Extradition Amendment Regulations 2001 (No. 1)1
I, PETER JOHN HOLLINGWORTH, 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 27 September 2001
Governor-General
By His Excellency’s Command
CHRISTOPHER MARTIN ELLISON
1 Name of Regulations
These Regulations are the Extradition Amendment Regulations 2001 (No. 1).
2 Commencement
These Regulations commence on gazettal.
3 Amendment of Extradition Regulations 1988
Schedule 1 amends the Extradition Regulations 1988.
Schedule 1 Amendments
(regulation 3)
[1] After regulation 2
insert
2A Application of Criminal Code
Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code applies to offences against these Regulations.
Note Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility.
[2] Regulation 9
omit
A person
insert
(1) A person who is
[3] Regulation 9, penalty
substitute
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
[4] After regulation 9, including the penalty
insert
(2) An offence against paragraph (1) (a) is an offence of strict liability.
Note For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
[5] Paragraph 10 (a)
omit
wilfully
insert
intentionally
[6] Regulation 10, penalty
substitute
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
Notes
1. These Regulations amend Statutory Rules 1988 No. 280, as amended by 1992 No. 333; 2000 No. 177.
2. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 5 October 2001.