{"id":"F2026L00267","name":"Legislation (Deferral of Sunsetting—AusCheck Regulations) Certificate 2026","slug":"legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-auscheck-regulations-certificate-2026","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":443198,"registerId":"F2026L00267-fast-fetch-1775958101659","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Legislation (Deferral of Sunsetting—AusCheck Regulations) Certificate 2026","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![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nLegislation (Deferral of Sunsetting—AusCheck Regulations) Certificate 2026\n\nI, Michelle Rowland, Attorney‑General, make the following certificate.\n\nDated    12 March 2026\n\nMichelle Rowland\n\nAttorney‑General\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Deferral of sunsetting\n\n5 Repeal of this instrument\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Legislation (Deferral of Sunsetting—AusCheck Regulations) Certificate 2026.\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this instrument is registered. 18 March 2026\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 paragraph 51(1)(c) of the Legislation Act 2003.\n\n4  Deferral of sunsetting\n\n  The AusCheck Regulations 2017, for which the sunsetting day is 1 October 2027, is repealed by section 51 of the Legislation Act 2003 on 1 October 2029.\n\n5  Repeal of this instrument\n\n  This instrument is repealed at the start of 2 October 2029.\n","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":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This certificate performs exactly the limited administrative function it was designed for under the Legislation Act 2003—deferring a sunsetting date. There is no expansion of scope."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 short sections covering name, commencement, authority, deferral effect, and self-repeal","No defined terms section","Single operative provision (section 4) with straightforward effect","No cross-references to other legislation beyond citation of the parent Act and target regulations","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This short certificate delays the automatic expiry of the AusCheck Regulations 2017 from 1 October 2027 to 1 October 2029. It was made by the Attorney‑General under the Legislation Act 2003.\n\nIt preserves current background‑check rules that underpin ASICs, MSICs and critical‑infrastructure screening, avoiding disruption to security clearances for transport and infrastructure workers while the government reviews the regulations."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The instrument alters the previously scheduled repeal date for the AusCheck Regulations 2017. The regulations' sunsetting is moved from 1 October 2027 to 1 October 2029 (section 4); the certificate itself is repealed on 2 October 2029 (section 5). No other substantive scope changes to the regulations are made."},"complexity_factors":["Single, narrow legal effect: only changes the sunsetting date for one instrument (section 4).","Relies on a statutory mechanism (Legislation Act 2003, paragraph 51(1)(c)) for authority (section 3).","Straightforward commencement rule: comes into effect the day after registration (clause 2).","Includes self-repeal timing that administrators must track (clause 5).","No new substantive obligations, definitions, or regulatory detail introduced.","Low impact on statutory interpretation but requires agencies and regulated parties to note extended compliance timeframe.","Administrative risk: potential for confusion if stakeholders rely on prior sunsetting date and do not note the deferral."],"plain_english_summary":"This certificate delays the automatic repeal (sunsetting) of the AusCheck Regulations 2017 from 1 October 2027 to 1 October 2029, so those regulations remain in force for two more years (section 4). It is made by the Attorney‑General under the Legislation Act 2003 (section 3) and the certificate itself is repealed at the start of 2 October 2029 (section 5)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-auscheck-regulations-certificate-2026","history":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-auscheck-regulations-certificate-2026/history","analysis":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-auscheck-regulations-certificate-2026/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-auscheck-regulations-certificate-2026/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-auscheck-regulations-certificate-2026/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-auscheck-regulations-certificate-2026/documents"}}