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EXTRADITION (COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES) REGULATIONS 2010 - REG 9

Modification of Act -- when eligible person must not be surrendered

  (1)   For section   11 of the Act, the Act applies in relation to a Commonwealth country subject to the condition that an eligible person must not be surrendered in relation to a qualifying extradition offence if the Attorney - General is satisfied that it would be unjust, oppressive or too severe a punishment:

  (a)   to surrender the eligible person; or

  (b)   to surrender the eligible person before the end of a period stated by the Attorney - General.

Examples

1       The offence is trivial.

2       The accusation against the eligible person was not made in good faith or in the interests of justice.

  (2)   In this regulation:

"eligible person" has the meaning given by section   22 of the Act.

"qualifying extradition offence" has the meaning given by section   22 of the Act.


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