Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01553:schedule:1:p4
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the Ministry of Justice and the Central Authority for Australia shall be the Commonwealth Attorney‑General's Department. Each Contracting State shall notify the other in writing of any change of its Central Authority.

2. Requests for extradition shall be transmitted directly between the Central Authorities, although communications through diplomatic channels are not excluded.

3. Requests for extradition and supporting documents, as well as additional information requested under Article 8, shall be in, or accompanied by, a translation into the official language of the Requested State and shall be authenticated in accordance with paragraph 5 of Article 7.

Article 7
REQUEST FOR EXTRADITION AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

1.  The request for extradition shall be presented in writing and shall be supported by:

      a) the details necessary to establish the identity and nationality of the person sought including, when possible, photographs and fingerprints and any other relevant information that may help to identify the person;

      b) information on the location and place of residence of the person, if known;

      c) a statement of the acts or omissions alleged to constitute each offence for which extradition is requested;

      d) a statement of each offence for which extradition is sought;

      e) the text of the laws establishing each offence and describing the penalty which may be imposed; and

      f) a statement regarding any applicable time limitations.

2. When the request for extradition relates to a person who has not yet been sentenced, it shall be additionally supported by a copy of a warrant of arrest or detention issued by a judge or other competent authority of the Requesting State.

3. When the request for extradition relates to a person who has been convicted, it shall be additionally supported by:

      a) a record of the conviction and sentence imposed, and a statement on the extent to which the sentence has not been carried out; and

      b) if the person was convicted in her or his absence – the text of any laws describing any legal means to challenge the conviction and a judicial or other document, or a copy thereof, authorising the apprehension of the person.

4. To the extent permitted by the laws of the Requested State, extradition of a person may be granted pursuant to the provisions of this Treaty notwithstanding that the requirements of paragraph 1 of this Article have not been complied with, provided that the person sought consents to being extradited.

5.  For the purposes of this Treaty, a document is authenticated if it purports to be signed or certified by an officer of the Requesting State and it purports to be sealed by an official seal of a Minister or a Ministry of the Requesting State.

6.  A document that supports