Extradition (Republic of Venezuela) Regulations (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1993 No.308 1 __________________

Extradition (Republic of Venezuela) 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 17 November 1993.

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

D. KERR Minister for Justice

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Citation

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

Commencement

2. These Regulations commence on 19 December 1993.

Interpretation

3. (1) In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:

"the Act" means the Extradition Act 1988.

Declaration of Republic of Venezuela as extradition country

4. The Republic of Venezuela is declared to be an extradition country.

Application of the Act

5. The Act applies in relation to the Republic of Venezuela subject to the Treaty on Extradition between Australia and the Republic of Venezuela done at Caracas on 11 October 1988 (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 REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA

Australia and the Republic of Venezuela,

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:

SCHEDULE—continued

Article I Obligation to Extradite

The Contracting States agree to extradite to each other, on a reciprocal basis and in accordance with the provisions of this Treaty and with their laws, persons found in the territory of one of the States who are wanted for prosecution by the competent authority or who have been convicted or sentenced by the judicial authorities of the other State for an extraditable offence.