Snedden v Republic of Croatia [2009] FCAFC 111

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Snedden v Republic of Croatia [2009] FCAFC 111 EXTRADITION — extradition sought of Serbian to the Republic of Croatia — extradition opposed on basis of an extradition objection — prejudice claimed 'at trial' — punished or detained — a mitigating factor in sentence unavailable to the person by reason of political opinions — reliance upon statistics as to numbers of persons charged and convicted and conviction rates Held: Appeal allowed WORDS AND PHRASES — an 'extradition objection' — 'substantial grounds for believing' — 'punished' — at trial — 'by reason of' — 'political opinions' Extradition Act 1988 (Cth) ss 3(a), 7, 19, 21 Extradition (Croatia) Regulations 2004 (Cth) reg 4 Extradition (Croatia) Regulations 2004 Statutory Rules 2004 No. 339 (Cth) Explanatory Statement Applicant A v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1997) 190 CLR 225, applied In re Arton [1896] 1 QB 108, cited Re Bolton; Ex parte Beane (1987) 162 CLR 514, cited Brown v Lizars (1905) 2 CLR 837, cited Cabal v United Mexican States (2001) 108 FCR 311, applied Cabal v United Mexican States (No 2) (2000) 172 ALR 743, applied Cabal v United Mexican States (No 3) (2000) 186 ALR 188, cited De Bruyn v Republic of South Africa (1999) 96 FCR 290, cited Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Kainhofer (1995) 185 CLR 528, cited DJL v The Central Authority (2000) 201 CLR 226, applied Harris v Attorney-General of the Commonwealth (1994) 52 FCR 386, cited Hempel v Attorney-General (Cth) (1987) 77 ALR 641, cited O'Donoghue v Ireland [2009] FCA 618, cited Prabowo v Republic of Indonesia (1995) 61 FCR 258, cited Rahardja v Republic of Indonesia [2000] FCA 1297, considered Schlieske v Federal Republic of Germany (1987) 14 FCR 424, cited Snedden v Republic of Croatia [2009] FCA 30, reversed Timar v Republic of Hungary [1999] FCA 1518, cited Travica v The Government of Croatia [2004] EWHC 2747 (Admin), considered Vasiljkovic v The Commonwealth of Australia (2006) 227 CLR 614, applied Aughterson EP, Extradition – Australian Law and Procedure (The Law Book Company Limited, 1995) Nicholls C, Montgomery C and Knowles JB, The Law of Extradition and Mutual Assistance (2nd ed, Oxford University Press, 2007) DANIEL SNEDDEN v REPUBLIC OF CROATIA