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Contracting Party, grant transit through its territory of a person being extradited by the latter Party from a third State. In support of the request, the Requesting State shall produce the documents and information required by the State which has been requested to grant transit.
    2. Permission for the transit of a person shall, subject to the law of the Requested State, include permission for the person to be held in custody during transit.
    3. Where a person is being held in custody pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article, the Requested State may direct that the person be released if his transportation is not continued within a reasonable time.
    4. The Requesting State shall reimburse the Requested State for any expense in connection with the transit incurred by the Requested State in its territory.

Article 15
Expenses
    1. The Requested State shall make all necessary arrangements for and meet the cost of any proceedings arising out of a request for extradition and shall otherwise represent the interest of the Requesting State.
    2. The Requested State shall bear the expenses incurred in its territory in the arrest of the person whose extradition is requested, and in the maintenance in custody of the person, until he is surrendered to a person nominated by the Requesting State.

Article 16
Entry into force and termination
    1. This Treaty shall enter into force thirty days after the date on which the Contracting Parties have notified each other in writing that their respective requirements for the entry into force of this Treaty have been complied with.
    2. Either Contracting Party may terminate this Treaty by notice in writing at any time and it shall cease to be in force six months after the date of receipt of such notice.

SCHEDULE—continued
Article 17
Termination of existing treaties
On the entry into force of this Treaty the provisions of the Treaty for the Mutual Extradition of Criminals, done at Luxembourg on 24 November 1880 between the United Kingdom and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg as amended shall cease to have effect between Australia and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, being duly authorized thereto, have signed this Treaty.
DONE in duplicate at Luxembourg on 23 April 1987 in English and French, each text being equally authentic.
For Australia For the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
LIONEL BOWEN JACQUES F. POOS

NOTE

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 30 November 1988.

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