Zentai v Republic of Hungary [2009] FCAFC 139

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Zentai v Republic of Hungary [2009] FCAFC 139

EXTRADITION – function of magistrate in conducting hearing under s 19 of the Extradition Act 1988 (Cth) – function of primary judge in conducting review of magistrate decision under s 21 of the Extradition Act 1988 – whether magistrate and primary judge were required to determine whether alleged war crime was an extradition offence or whether appellant was an extraditable person – no appellable error – appeal dismissed Constitution s 75(v) Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth) Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Extradition Act 1988 (Cth) s 5, s 10(4), s 11(1), 11(1A), s 11(1C), s 11(3), s 11(6), s 12, s 12(1), s 12(3), s 15, s 16, s 16(1), s 16(2), s 18, s 19, s 19(1), s 19(2), s 19(2)(a), s 19(2)(b), s 19(3), s 19(3)(a), s 19(3)(c)(ii), s 19(5), s 19(6), s 19(7), s 19(7A), s 19(9), s 21, s 21(1)(b), s 21(2)(b)(ii), s 21(6)(g), s 22, s 22(1), s 22(1)(b), s 22(2), s 22(3), s 22(3)(e), s 22(3)(f) Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) s 39B Extradition (Republic of Hungary) Regulations reg 3, reg 4 Bennett v United Kingdom (2000) 179 ALR 113 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Kainhofer (1995) 185 CLR 528 Dutton v O'Shane (2003) 132 FCR 352 Federal Republic of Germany v Parker (1998) 84 FCR 323 Harris v Attorney-General of the Commonwealth (1994) 52 FCR 386 Oates v Attorney-General of the Commonwealth (2002) 118 FCR 544 O'Donoghue v Ireland (2008) 234 CLR 599 Papzoglou v Republic of the Philippines (1997) 74 FCR 108 Prabowo v Republic of Indonesia (1997) 74 FCR 599 Timar v The Republic of Hungary [2000] FCA 755 Unkel v Director of Public Prosecutions (1990) 95 ALR 44 Zoeller v Federal Republic of Germany (1989) 23 FCR 282 CHARLES ZENTAI v REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY and BARBARA LANE

WAD 47 of 2009

BLACK CJ, TRACEY AND BARKER JJ