Extradition (Republic of the Marshall Islands) Regulations 1993
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Extradition (Republic of the Marshall Islands) Regulations 1993
Statutory Rules 1993 No. 187 as amended
made under the
Extradition Act 1988
This compilation was prepared on 20 September 2012
taking into account amendments up to SLI 2012 No. 210
Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney-General’s Department, Canberra
Contents
1 Name of Regulations [see Note 1]
2 Interpretation
3 Declaration that the Marshall Islands is an extradition country
5 Application of Act in relation to the Marshall Islands
Notes
1 Name of Regulations [see Note 1]
These Regulations are the Extradition (Republic of the Marshall Islands) Regulations 1993.
2 Interpretation
(1) In these Regulations:
Act means the Extradition Act 1988.
Marshall Islands means the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
3 Declaration that the Marshall Islands is an extradition country
The Marshall Islands is declared to be an extradition country.
5 Application of Act in relation to the Marshall Islands
(1) The Act applies to the Marshall Islands subject to the limitation, condition, exception or qualification set out in subregulation (2).
(2) The surrender to the Marshall Islands of an eligible person must be refused if, on being extradited, he or she would be liable to be tried for the offence to which the extradition request relates by a court or tribunal of the Marshall Islands:
(a) that has been specially established for the purpose of trying the person’s case; or
(b) that is only occasionally, or under exceptional circumstances, authorised to try persons accused of the offence.
Note Once a person has been found to be eligible for extradition, or has consented to extradition, the Attorney‑General must decide whether or not the person is to be surrendered. If the Act applies to an extradition country subject to a condition that extradition must be refused in certain circumstances, the Attorney‑General must not surrender a person to that extradition country unless the Attorney‑General is satisfied that the circumstances do not exist: Act, paragraph 22 (3) (e). The Act also limits the Attorney‑General’s discretion to authorise surrender of the person in other ways: see section 22 generally.