangement and does not expand the scope beyond the intended extradition framework."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 5 sections","Only 2 defined terms ('Act' and 'Slovenia')","Single substantive modification: changing '45 days' to '60 days' in one provision","No cross-references beyond basic references to the parent Act","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Straightforward declaratory provision (section 4) with no qualifications"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations add Slovenia to Australia’s list of extradition countries under the Extradition Act 1988, enabling reciprocal surrender of people for criminal proceedings or sentences. They also extend the usual 45‑day limit for bringing an arrested person before a court to 60 days for cases involving Slovenia. It affects persons subject to extradition, Australian courts and law enforcement, and Slovenian authorities."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Regulation 4 declares Slovenia an extradition country; Regulation 5 modifies the Act's application to Slovenia by replacing '45 days' with '60 days' in paragraph 17(2)(a). This changes the temporal scope of extradition procedure for Slovenia (extending time available for processing and decisions) without altering substantive eligibility for extradition under the Act."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument: only two operative changes (declaration and a single timetable amendment).","Direct modification of a single procedural deadline (replacement of '45 days' with '60 days' in para 17(2)(a)) increases procedural detail sensitivity.","Relies on and cross‑references provisions of the Extradition Act 1988 (explicit reliance on para 11(1)(b) and subsec 11(2)), so interpretation depends on that Act.","Implementation effects are administrative rather than substantive — complexity is operational (case‑processing) rather than legislative.","Formal executive instruments required (signed by Governor‑General and Minister), but no new discretionary powers or offences are created."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation declares the Republic of Slovenia an \"extradition country\" under the Extradition Act 1988 and changes a procedural time limit used for Slovenia cases from 45 days to 60 days (regs 4–5). It affects people subject to extradition between Australia and Slovenia and the agencies that process those cases, by lengthening the time available for steps in the extradition procedure and shifting time‑costs onto administering authorities (reg 5)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/extradition-slovenia-regulations-2004","history":"/api/acts/extradition-slovenia-regulations-2004/history","analysis":"/api/acts/extradition-slovenia-regulations-2004/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/extradition-slovenia-regulations-2004/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/extradition-slovenia-regulations-2004/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/extradition-slovenia-regulations-2004/documents"}}