9Modification of Act—when eligible person must not be surrendered

9 Modification of Act—when eligible person must not be surrendered

(1) For section 11 of the Act, the Act applies in relation to a Commonwealth country subject to the condition that an eligible person must not be surrendered in relation to a qualifying extradition offence if the Attorney‑General is satisfied that it would be unjust, oppressive or too severe a punishment: (a) to surrender the eligible person; or (b) to surrender the eligible person before the end of a period stated by the Attorney‑General.

Note: Examples

Note: 1 The offence is trivial.

Note: 2 The accusation against the eligible person was not made in good faith or in the interests of justice.

(2) In this regulation:

eligible person has the meaning given by section 22 of the Act.

qualifying extradition offence has the meaning given by section 22 of the Act.