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Extradition (Sweden) Regulations

Statutory Rules 1988 No. 297 as amended

made under the

Extradition Act 1988

This compilation was prepared on 19 January 2001
taking into account amendments up to SR 1989 No. 108

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting,
Attorney-General's Department, Canberra

Contents
Page

 1 Citation [see Note 1]
 2 Interpretation
 3 Declaration of Sweden as extradition country
 4 Application of Act

Schedule 1 Treaty between Australia and Sweden concerning extradition

Schedule 2 Protocol between Australia and Sweden amending the Treaty concerning extradition done at Stockholm on 20 March 1973

Schedule 3 Protocol between Australia and Sweden further amending the Treaty concerning extradition done at Stockholm on 20 March 1973

Notes

1 Citation [see Note 1]

  These Regulations may be cited as the Extradition (Sweden) Regulations.

2 Interpretation

  In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:
the Act means the Extradition Act 1988.

3 Declaration of Sweden as extradition country

  Sweden is declared to be an extradition country.

4 Application of Act

  The Act applies in relation to Sweden subject to the Treaty between Australia and Sweden concerning Extradition that came into force on 10 March 1974 (being the treaty a copy of the English text of which is set out in Schedule 1) as amended by:
 (a) the Protocol between Australia and Sweden amending that Treaty that came into force on 6 October 1985 (being the protocol a copy of the English text of which is set out in Schedule 2); and
 (b) the Protocol between Australia and Sweden amending that Treaty done at Canberra on 11 May 1989 (being the protocol a copy of the English text of which is set out in Schedule 3).
Schedule 1 Treaty between Australia and Sweden concerning extradition
(regulation 4)

TREATY BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND SWEDEN CONCERNING EXTRADITION

 Australia and Sweden,
 DESIRING to make provision for the extradition of persons charged with or convicted of offences,
 HAVE AGREED as follows:

ARTICLE I

1. Each Contracting Party undertakes to extradite to the other Contracting Party, subject to the provisions of this Treaty, any person found in its territory who is charged by a competent authority with, or has been convicted of, an offence against the law of the other Contracting Party, whether committed within or outside the territory of that Party.

2. Extradition may be refused for an offence committed within the territory of the requested State, but if the offence has been committed within that territory by an officer or employee of the requesting State who is a national of the requesting State, the requested State shall, subject to its law, extradite the person sought unless it considers it proper not to do so.

ARTICLE II

1. Subject to the provisions