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Extradition (Internationally Protected Persons) Regulations 2009

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Commonwealth

Act Number

94 of 2009

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legislative instrument

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These Regulations limit the Extradition Act’s reach to countries for which the Internationally Protected Persons Convention is in force and treat those states as ‘extradition countries’ (regs 5–6). They affect people sought for extradition, Australian officials who decide on extradition requests, and rely on checking the Convention’s entry‑into‑force status via the Convention text and the UN list (reg 5 note), so compliance and decision‑making depend on verifying treaty status and applying the Convention alongside the Act.

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Extradition (Internationally Protected Persons) Regulations 20091

Select Legislative Instrument 2009 No. 94

I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Extradition Act 1988.

Dated 4 June 2009

QUENTIN BRYCE

Governor-General

By Her Excellency’s Command

BOB DEBUS

Minister for Home Affairs

1 Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the Extradition (Internationally Protected Persons) Regulations 2009.

2 Commencement

These Regulations commence on the day after they are registered.

3 Repeal

The Extradition (Internationally Protected Persons) Regulations are repealed.

4 Definitions

In these Regulations:

Act means the Extradition Act 1988.

Convention has the same meaning as in the Crimes (Internationally Protected Persons) Act 1976.

5 Extradition countries

For the definition of extradition country in section 5 of the Act, a country, or a colony, territory or protectorate of a country, for which the Convention is in force is an extradition country.

Note 1 For when the Convention enters into force for a State, see Article 17 of the Convention in the Schedule to the Crimes (Internationally Protected Persons) Act 1976.

Note 2 The countries for which the Convention is currently in force are listed on the United Nations website at http://www.un.org.

6 Application of the Act

The Act applies, subject to the Convention, to an extradition country mentioned in regulation 5.

Note

Note: 1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.frli.gov.au.

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Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

1 Extradition (Internationally Protected Persons) Regulations 2009