Extradition (Republic of Ecuador) Regulations (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1990 No. 1331

Extradition (Republic of Ecuador) Regulations

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Extradition Act 1988.

Dated 18 June 1990

BILL HAYDEN Governor-General

By His Excellency's Command,

Michael Duffy

Attorney-General

Citation 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Extradition (Republic of Ecuador) Regulations.

Commencement 2. These Regulations commence on 1 August 1990.

Interpretation 3. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears: "the Act" means the Extradition Act 1988.

Declaration of Republic of Ecuador as extradition country 4. The Republic of Ecuador is declared to be an extradition country.

Application of the Act 5. The Act applies in relation to the Republic of Ecuador subject to the Treaty on Extradition between Australia and the Republic of Ecuador done at Quito on 13 October 1988 (being the treaty a copy of the English text of which is set out in the Schedule).

(S.R. 119/90)—Cat. No. 14/4.6.1990

SCHEDULE Regulation 5

TREATY ON EXTRADITION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF AUSTRALIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ECUADOR The Government of Australia and the Government of the Republic of Ecuador,

DESIRING to make more effective the co-operation of the two countries in the suppression of crime by concluding a treaty on extradition,

HAVE AGREED as follows:

ARTICLE 1

OBLIGATION TO EXTRADITE Each Contracting Party agrees to extradite to the other in accordance with the provisions of this Treaty, any persons who are wanted for prosecution or the imposition or enforcement of a sentence in the Requesting State for an extraditable offence.