Extradition (United Arab Emirates) Regulations 2010 (Cth)

Extradition (United Arab Emirates) Regulations 20101

Select Legislative Instrument 2010 No. 36

I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Extradition Act 1988. Dated 10 March 2010

QUENTIN BRYCE Governor-General By Her Excellency's Command

BRENDAN O'CONNOR Minister for Home Affairs

1 Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the Extradition (United Arab Emirates) Regulations 2010.

2 Commencement

These Regulations commence on the day on which the Treaty on Extradition between Australia and the State of the United Arab Emirates, done at Hobart in Australia on 26 July 2007, enters into force.

3 Definition

In these Regulations: Act means the Extradition Act 1988. United Arab Emirates means the State of the United Arab Emirates.

4 Declaration of the United Arab Emirates as an extradition country

For the definition of extradition country in section 5 of the Act, the United Arab Emirates is declared to be an extradition country.

5 Application of Act

For paragraph 11 (1) (a) of the Act, the Act applies to the United Arab Emirates subject to the Treaty on Extradition between Australia and the State of the United Arab Emirates, done at Hobart in Australia on 26 July 2007, a copy of which is set out in Schedule 1. Schedule 1 Treaty on Extradition between Australia and the State of the United Arab Emirates, done at Hobart in Australia on 26 July 2007 (regulation 5)

TREATY ON EXTRADITION BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND THE STATE OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Australia and The State of the United Arab Emirates (hereinafter referred to as the States)

DESIRING to make more effective the cooperation of the two States in the suppression of crime by concluding a treaty on extradition.