us regulators are not known to respect borders

They've never had real resistance though either. Get to a non-extradition zone, defy them, and show them how little power they actually have. Laws are just chicken scratch unless you can enforce them.

They can enforce them. They will get whichever country they are based to enforce on their behalf. Nothing new there.

Australia is known to respect "laws".

Correct. Any hostile government won't.