Extradition (Transnational Organised Crime) Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 1)1
Select Legislative Instrument 2009 No. 267
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
1 Name of Regulations
These Regulations are the Extradition (Transnational Organised Crime) Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 1).
2 Commencement
These Regulations commence on the day after they are registered.
3 Amendment of Extradition (Transnational Organised Crime) Regulations 2004
Schedule 1 amends the Extradition (Transnational Organised Crime) Regulations 2004.
Schedule 1 Amendments
(regulation 3)
[1] Regulations 4 and 5
substitute
4 Extradition countries — Convention
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 38 of the Convention in Part 1 of Schedule 1.
Note 2 The countries for which the Convention is currently in force are listed on the United Nations website at http://www.un.org.
5 Extradition countries — Smuggling Protocol
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 Smuggling Protocol is in force is an extradition country.
Note 1 For when the Smuggling Protocol enters into force for a State, see Article 22 of the Smuggling Protocol in Part 2 of Schedule 1.
Note 2 The countries for which the Smuggling Protocol is currently in force are listed on the United Nations website at http://www.un.org.
6 Extradition countries — Trafficking Protocol
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 Trafficking Protocol is in force is an extradition country.
Note 1 For when the Trafficking Protocol enters into force for a State, see Article 17 of the Trafficking Protocol in Part 3 of Schedule 1.
Note 2 The countries for which the Trafficking Protocol is currently in force are listed on the United Nations website at http://www.un.org.
7 Application of the Act — Convention
The Act applies, subject to the Convention, to an extradition country mentioned in regulation 4.
8 Application of the Act — Smuggling Protocol
The Act applies, subject to the Smuggling Protocol, to an extradition country mentioned in regulation 5.
9 Application of the Act — Trafficking Protocol
The Act applies, subject to the Trafficking Protocol, to an extradition country mentioned in regulation 6.
[2] Schedule 2
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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.