Warrant under subsection 48(1) to hold person in custody for further period
Form 29 Warrant under subsection 48(1) to hold person in custody for further period
(subsection 48(1) and regulation 15)
Commonwealth of Australia
Extradition Act 1988
WARRANT UNDER SUBSECTION 48(1) TO HOLD PERSON IN CUSTODY FOR FURTHER PERIOD
To the person designated to hold † in custody for a further period to be transported through Australia.
WHEREAS:
a warrant (identify warrant) has been issued by a magistrate or eligible Judge under subsection 48(1) of the Extradition Act 1988 ordering (insert name of person) to hold (insert name of person) in custody for (specify period or periods), being such period/*s as that magistrate or Judge has considered necessary to facilitate the transport of † in custody through Australia for the purpose of being surrendered to *(insert name of country), an extradition country/*New Zealand/by another country;
(b) *(insert name of country)/*New Zealand/has applied to the Attorney‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia to authorise a magistrate or eligible Judge to issue a warrant ordering you to hold † in custody for a further period in order to facilitate the transporting of † in custody through Australia;
the Attorney‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia has, in writing, authorised me to issue the warrant accordingly;
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 48(1) of that Act, by this order, authorise you, (insert name of person), to hold in your custody † , a person held in custody for (specify period or periods), for the further period of (specify period) in order to facilitate the transporting of that person in custody through Australia.
Dated
(Signature and designation of magistrate or eligible Judge issuing warrant)
* Omit if not applicable.
† Insert name of person to be transported through Australia.
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