Newman v New Zealand [2012] FCAFC 133

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Newman v New Zealand [2012] FCAFC 133 Citation: Newman v New Zealand [2012] FCAFC 133

Appeal from: Newman v New Zealand [2011] QSC 257

Parties: ALLAN REX NEWMAN v NEW ZEALAND

File number: QUD 250 of 2011

Judges: SIOPIS, GREENWOOD AND LOGAN JJ

Date of judgment: 13 September 2012

Catchwords: EXTRADITION – New Zealand – backing of warrants procedure – whether unjust or oppressive to extradite – whether differences in law as between Australia and New Zealand in respect of permissibility of representative charges amount to unfairness – where some of charges specified in warrant of a representative character – Extradition Act 1988 (Cth), Pt III, s 34(2)

Legislation: Extradition Act 1988 (Cth) ss 7, 11, 12, 16, 22, 28, 29, 33A, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 42 Service and Execution of Process Act 1901 (Cth) Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (NZ) s 20 Extradition Act 1999 (NZ) s 64 Extradition Regulations 1998 (Cth) Extradition (Commonwealth Countries) Regulations 1998 Criminal Code 1899 (Qld) s 229B

Cases cited: Bannister v New Zealand (1999) 86 FCR 417 followed Binge v Bennett (1988) 13 NSWLR 578 considered Foster v Minister for Customs and Justice (2000) 200 CLR 442 followed Johnson v Miller (1937) 59 CLR 467 applied KBT v The Queen (1997) 191 CLR 417 applied Newman v New Zealand (2011) 282 ALR 593 cited New Zealand v Johnston (2011) 274 ALR 509 followed New Zealand v Moloney (2006) 154 FCR 250 followed New Zealand v Venkataya (1995) 57 FCR 151 considered R v Accused [1993] 1 NZLR 385 considered R v Qui [2008] 1 NZLR 1 considered S v The Queen (1989) 168 CLR 266 applied