Extradition (Piracy against Ships in Asia) Regulation 2013

Select Legislative Instrument No. 15, 2013

I, Quentin Bryce, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulation under the Extradition Act 1988.

Dated  1 March 2013

Quentin Bryce

Governor‑General

By Her Excellency’s Command

Jason Clare

Minister for Justice

Contents

1 Name of regulation

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Definition

5 Extradition countries

6 Application of Act in relation to extradition countries

1  Name of regulation

  This regulation is the Extradition (Piracy against Ships in Asia) Regulation 2013.

2  Commencement

  This regulation commences on the day the Agreement enters into force for Australia.

Note: Article 18 of the Agreement sets out when the Agreement enters into force for a country.

3  Authority

  This regulation is made under the Extradition Act 1988.

4  Definition

  In this regulation:

Agreement means the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia, done at Tokyo on 11 November 2004.

Note: In 2013, the text of the Agreement was accessible through the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (www.austlii.edu.au).

5  Extradition countries

  For the definition of extradition country in section 5 of the Extradition Act 1988, a country for which the Agreement is in force is an extradition country.

Note 1: Article 18 of the Agreement sets out when the Agreement enters into force for a country.

Note 2: In 2013, a list of the countries for which the Agreement was in force was on the website for the Agreement (http://www.recaap.org).

6  Application of Act in relation to extradition countries

  For section 11 of the Extradition Act 1988, that Act applies, subject to the Agreement, to an extradition country mentioned in section 5.