O’Donoghue v Ireland [2009] FCAFC 184

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

O'Donoghue v Ireland [2009] FCAFC 184

EXTRADITION – appeal from decision of primary judge determining that the applicant is eligible for surrender within the meaning of s 19(2) of the Extradition Act 1988 – whether supporting documents constitute a duly authenticated statement in writing setting out the conduct constituting the offence – whether alleged conduct constitutes an extradition offence in Western Australia EVIDENCE – inferences – the extent to which it is appropriate to draw inferences from the material relied upon in the supporting documents CRIME – width of expression 'any fraudulent means' in Criminal Code (WA), s 409 Extradition Act 1988 (Cth) ss 6, 10(2), 10(3), 12(1), 12(1)(b), 12(2), 16, 19(2), 19(2)(a), 19(3)(c)(i), 19(3)(c)(ii), 21(2), 21(6)(d) Larceny Act 1916 (Ireland) ss 20(1)(iv)(a), 32(1) Criminal Code (WA) ss 1, 7, 370, 371, 371(1), 371(2), 378, 409, 409(1) Cabal v United Mexican States (No 3) (2000) 186 ALR 188 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Kainhofer (1995) 185 CLR 528 Graham-Helwig v Western Australia (2005) 30 WAR 221 Griffiths v United States of America (2005) 143 FCR 182 Kainhofer v Director of Public Prosecutions (No 2) (1996) 70 FCR 184 Minister for Home Affairs v Tervonen (2008) 166 FCR 91 O'Donoghue v Ireland [2009] FCA 618 R v Olan, Hudson & Hartnett [1978] 2 SCR 1175 Timar v Republic of Hungary [1999] FCA 1518 Truong v The Queen (2004) 223 CLR 122 United States of America v Holt (1994) 49 FCR 501 Vasiljkovic v Commonwealth (2006) 227 CLR 614 Wiest v Director of Public Prosecutions (1988) 23 FCR 472 Zoeller v Federal Republic of Germany (1989) 23 FCR 282 VINCENT THOMAS O'DONOGHUE v IRELAND and GRAEME NEIL CALDER

WAD 99 of 2009

FINN, GILMOUR AND MCKERRACHER JJ

22 December 2009

PERTH

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA