3Interpretation

##### 3 Interpretation In this Act: > commencement time means the time at which the Extradition Act 1988 came into operation. > declared Commonwealth country means a declared Commonwealth country for the purposes of the former Commonwealth Extradition Act immediately before the commencement time. > foreign state means a foreign state to which the former Foreign Extradition Act applied immediately before the commencement time. > former Act person means: (a) a person in relation to whom the following conditions are satisfied: (i) before the commencement time, the person consented in accordance with subsection 15(5B) of the former Commonwealth Extradition Act or proceedings had commenced in relation to the person for the purposes of subsection 15(6) of that Act; and (ii) if this Act and the Extradition Act 1988 had not come into operation, the former Commonwealth Extradition Act would have had some further application in relation to the surrender, or possible surrender, of the person as a result of the consent or proceedings; (b) a person in relation to whom the following conditions are satisfied: (i) before the commencement time, the person consented in accordance with subsection 17(5B) of the former Foreign Extradition Act or proceedings had commenced in relation to the person for the purposes of subsection 17(6) of that Act; and (ii) if this Act and the Extradition Act 1988 had not come into operation, the former Foreign Extradition Act would have had some further application in relation to the surrender, or possible surrender, of the person as a result of the consent or proceedings; (c) a person in relation to whom the following conditions are satisfied: (i) before the commencement time, proceedings commenced in relation to the person for the purposes of subsection 26(5) of the former Commonwealth Extradition Act; and (ii) if this Act and the Extradition Act 1988 had not come into operation, the former Commonwealth Extradition Act would have had some further application in relation to the surrender, or possible surrender, of the person as a result of the proceedings; or (d) a person to whom section 21, 22 or 33AA of the former Commonwealth Extradition Act or section 18B, 22 or 23 of the former Foreign Extradition Act applied immediately before the commencement time. > former Commonwealth Extradition Act means the Extradition (Commonwealth Countries) Act 1966 as in force immediately before the commencement time. > former Foreign Extradition Act means the Extradition (Foreign States) Act 1966 as in force immediately before the commencement time.