{"id":"F2015L01524","name":"Removal of Prisoners (Territories) Regulation 2015","slug":"removal-of-prisoners-territories-regulation-2015","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"165 of 2015","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":438432,"registerId":"F2015L01524-fast-fetch-1775954867969","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Removal of Prisoners (Territories) Regulation 2015","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nRemoval of Prisoners (Territories) Regulation 2015\n\n \n\nSelect Legislative Instrument No. 165, 2015\n\nI, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Ret’d), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulation.\n\nDated 17 September 2015\n\nPeter Cosgrove\n\nGovernor‑General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nJamie Briggs\n\nAssistant Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Schedules\n\n5 Definitions\n\n6 Return of removed prisoner\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nRemoval of Prisoners (Territories) Regulations\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This is the Removal of Prisoners (Territories) Regulation 2015.\n\n2  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 \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument The day after this instrument is registered. 30 September 2015\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under the Removal of Prisoners (Territories) Act 1923.\n\n4  Schedules\n\n  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.\n\n5  Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Removal of Prisoners (Territories) Act 1923.\n\nSecretary means the Secretary of the Department.\n\n6  Return of removed prisoner\n\n  For subsection 8(3) of the Act, an application by a person for return to a Territory must be made to the Secretary within 14 days after the person’s discharge or release from custody.\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\n \n\nRemoval of Prisoners (Territories) Regulations\n\n1  The whole of the Regulations\n\nRepeal the Regulations.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This regulation appears to maintain the original narrow scope of the Removal of Prisoners (Territories) Act 1923. It adds a procedural time limit for return applications and repeals outdated regulations, but does not expand the Act's coverage to new subject matter or jurisdictions."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 6 substantive sections plus a repeal schedule","Only 2 defined terms ('Act' and 'Secretary')","Single operational provision (section 6) with straightforward 14-day time limit","No cross-references beyond citation of the parent Act","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Schedule 1 is a simple repeal of predecessor instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation requires former prisoners who were transferred out of an Australian Territory to apply to return to that Territory within 14 days of discharge, by lodging an application with the relevant Department Secretary. It repeals the earlier Removal of Prisoners (Territories) Regulations.\n\nIt affects transferred prisoners and officials who process return applications, clarifying timelines and preventing indefinite administrative limbo under the 1923 Act."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument expressly repeals the earlier Removal of Prisoners (Territories) Regulations (Schedule 1) and prescribes a 14‑day application deadline for return to a Territory under subsection 8(3) of the Act (section 6). On its face, that replaces the previous regulatory framework and narrows/clarifies the administrative timeframe and the recipient of applications (the Secretary). The assessment is based solely on the instrument's text (Schedule 1; sections 3, 5 and 6)."},"complexity_factors":["Brevity and narrow subject-matter: the instrument is very short and contains a single substantive procedural rule (section 6).","Cross‑reference to parent Act: made under the Removal of Prisoners (Territories) Act 1923 (section 3), so interpretation depends on that Act's provisions (external dependency).","Repeal of prior regulations: Schedule 1 repeals the whole earlier Removal of Prisoners (Territories) Regulations, which may shift administrative practice (Schedule 1).","Centralised administrative discretion/recipient: defines applications must be made to the Secretary (definition in section 5 and operative rule in section 6), concentrating decision‑point in a single office.","Short statutory deadline: the 14‑day limit for applications (section 6) creates an acute compliance burden for affected individuals and for agencies processing late or out‑of‑time requests.","Commencement mechanics: specific commencement timing (section 2) and note about published table content that is not part of the instrument introduce minor procedural complexity for implementation."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation repeals the earlier Removal of Prisoners (Territories) Regulations and sets a clear procedural rule: a person removed from a Territory who wants to be returned must apply to the Department Secretary within 14 days after being discharged or released. It affects removed prisoners and the Department by fixing who receives applications and by imposing a strict, short deadline for seeking return."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/removal-of-prisoners-territories-regulation-2015","history":"/api/acts/removal-of-prisoners-territories-regulation-2015/history","analysis":"/api/acts/removal-of-prisoners-territories-regulation-2015/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/removal-of-prisoners-territories-regulation-2015/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/removal-of-prisoners-territories-regulation-2015/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/removal-of-prisoners-territories-regulation-2015/documents"}}