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Extradition (Torture) Regulations 2009
Select Legislative Instrument 2009 No. 99 as amended
made under the
Extradition Act 1988
This compilation was prepared on 26 November 2010
taking into account amendments up to SLI 2010 No. 289
Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney-General's Department, Canberra

Contents
 1 Name of Regulations [see Note 1]
 2 Commencement [see Note 1]
 3 Repeal
 4 Definitions
 5 Extradition countries
 6 Application of the Act
Notes

1 Name of Regulations [see Note 1]
  These Regulations are the Extradition (Torture) Regulations 2009.
2 Commencement [see Note 1]
  These Regulations commence on the day after they are registered.
3 Repeal
  The Extradition (Torture) Regulations are repealed.
4 Definitions
  In these Regulations:
Act means the Extradition Act 1988.
Convention means the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations at New York on 10 December 1984.
5 Extradition countries
  For the definition of extradition country in section 5 of the Act, a country, or a colony, territory or protectorate of a country, for which the Convention is in force is an extradition country.
Note 1   For when the Convention enters into force for a State, see Article 27 of the Convention. The text of the Convention is set out
in Australian Treaty Series 1989 No. 21 ([1989] ATS 21). In 2010, the
text of a Convention in the Australian Treaty Series was accessible
through the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website at http://www.austlii.edu.au.
Note 2   The countries for which the Convention is currently in force are listed on the United Nations website at http://www.un.org.
6 Application of the Act
  The Act applies, subject to the Convention, to an extradition country mentioned in regulation 5.

Notes to the Extradition (Torture) Regulations 2009
Note 1
The Extradition (Torture) Regulations 2009 (in force under the Extradition Act 1988) as shown in this compilation comprise Select Legislative Instrument 2009 No. 99 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Instruments
Year and      Date of FRLI registration      Date of       Application, saving or
Number                                       commencement  transitional provisions
2009 No. 99   9 June 2009 (see F2009L02135)  10 June 2009
2010 No. 289  25 Nov 2010 (see F2010L03070)  26 Nov 2010   —

Table of Amendments
ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended      rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected                                                                                   How affected
R. 4.................                                                                                am. 2010 No. 289
Note 1 to r. 5...........                                                                            rs. 2010 No. 289