Extradition (United Mexican States) Regulations (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1991 No. 361 __________________

Extradition (United Mexican States) 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 21 March 1991.

BILL HAYDEN Governor-General By His Excellency's Command,

MICHAEL DUFFY Attorney-General ____________

Citation 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Extradition (United Mexican States) Regulations.

Commencement 2. These Regulations commence on 27 March 1991.

Interpretation 3. In these Regulations unless the contrary intention appears: "Mexico" means the United Mexican States; "the Act" means the Extradition Act 1988.

Declaration of Mexico as extradition country 4. Mexico is declared to be an extradition country.

Application of Act 5. The Act applies in relation to Mexico subject to the Treaty on Extradition between Australia and Mexico done at Canberra on 22 June 1990 (being the treaty a copy of the English text of which is set out in the Schedule).

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SCHEDULE Regulation 5

TREATY ON EXTRADITION BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND THE UNITED MEXICAN STATES

AUSTRALIA AND THE UNITED MEXICAN STATES,

Aware of the close ties existing between both peoples and desiring to promote greater co-operation between the two countries in all areas of common interest, including the suppression of crime, by concluding a treaty on extradition,

HAVE AGREED as follows:

Obligation to Extradite ARTICLE 1

The Parties agree to extradite to each other, in accordance with the provisions of this Treaty, persons against whom criminal proceedings have been initiated or who are wanted for the imposition or enforcement of a judicial sentence involving deprivation of liberty for an extraditable offence.

Extraditable Offences ARTICLE 2