1Extradition (Torture) Regulations 2009

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Extradition (Torture) Regulations 2009

Select Legislative Instrument 2009 No. 99 as amended

made under the

Extradition Act 1988

This compilation was prepared on 26 November 2010
taking into account amendments up to SLI 2010 No. 289

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney-General’s Department, Canberra

Contents

1 Name of Regulations [see Note 1]

2 Commencement [see Note 1]

3 Repeal

4 Definitions

5 Extradition countries

6 Application of the Act

Notes

1 Name of Regulations [see Note 1]

These Regulations are the Extradition (Torture) Regulations 2009.

2 Commencement [see Note 1]

These Regulations commence on the day after they are registered.

3 Repeal

The Extradition (Torture) Regulations are repealed.

4 Definitions

In these Regulations:

Act means the Extradition Act 1988.

Convention means the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations at New York on 10 December 1984.

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 27 of the Convention. The text of the Convention is set out
in Australian Treaty Series 1989 No. 21 ([1989] ATS 21). In 2010, the
text of a Convention in the Australian Treaty Series was accessible
through the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website at http://www.austlii.edu.au.

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.

Notes to the Extradition (Torture) Regulations 2009