Extradition (Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography) Regulations 2006 (Cth)

Extradition (Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography) Regulations 2006 Select Legislative Instrument 2006 No. 308 as amended made under the Extradition Act 1988 This compilation was prepared on 14 October 2009 taking into account amendments up to SLI 2009 No. 263 Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing, Attorney-General's Department, Canberra

Contents 1 Name of Regulations [see Note 1] 2 Commencement [see Note 1] 3 Definitions 4 Extradition countries 5 Application of the Act Schedule 1 Protocol Notes

1 Name of Regulations [see Note 1] These Regulations are the Extradition (Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography) Regulations 2006.

2 Commencement [see Note 1] These Regulations commence on the day on which the Protocol enters into force for Australia.

3 Definitions In these Regulations: Act means the Extradition Act 1988. Protocol means the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography done at New York on 25 May 2000, a copy of the English text of which is set out in Schedule 1. 4 Extradition countries For the definition of extradition country in section 5 of the Act, a country, or a colony, territory or protectorate of a country, for which the Protocol is in force is an extradition country. Note 1 For when the Protocol enters into force for a State, see Article 14 of the Protocol in Schedule 1. Note 2 The countries for which the Protocol is currently in force are listed on the United Nations website at http://www.un.org. 5 Application of the Act (1) The Act applies, subject to the Protocol, to an extradition country mentioned in regulation 4. (2) For the application of the Act to an extradition country mentioned in regulation 4, and relying upon paragraph 11 (1) (b) and subsection 11 (2) of the Act, paragraph 17 (2) (a) of the Act is modified by omitting '45 days' and substituting '60 days'. Schedule 1 Protocol (regulation 3)