Extradition Act 1999

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101A Treaties deemed to incorporate crimes

(1)

An extradition treaty between New Zealand and an extradition country must be construed to give effect to every specified provision (being a provision relating to the inclusion of offences within certain treaties by operation of law).

(2)

For the purposes of subsection (1), each of the following provisions is a specified provision:

(a)

sections 7 and 7A of the Aviation Crimes Act 1972:

(b)

section 35 and section 35A of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975:

(c)

sections 10 and 10A of the Crimes (Internationally Protected Persons, United Nations and Associated Personnel, and Hostages) Act 1980:

(d)

section 8 of the Crimes of Torture Act 1989:

(e)

section 14 of the Maritime Crimes Act 1999:

(f)

section 10 of the Crimes (Bribery of Foreign Public Officials) Amendment Act 2001:

(g)

sections 101B and 101C of this Act:

(ga)

section 69 of the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002:

(h)

section 21 of the Mercenary Activities (Prohibition) Act 2004:

(i)

section 145C of the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993:

(j)

section 13 of the Cultural Property (Protection in Armed Conflict) Act 2012.

Section 101A: inserted, on 3 May 2001, by section 12 of the Crimes (Bribery of Foreign Public Officials) Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 28).

Section 101A(2)(b): amended, on 22 June 2005, by section 23 of the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 81).

Section 101A(2)(g): added, by section 5 of the Extradition Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 21).

Section 101A(2)(g): brought into force, so far as it implements the TOC convention, on 29 September 2003, by clause 2 of the Extradition Amendment Act Commencement Order 2003 (SR 2003/238).

Section 101A(2)(g): brought into force, so far as it implements the migrants protocol and trafficking protocol, on 1 January 2004, by clause 3 of the Extradition Amendment Act Commencement Order 2003 (SR 2003/238).

Section 101A(2)(g): amended, on 1 June 2017, by section 10 of the Crimes Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 41).

Section 101A(2)(ga): added, on 5 December 2002, by section 76 of the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002 (2002 No 34).

Section 101A(2)(h): added, on 22 October 2004, by section 22 of the Mercenary Activities (Prohibition) Act 2004 (2004 No 69).

Section 101A(2)(i): added, on 22 February 2005, by section 34(2) of the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 2).

Section 101A(2)(j): inserted, on 1 July 2013, by section 45 of the Cultural Property (Protection in Armed Conflict) Act 2012 (2012 No 118).