Timar v The Republic of Hungary [2000] FCA 755

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Timar v The Republic of Hungary [2000] FCA 755 EXTRADITION ‑ Eligibility for surrender ‑ Documents to be produced to magistrate ‑ Duly authenticated warrant of arrest ‑ Duly authenticated statement setting out description of offence and applicable penalty ‑ Duly authenticated statement setting out conduct constituting offence ‑ Whether conduct document must be self‑supporting ‑ Whether arrest warrant and statements can be read together ‑ Whether indictment can constitute conduct statement ‑ Minor deficiencies in documents ‑ Adjournment to enable remedy ‑ Treaty requiring additional document to accompany request for extradition ‑ Whether must be produced to magistrate.

Extradition Act 1988 ss 11(1), (6), 19 Wiest v Director of Public Prosecutions (1988) 23 FCR 472 followed Zoeller v Federal Republic of Germany (1989) 23 FCR 282 followed McDade v The United Kingdom [1999] FCA 1868 followed De Bruyn v Republic of South Africa [1999] FCA 1344 followed Transurban City Link Ltd v Allan (1999) 168 ALR 687 applied Todhunter v Attorney‑General (Cth) (1994) 52 FCR 288 distinguished United States of America v Holt (1994) 49 FCR 501 followed Unkel v Director of Public Prosecutions (1990) 95 ALR 44 followed Prabowo v Republic of Indonesia (1997) 74 CLR 599 followed Papazoglou v Republic of the Phillippines (1997) 74 FCR 108 followed Federal Republic of Germany v Parker (1998) 84 FCR 323 followed LASZLO PEREGRIN TIMAR v THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY and THE COMMONWEALTH DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS V 616 OF 1999 SUNDBERG, EMMETT and HELY JJ 7 JUNE 2000 MELBOURNE

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY V 616 OF 1999

BETWEEN: LASZLO PEREGRIN TIMAR

APPELLANT

AND: THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY and

THE COMMONWEALTH DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS