{"id":"C2004L05416","name":"Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Republic of Singapore) Regulations","slug":"mutual-assistance-in-criminal-matters-republic-of-singapore-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"233 of 1993","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":27863,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L05416-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Republic of Singapore) Regulations","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules 1993 No. 2331\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nMutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Republic of Singapore) Regulations\n\nI, The ADMINISTRATOR of the Government 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 2 September 1993.\n\nP. BENNETT\n\nAdministrator\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 (Republic of Singapore) Regulations.\n\n> Note: \\[NOTE: These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 48.\\]\n\nInterpretation\n\n2. In these Regulations:\n\n“Act” means the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987.\n\nApplication\n\n3. (1) The Act applies to the Republic of Singapore subject to the exceptions specified in subregulation (2).\n\n(2) Parts IV, V, VI, VIa and VII of the Act do not apply in relation to the Republic of Singapore.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nNOTE\n\n> Note: 1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 3 September 1993.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1306},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation maintains its original 1993 scope of selectively applying the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987 to Singapore by excluding Parts IV through VII. There is no evidence of scope creep; the instrument remains a narrow, country-specific activation of the parent Act with the same exclusions as originally intended."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 operative provisions total","Single defined term ('Act') in the interpretation section","No conditional logic or nested exceptions","Straightforward application-with-exclusions structure (regulation 3)","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation lets Australia and Singapore assist each other in criminal investigations and prosecutions by activating Australia’s mutual assistance laws for Singapore, but with important limits. \n\nIt affects law enforcement, prosecutors and people under investigation by permitting cross-border cooperation while excluding search/seizure, prisoner transfers for evidence, asset restraint/confiscation and certain formal evidence-gathering tools—so cooperation is substantial but notably constrained."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/mutual-assistance-in-criminal-matters-republic-of-singapore-regulations","history":"/api/acts/mutual-assistance-in-criminal-matters-republic-of-singapore-regulations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/mutual-assistance-in-criminal-matters-republic-of-singapore-regulations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/mutual-assistance-in-criminal-matters-republic-of-singapore-regulations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/mutual-assistance-in-criminal-matters-republic-of-singapore-regulations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/mutual-assistance-in-criminal-matters-republic-of-singapore-regulations/documents"}}