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Extradition (Serbia) Regulations 2009

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Act Number

265 of 2009

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These Regulations declare the Republic of Serbia an extradition country under the Extradition Act 1988 and make the Act apply to Serbia, while changing a specified procedural deadline from 45 days to 60 days. The change affects people subject to extradition requests and the Australian officials who process those requests by lengthening a statutory time limit (regs 3–5); the Regulations commence the day after registration (reg 2).

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Select Legislative Instrument 2009 No. 265

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 8 October 2009

QUENTIN BRYCE

Governor-General

By Her Excellency’s Command

BRENDAN O'CONNOR

Minister for Home Affairs

1 Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the Extradition (Serbia) Regulations 2009.

2 Commencement

These Regulations commence on the day after they are registered.

3 Definitions

In these Regulations:

Act means the Extradition Act 1988.

Serbia means the Republic of Serbia.

4 Declaration that Serbia is an extradition country

Serbia is declared to be an extradition country.

5 Application of the Act in relation to Serbia

For paragraph 11 (1) (b) of the Act, the Act applies to Serbia subject to modification of paragraph 17 (2) (a) of the Act by omitting ‘45 days’ and substituting ‘60 days’.

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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