{"id":"F2024L01142","name":"Legislation (Deferral of Sunsetting—National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Regulation) Certificate 2024","slug":"legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-national-security-information-criminal-and-civil-proceedings-regu","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442577,"registerId":"F2024L01142-fast-fetch-1775957553332","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Legislation (Deferral of Sunsetting—National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Regulation) Certificate 2024","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—National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Regulation) Certificate 2024\n\nI, Mark Dreyfus KC, Attorney‑General, make the following certificate.\n\nDated 26 August 2024\n\nMark Dreyfus KC\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—National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Regulation) Certificate 2024.\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instrument is registered. 13 September 2024\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Regulation 2015, for which the sunsetting day is 1 April 2025, is repealed by section 51 of the Legislation Act 2003 on 1 April 2027.\n\n5  Repeal of this instrument\n\n  This instrument is repealed at the start of 2 April 2027.\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":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This certificate performs exactly the narrow administrative function it was designed for — deferring a sunsetting date. It does not expand, alter, or add to the substantive scope of the underlying National Security Information Regulation."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (5 sections, ~250 words)","Only one substantive provision (section 4) that performs a single mechanical function","No defined terms requiring interpretation","Minimal cross-referencing (only to the Legislation Act 2003 and the target regulation)","Straightforward temporal logic with clear start and end dates","Standard template structure common to all sunsetting deferral certificates"],"plain_english_summary":"This certificate postpones the automatic expiry of the National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Regulation 2015 from 1 April 2025 to 1 April 2027, keeping current rules on handling classified material in court in force. It affects government agencies, courts and litigants involved with sensitive national-security evidence, and matters because it preserves the existing balance between fair trials and protecting intelligence while a longer review proceeds."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument does not change the substance, powers or obligations in the National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Regulation 2015; it only extends the regulation’s operative period by deferring its sunsetting day from 1 April 2025 to 1 April 2027 (s4). The temporal scope is therefore changed while substantive scope remains unchanged."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose instrument: sole substantive effect is temporal—deferral of the sunsetting day (s4).","Clear statutory authority: made under paragraph 51(1)(c) of the Legislation Act 2003 (s3).","Straightforward commencement mechanics: instrument commences the day after registration (s2).","Built-in self‑repeal: instrument itself is repealed at start of 2 April 2027, limiting its lifetime (s5).","No amendment to substantive obligations or powers in the underlying regulation—only extension of duration (s4).","Low drafting complexity but administrative coordination required for agencies and parties to account for the extended regulatory period (s4)."],"plain_english_summary":"This certificate postpones the automatic repeal (sunsetting) of the National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Regulation 2015, moving its sunsetting day from 1 April 2025 to 1 April 2027 and keeping that regulation in force for two extra years. It affects courts, prosecutors, defendants and organisations that handle national-security material by extending existing rules and obligations; the Attorney‑General made the certificate under paragraph 51(1)(c) of the Legislation Act, changing the timing of expiry rather than the regulation’s substance."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-national-security-information-criminal-and-civil-proceedings-regu","history":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-national-security-information-criminal-and-civil-proceedings-regu/history","analysis":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-national-security-information-criminal-and-civil-proceedings-regu/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-national-security-information-criminal-and-civil-proceedings-regu/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-national-security-information-criminal-and-civil-proceedings-regu/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-national-security-information-criminal-and-civil-proceedings-regu/documents"}}