{"id":"F2009L03621","name":"Extradition (Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Regulations 2009","slug":"extradition-traffic-in-narcotic-drugs-and-psychotropic-substances-regulations-2009","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"266 of 2009","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":141426,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L03621-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Extradition (Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Regulations 2009","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nExtradition (Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Regulations 20091\n\nSelect Legislative Instrument 2009 No. 266\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 (Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Regulations 2009.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThese Regulations commence on the day after they are registered.\n\n3 Repeal\n\nThe Extradition (Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Regulations are repealed.\n\n4 Definitions\n\nIn these Regulations:\n\n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 (Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act 1990.\n\n5 Extradition countries\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 29 of the Convention in Schedule 1 to the Crimes (Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act 1990.\n\n> Note 2 The countries for which the Convention is currently in force are listed on the United Nations website at http://www.un.org.\n\n6 Application of the Act\n\nThe Act applies, subject to the Convention, to an extradition country mentioned in regulation 5.\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":{"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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations maintain their original narrow purpose: facilitating extradition for drug trafficking offences to Convention countries. The scope has not expanded beyond this specific international obligation."},"complexity_factors":["Only 6 regulations total, with minimal text","Just 2 defined terms ('Act' and 'Convention')","No conditional logic or nested exceptions","Single operative provision (regulation 5) that creates a straightforward deeming rule","Heavy reliance on external documents (the Convention itself and the UN website) rather than setting out substantive rules","No cross-references beyond basic references to the parent Act and related Act"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations make any country party to the UN Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances automatically an “extradition country” for Australian law, so Australia can extradite people accused of drug trafficking without separate bilateral treaties. It affects suspects in Australia, foreign governments seeking extradition, and courts — closing a loophole and strengthening international cooperation against drug trafficking."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument replaces earlier regulations (reg 3) and narrows/formalises the class of ‘extradition country’ to States for which the UN Convention is in force (reg 5), and specifies that the Extradition Act applies to those countries subject to the Convention (reg 6). Operational rules remain in the Extradition Act and the Convention (see reg 6 and Note 1 referencing Article 29)."},"complexity_factors":["Cross‑references to external instruments: depends on the Extradition Act 1988 (defined as 'Act') and the UN Convention (reg 4, reg 6).","Reliance on external treaty status: operative effect hinges on when the Convention enters into force for a State and on an external UN list (reg 5, Note 1–2).","Minimal standalone detail: the instrument is short and delegates procedural and substantive extradition rules to the Act and the Convention (reg 6).","Repeal element: expressly repeals earlier Extradition (Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Regulations, so understanding change requires comparing instruments (reg 3).","Low administrative complexity but ongoing monitoring burden: officials must track treaty entry dates and foreign‑state status to determine application (reg 5, notes)."],"plain_english_summary":"These Regulations treat any State for which the UN Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances is in force as an “extradition country” under the Extradition Act 1988, and make the Act apply to those countries subject to that Convention. They affect people sought for drug‑trafficking offences, Australian decision‑makers and law enforcement by tying extradition eligibility to treaty status, requiring officials to check treaty entry‑into‑force (reg 5, note) while leaving procedural detail to the Extradition Act (reg 6)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/extradition-traffic-in-narcotic-drugs-and-psychotropic-substances-regulations-2009","history":"/api/acts/extradition-traffic-in-narcotic-drugs-and-psychotropic-substances-regulations-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/extradition-traffic-in-narcotic-drugs-and-psychotropic-substances-regulations-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/extradition-traffic-in-narcotic-drugs-and-psychotropic-substances-regulations-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/extradition-traffic-in-narcotic-drugs-and-psychotropic-substances-regulations-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/extradition-traffic-in-narcotic-drugs-and-psychotropic-substances-regulations-2009/documents"}}