Extradition Act 1988
29Provisional arrest warrants
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29 Provisional arrest warrants
Where: (a) an application is made, in the statutory form, on behalf of New Zealand to a magistrate or eligible Judge for the issue of a warrant in relation to a person under this section; (b) the magistrate or Judge is informed by affidavit that a New Zealand warrant has been issued in relation to the person; (c) no application is before the magistrate or Judge under section 28 for the indorsement of such a warrant; and (d) the magistrate or Judge considers that the issue of a warrant in relation to the person under this section is, having regard to any information that the magistrate or Judge considers relevant, justified in all the circumstances; the magistrate or Judge shall issue a warrant, in the statutory form, for the arrest of the person.