{"id":"C2004L05417","name":"Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Republic of Vanuatu) Regulations","slug":"mutual-assistance-in-criminal-matters-republic-of-vanuatu-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"215 of 1989","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":27871,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L05417-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Republic of Vanuatu) Regulations","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\nStatutory Rules 1989 No. 2151\n\n–––––––\n\nMutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Republic of Vanuatu) Regulations\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987.\n\nDated 16 August 1989.\n\nBILL HAYDEN\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nLIONEL BOWEN\n\nAttorney-General\n\n–––––––––\n\nCitation\n\n1\\. These Regulations may be cited as the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Republic of Vanuatu) Regulations.\n\nInterpretation\n\n2\\. In these Regulations:\n\n“the Act” means the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987.\n\nApplication of the Act\n\n3\\. (1) The Act applies in relation to the Republic of Vanuatu subject to the exceptions specified in subregulation (2).\n\n(2) Parts III, V and VI of the Act do not apply in relation to the Republic of Vanuatu.\n\nNOTE\n\n1\\. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 23 August 1989.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2076},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations maintain their original narrow purpose of implementing bilateral mutual assistance treaty obligations with Vanuatu. The exclusion of Parts III, V and VI appears to reflect negotiated limitations in the underlying treaty, representing an intentional scope restriction from inception rather than subsequent expansion."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 regulations total","Single defined term ('the Act')","No conditional logic, exceptions to exceptions, or procedural tests","Simple exclusionary structure referencing only three Parts of the parent Act","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling Act"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations establish a limited legal framework for criminal cooperation between Australia and Vanuatu by applying Australia’s Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987 to Vanuatu.  \n\nThey enable cross‑border requests for evidence and legal assistance but explicitly exclude Parts III, V and VI of the Act, narrowing investigative, proceeds‑of‑crime and enforcement powers. This affects law enforcement, prosecutors, defence lawyers and individuals involved in transnational investigations."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/mutual-assistance-in-criminal-matters-republic-of-vanuatu-regulations","history":"/api/acts/mutual-assistance-in-criminal-matters-republic-of-vanuatu-regulations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/mutual-assistance-in-criminal-matters-republic-of-vanuatu-regulations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/mutual-assistance-in-criminal-matters-republic-of-vanuatu-regulations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/mutual-assistance-in-criminal-matters-republic-of-vanuatu-regulations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/mutual-assistance-in-criminal-matters-republic-of-vanuatu-regulations/documents"}}