Surrender warrant under subsection 33A(2)
Form 20A Surrender warrant under subsection 33A(2)
(subsection 33A(2) and regulation 3)
Commonwealth of Australia
Extradition Act 1988
SURRENDER WARRANT UNDER SUBSECTION 33A(2)
To all police officers within the meaning of the Extradition Act 1988
AND to [name of escort] (in this warrant called ‘the escort’).
I, [name and designation of magistrate or eligible Judge], a magistrate or eligible Judge within the meaning of the Extradition Act 1988, acting under subparagraph 33A(2)(b)(i) of that Act, by this warrant, order that the prisoner be surrendered to New Zealand as soon as practicable, and for this purpose I:
authorise you, the abovementioned police officers:
to take the prisoner into custody; and
to transport the prisoner in custody; and
if necessary or convenient, to detain the prisoner in custody;
for the purpose of enabling the prisoner to be placed in the custody of the escort and transported out of Australia; and
authorise you, the escort, to transport the prisoner in custody out of Australia to a place in New Zealand for the purpose of surrendering the prisoner to a person appointed by New Zealand to receive the prisoner.
Dated
[Signature and designation of magistrate or eligible Judge issuing warrant]
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