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for extradition shall be accompanied:
      a) if the person is accused of an offence—
      by a warrant for the arrest or a copy of the warrant for arrest of the person, a statement of each offence for which extradition is sought and a statement of the acts or omissions which arc alleged against the person in respect of each offence:
      b) if the person has been convicted in his absence —
      by a judicial or other document, including a judgement, or a copy thereof, authorizing the apprehension of the person, issued in the Requesting State, a statement of each offence for which extradition is sought and a statement of the acts or omissions which are alleged against the person in respect of each offence:
      c) if the person has been convicted of an offence—
      by such documents as provide evidence of the conviction and the sentence imposed, the fact that the sentence is immediately enforceable and the extent to which the sentence has not been carried out;
      d) if the person has been convicted of an offence but no sentence has been imposed—
      by such documents as provide evidence of the conviction and a statement affirming that it is intended to impose a sentence;
      e) in all cases by the text of the relevant provision of the law creating the offence (or in the case of Australia in respect of a common law offence, by a statement of the law applicable to the offence) including any law relating to the limitation of proceedings and, in either case, a statement of the punishment that can be imposed for the offence; and
      f) in all cases by as accurate a description as possible of the person claimed together with any other information which may help to establish his identity and nationality.
3. To the extent permitted by the law of the Requested State, extradition may be granted of a person sought pursuant to the provisions of this Treaty notwithstanding that the requirements of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article have not been complied with, provided that the person sought consents to an order for his extradition being made.
4. The documents submitted in support of a request for extradition shall be recompanied by a translation into one of the languages of the Requested State.

Article 6

Authentication of supporting documents
1. A document that, in accordance with Article 5, accompanies a request for extradition

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shall be admitted in evidence, if authenticated, in any extradition proceedings in the territory of the Requested Stale.

2. A document is authenticated for the purposes of this Treaty if:
      a) it purports to be signed or certified by a Judge, Magistrate or officer in or