Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

EXTRADITION ACT 1988 - SECT 55

The Governor-General may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, prescribing all matters:

(a)

required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or

(b)

necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act;

and, in particular, may make regulations prescribing:

(c)

the practice and procedure in relation to the performance by magistrates of functions under this Act, including:

(i)

the remanding of persons either in custody or on bail;

(ii)

the summoning of witnesses;

(iii)

the production of documents;

(iv)

the taking of evidence on oath or affirmation;

(v)

the administering of oaths or affirmations;

(vi)

the payment of expenses of witnesses; and

(vii)

the protection and immunity of magistrates, of barristers and solicitors appearing before magistrates and of witnesses; and

(d)

prescribing penalties not exceeding a fine of $2,000 for offences against the regulations.