{"id":"F2016L01903","name":"International Transfer of Prisoners (Peru) Regulation 2016","slug":"international-transfer-of-prisoners-peru-regulation-2016","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":439050,"registerId":"F2016L01903-fast-fetch-1775955214062","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"International Transfer of Prisoners (Peru) Regulation 2016","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nInternational Transfer of Prisoners (Peru) Regulation 2016\n\nI, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Ret’d), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulation.\n\nDated 08 December 2016\n\nPeter Cosgrove\n\nGovernor‑General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nMichael Keenan\n\nMinister for Justice\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Definitions\n\n5 Peru is a transfer country to which the Act applies\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This is the International Transfer of Prisoners (Peru) Regulation 2016.\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instrument is registered. 13 December 2016\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 International Transfer of Prisoners Act 1997.\n\n4  Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the International Transfer of Prisoners Act 1997.\n\n5  Peru is a transfer country to which the Act applies\n\n  For the purposes of subsection 8(1) of the Act:\n\n (a) the Act applies to Peru; and\n\n (b) Peru is declared to be a transfer country.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation performs exactly its intended function: adding a specific country to the transfer scheme. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the original purpose of the enabling Act."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 5 sections across 2 pages","Only 1 defined term ('Act')","Zero cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling Act","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Single operative provision (section 5) with straightforward declaratory effect"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation adds Peru to the list of countries covered by the International Transfer of Prisoners Act 1997, enabling Australians jailed in Peru—and Peruvians jailed in Australia—to apply to serve their sentences in their home country. It affects those prisoners and officials managing transfers, filling a legal gap so bilateral prisoner-movement procedures can operate between Australia and Peru."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This regulation expands the geographic scope of the International Transfer of Prisoners Act by declaring Peru a transfer country for the purposes of subsection 8(1) of the Act (see section 5). It does not modify the Act's procedures, rights or obligations; implementation and decision-making remain governed by the primary Act (see section 3)."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose, short instrument with one operative declaration (section 5).","Made under the International Transfer of Prisoners Act 1997 (authority stated in section 3) — substantive procedures and criteria remain in the primary Act.","Contains a standard commencement clause with no staged or conditional commencements (section 2).","Minimal definitions (section 4 defines only the Act), so reading requires cross-reference to the Act for implementation details.","No procedural, eligibility or administrative detail in the regulation itself — reliance on external legislative text concentrates interpretive work in the primary Act."],"plain_english_summary":"Declares Peru a 'transfer country' under the International Transfer of Prisoners Act 1997, making the Act apply to Peru and thereby enabling prisoner-transfer arrangements between Australia and Peru. It affects prisoners eligible for transfer and the Commonwealth agencies that process and approve transfers: it changes custody options for those prisoners and creates administrative and compliance duties for the agencies that implement the Act."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/international-transfer-of-prisoners-peru-regulation-2016","history":"/api/acts/international-transfer-of-prisoners-peru-regulation-2016/history","analysis":"/api/acts/international-transfer-of-prisoners-peru-regulation-2016/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/international-transfer-of-prisoners-peru-regulation-2016/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/international-transfer-of-prisoners-peru-regulation-2016/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/international-transfer-of-prisoners-peru-regulation-2016/documents"}}