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Name of Regulations
1 Name of Regulations
These Regulations are the Extradition (Physical Protection of Nuclear Material) Regulations 1988.
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These regulations make any state for which the Physical Protection Convention is in force an "extradition country" under the Extradition Act, and require extradition dealings with those states to be conducted subject to the Convention. Practically, this changes which foreign states fall under Australia’s extradition framework, adds treaty-based constraints for officials and courts, and imposes monitoring and legal-analysis burdens on agencies and individuals involved in extradition cases (no new offences or funding are created).
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Direct links to the current provisions in Extradition (Physical Protection of Nuclear Material) Regulations 1988.
These Regulations are the Extradition (Physical Protection of Nuclear Material) Regulations 1988.
In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:
Physical Protection Convention has the same meaning as in the Nuclear Non‑Proliferation (Safeguards) Act 1987.
the Act means the Extradition Act 1988.
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 Physical Protection Convention is in force is an extradition country.
Note 1: For when the Convention enters into force for a State, see Article 19 of the Convention.
Note 2: The countries for which the Convention is currently in force are listed on the International Atomic Energy Agency website at http://www.iaea.org.
The Act applies, subject to the Physical Protection Convention, to an extradition country mentioned in regulation 3.
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These Regulations are the Extradition (Physical Protection of Nuclear Material) Regulations 1988.
In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:
Physical Protection Convention has the same meaning as in the Nuclear Non‑Proliferation (Safeguards) Act 1987.
the Act means the Extradition Act 1988.
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 Physical Protection Convention is in force is an extradition country.
Note 1: For when the Convention enters into force for a State, see Article 19 of the Convention.
Note 2: The countries for which the Convention is currently in force are listed on the International Atomic Energy Agency website at http://www.iaea.org.
The Act applies, subject to the Physical Protection Convention, to an extradition country mentioned in regulation 3.