{"id":"C2004L05408","name":"Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Federal Republic of Germany) Regulations","slug":"mutual-assistance-in-criminal-matters-federal-republic-of-germany-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"147 of 1993","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":27851,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L05408-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Federal Republic of Germany) Regulations","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules 1993 No. 1471\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nMutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Federal Republic of Germany) Regulations\n\nI, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987.\n\nDated 22 June 1993.\n\nBILL HAYDEN\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nM. LAVARCH\n\nAttorney-General\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nCitation\n\n1. These Regulations may be cited as the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Federal Republic of Germany) Regulations.\n\n> Note: \\[NOTE: These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 48.\\]\n\nApplication\n\n2. The Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987 applies to the Federal Republic of Germany.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nNOTE\n\n> Note: 1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 29 June 1993.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1490},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"These regulations perform exactly as described by their title and enabling Act—purely extending the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987 to the Federal Republic of Germany without any expansion of scope or addition of substantive obligations beyond the designation."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 operative provisions (citation and application)","No defined terms or interpretation section","Zero conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Single substantive effect: nominating one country for coverage under the principal Act","Total length under 150 words"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations switch on legal cooperation between Australia and Germany. **What they do:** They extend Australia's *Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987* to cover Germany, creating a formal pipeline for police, prosecutors, and courts to request help from each other when investigating crimes. **Practical impact:** Australian authorities can now formally ask German agencies to take witness statements, seize documents or assets, serve court papers, or enforce Australian criminal fines located in Germany (and German authorities can request the same here). **Why it matters:** Without this instrument, cross-border criminal investigations would rely on informal diplomatic channels or ad-hoc treaties, making it difficult to gather evidence or recover proceeds of crime across borders."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/mutual-assistance-in-criminal-matters-federal-republic-of-germany-regulations","history":"/api/acts/mutual-assistance-in-criminal-matters-federal-republic-of-germany-regulations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/mutual-assistance-in-criminal-matters-federal-republic-of-germany-regulations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/mutual-assistance-in-criminal-matters-federal-republic-of-germany-regulations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/mutual-assistance-in-criminal-matters-federal-republic-of-germany-regulations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/mutual-assistance-in-criminal-matters-federal-republic-of-germany-regulations/documents"}}