Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01238:reg:2b:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01238
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2B (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 5503–8085

2B  Political offence
 (1) For paragraph (b) of the definition of political offence in section 5 of the Act, an offence is an extraditable offence, in relation to all countries, if the offence is constituted by conduct of a kind referred to in any of the following:
 (a) Article 1 of the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft, a copy of the English text of which is set out in Schedule 1 to the Crimes (Aviation) Act 1991;
 (b) Article 1 of the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation, a copy of the English text of which is set out in Schedule 2 to the Crimes (Aviation) Act 1991;
 (c) paragraph 1 of Article 2 of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents, a copy of the English text of which is set out in the Schedule to the Crimes (Internationally Protected Persons) Act 1976;
 (d) Article 1 of the International Convention against the Taking of Hostages, done at New York on 17 December 1979;
 (e) Article 1 of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, done at New York on 10 December 1984;
 (f) Article 3 of the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, a copy of the English text of which is set out in Schedule 1 to the Crimes (Ships and Fixed Platforms) Act 1992;
 (g) Article 2 of the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf, a copy of the English text of which is set out in Schedule 2 to the Crimes (Ships and Fixed Platforms) Act 1992;
 (h) Article 7 of the Physical Protection Convention.
 (2) For paragraph (c) of the definition of political offence in section 5 of the Act, an offence is not a political offence, in relation to all countries, if:
 (a) the offence is constituted by conduct of a kind referred to in any of the following:
 (i) Article 2 of the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism, done at New York on 9 December 1999;
 (ii) Article III of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, a copy of the English text of which is set out in the Schedule to the Genocide Convention Act 1949;
 (iii) Article 2 of the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings, done at New York on 15 December 1997;
 (iv) Article 3 of the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, done at Vienna