EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1985 NO. 163
Issued by the Authority of the Attorney-General
EXTRADITION (FINLAND) REGULATIONS
EXTRADITION (HIJACKING OF AIRCRAFT) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
EXTRADITION (NARCOTIC DRUGS) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
EXTRADITION (PROTECTION OF AIRCRAFT) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
EXTRADITION (INTERNATIONALLY PROTECTED PERSONS) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
These Regulations are being made pursuant to sections 10 and 31 of the Extradition (Foreign States) Act 1966.
Australia has concluded an extradition treaty with Finland which came into force on 23 June 1985. The purpose of the Extradition (Finland) Regulations is to apply the Extradition (Foreign States) Act 1966 to Finland subject to the terms of the treaty and the multilateral conventions relating to hijacking of aircraft, narcotic drugs, protection of aircraft and internationally protected persons. The effect of the Regulations is to permit Australia to accede to extradition requests by Finland in accordance with the terms of the treaty and, in addition, to grant extradition for offences created by the multilateral conventions. The ‘amendment’ Regulations remove reference to Finland and are consequential upon the fact that extradition for offences created by the multilateral conventions is now covered by the Extradition (Finland) Regulations.