Warrant of committal under subsection 34(1)
Form 22 Warrant of committal under subsection 34(1)
(subsection 34(1) and regulation 3)
Commonwealth of Australia
Extradition Act 1988
WARRANT OF COMMITTAL UNDER SUBSECTION 34(1)
To all police officers within the meaning of the Extradition Act 1988 in (insert name of State or Territory)
AND to the person in charge of (insert name of prison) in (insert name of State or Territory)
WHEREAS:
*(insert name of person) has been remanded after being arrested under an indorsed New Zealand warrant (identify warrant);
*(insert name of person) has been remanded after being arrested under a provisional arrest warrant (identify warrant), and an indorsed New Zealand warrant (identify warrant) has been obtained in relation to *him/*her/;
a request has been made to me *by/*on behalf of/* (insert name of person)/*New Zealand/for proceedings to be conducted under section 34 of the Extradition Act 1988;
a warrant has been issued by me under subsection 34(1) of that Act ordering that † be surrendered to New Zealand;
NOW THEREFORE I, (name and designation of magistrate or eligible Judge), a magistrate or eligible Judge within the meaning of the Extradition Act 1988, under subsection 34(1) of that Act, by this warrant, order that, pending the execution of the warrant referred to in paragraph (c), the prisoner be committed to prison, and for this purpose I:
authorise and request you, police officers in (insert name of State or Territory) to take † to (insert name of prison) in (insert name of State or Territory) and deliver *him/*her/to the person in charge of that prison together with this warrant; and
authorise and request you, the person in charge of (insert name of prison) in (insert name of State or Territory) to receive † into your custody and keep *him/*her/safely in that prison pending the execution of the abovementioned warrant ordering that *he/*she/be surrendered to New Zealand.
Dated
(Signature and designation of magistrate or eligible Judge issuing warrant)
* Omit if not applicable.
† Insert name of person.
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