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EXTRADITION ACT 1988 - SECT 55

Regulations

    The Governor - General may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, prescribing all matters:

  (a)   required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or

  (b)   necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act;

and, in particular, may make regulations prescribing:

  (c)   the practice and procedure in relation to the performance by magistrates or eligible Judges of functions under this Act, including:

  (i)   the remanding of persons either in custody or on bail;

  (ii)   the summoning of witnesses;

  (iii)   the production of documents;

  (iv)   the taking of evidence on oath or affirmation;

  (v)   the administering of oaths or affirmations;

  (vi)   the payment of expenses of witnesses; and

  (vii)   the protection and immunity of barristers and solicitors appearing before magistrates or eligible Judges and of witnesses; and

  (d)   penalties not exceeding a fine of 20 penalty units for of fences against the regulations.


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