{"id":"F2015L01804","name":"Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Vietnam) Regulation 2015","slug":"mutual-assistance-in-criminal-matters-vietnam-regulation-2015","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"187 of 2015","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":93583,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2015L01804-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\n This is the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Vietnam) Regulation 2015.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 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```html\n

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Provisions

Commencement

Date/Details

1. The whole of this instrument

The later of:

(a) the day after this instrument is registered; and

(b) the day the Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters between Australia and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, done at Sydney on 2 July 2014, comes into force for Australia.

However, the provisions do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur.

The Minister must announce by notice in the Gazette the day the Treaty comes into force for Australia.

5 April 2017 (C2017G00360) (paragraph (b) applies)

\n```\n\n> Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 3 Authority\n\n This instrument is made under the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 4 Definitions\n\n In this instrument:\n\n> Act means the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987.\n\n> Vietnam means the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Application of the Act","content":"#### 5 Application of the Act\n\n For paragraph 7(2)(a) of the Act, the Act applies to Vietnam subject to the Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters between Australia and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, done at Sydney on 2 July 2014, the English text of which is set out in Schedule 1.","sortOrder":4}],"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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument extends the application of the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987 to Viet Nam, but only insofar as the Australia–Vietnam treaty governs requests and cooperation. Commencement is conditional on the treaty coming into force and registration; the instrument does not otherwise amend the Act's substantive provisions (s2, s5)."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose designation of one country (limited scope)","Commencement is conditional on an external event (treaty entering into force) and registration (s2)","Relies on and modifies application of an existing Act rather than creating new procedural regimes (s3, s5)","Includes the full treaty text in Schedule 1, so substantive obligations come from that external document (s5)","Requires a Ministerial Gazette notice to mark commencement (s2)"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation applies the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987 to the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, subject to the Australia–Vietnam Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (2 July 2014); the treaty text appears in Schedule 1. The instrument only starts when it is registered and the treaty comes into force, and the Minister must announce that date (s2, s5). It therefore creates a legal basis for Australian authorities to provide and seek criminal‑justice assistance with Vietnam, governed by the treaty terms (s5)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This regulation performs exactly the function intended by the parent Act — declaring that mutual assistance laws apply to a specific foreign country in accordance with a treaty. There is no scope creep; it is a standard, narrow treaty-implementation instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 operative sections, with minimal text","Just 2 defined terms ('Act' and 'Vietnam')","Single substantive provision (section 5) that simply applies the parent Act to Vietnam subject to a treaty","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions in the regulatory text itself","Complexity is effectively outsourced to Schedule 1 (the treaty text), which is not analysed here but would significantly increase complexity if included"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation extends Australia’s Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987 to Vietnam by giving effect to the bilateral treaty signed in Sydney on 2 July 2014. It enables formal cooperation on cross‑border criminal investigations—sharing evidence, locating witnesses, freezing assets—under agreed legal rules and human‑rights safeguards.\n\nIt affects Australian law enforcement, prosecutors and courts handling Vietnamese requests, and individuals involved in transnational criminal matters."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/mutual-assistance-in-criminal-matters-vietnam-regulation-2015","history":"/api/acts/mutual-assistance-in-criminal-matters-vietnam-regulation-2015/history","analysis":"/api/acts/mutual-assistance-in-criminal-matters-vietnam-regulation-2015/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/mutual-assistance-in-criminal-matters-vietnam-regulation-2015/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/mutual-assistance-in-criminal-matters-vietnam-regulation-2015/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/mutual-assistance-in-criminal-matters-vietnam-regulation-2015/documents"}}