Extradition (Solomon Islands) Regulations 20101

Select Legislative Instrument 2010 No. 160

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 29 June 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 (Solomon Islands) Regulations 2010.

2 Commencement

  These Regulations commence on the day after they are registered.

3 Definition

  In these Regulations:

Act means the Extradition Act 1988.

4 Extradition country

  For the definition of extradition country in section 5 of the Act, Solomon Islands is declared to be an extradition country.

5 Offences that are not political offences

  An offence mentioned in paragraph (d) of the definition of political offence in section 5 of the Act is not a political offence in relation to the Solomon Islands.

6 Modification of Act — application to Solomon Islands

  For section 11 of the Act, the Act applies in relation to the Solomon Islands as if a reference to 45 days in paragraph 17 (2) (a) of the Act were a reference to 60 days.

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