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EXTRADITION (COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) 1992 NO.128

Statutory Rules 1992 No. 128

Issued by the authority of the Attorney-General

Extradition Act 1988

Extradition (Commonwealth Countries) Regulations (Amendment)

Section 55 of the Extradition Act 1988 (the Act) provides that the Governor-General may make regulations for the purposes of the Act. Paragraph 11 (1)(b) of the Act provides that the regulations may make provision to the effect that the Act applies to a specified extradition country subject to other limitations, conditions, exceptions or qualifications.

The proposed Regulations will amend the Extradition (Commonwealth Countries) Regulations (Statutory Rules 1988 No. 281) by inserting Cook Islands, Namibia and Pakistan in the Schedule to those Regulations. Insertion in the Schedule will result in these countries being declared to be extradition countries pursuant to regulation 3 of the Extradition (Commonwealth Countries) Regulations.

Details of the proposed Regulations are as follows.

Regulation 1 will provide that the Extradition (Commonwealth Countries) Regulations are to be amended by the proposed Regulations.

Regulation 2 will provide for the insertion of Cook Islands, Namibia and Pakistan in the Schedule to the Extradition (Commonwealth Countries) Regulations.