{"id":"C2004L05420","name":"Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Swiss Confederation) Regulations","slug":"mutual-assistance-in-criminal-matters-swiss-confederation-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"385 of 1988","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":27879,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L05420-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Swiss Confederation) Regulations","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\nStatutory Rules 1988 No. 3851\n\n–––––––\n\nMutual Assistance in Criminal Matters\n\n(Swiss Confederation) 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 15 December 1988.\n\nN. M. STEPHEN\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 (Swiss Confederation) Regulations.\n\nInterpretation\n\n2\\. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:\n\n“the Act” means the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987.\n\nApplication\n\n3\\. The Act applies to the Swiss Confederation.\n\nNOTE\n\n1\\. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 21 December 1988.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1027},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"rejection_reason":"","scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations precisely match their described purpose of applying the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act to Switzerland. There is no expansion beyond this specific treaty implementation function."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 operative provisions (Citation, Interpretation, Application)","Single defined term ('the Act')","No conditional language, exceptions, or nested provisions","No internal cross-references beyond the parent Act","Straightforward declarative structure with no procedural requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation extends Australia's **Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987** to cover **Switzerland** (the Swiss Confederation).\n\n**What this means:**\n- Australian and Swiss police, prosecutors and courts can officially help each other with criminal investigations and court cases\n- Authorities can share evidence, locate witnesses, serve legal documents, or seize assets across international borders\n- It creates the legal machinery for both countries to cooperate when investigating crimes that span both jurisdictions\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Mainly law enforcement agencies (AFP, Commonwealth prosecutors, Attorney-General's Department) who request or provide assistance to Swiss authorities\n- Defendants in criminal cases may have evidence gathered from Switzerland used in Australian courts, and vice versa\n\nThis is a short technical regulation that simply \"switches on\" the main Act for Switzerland, implementing Australia's treaty obligations for international crime-fighting cooperation."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/mutual-assistance-in-criminal-matters-swiss-confederation-regulations","history":"/api/acts/mutual-assistance-in-criminal-matters-swiss-confederation-regulations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/mutual-assistance-in-criminal-matters-swiss-confederation-regulations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/mutual-assistance-in-criminal-matters-swiss-confederation-regulations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/mutual-assistance-in-criminal-matters-swiss-confederation-regulations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/mutual-assistance-in-criminal-matters-swiss-confederation-regulations/documents"}}