Flowchart 7 – Procedure for outgoing extradition requests to
New Zealand (NZ) under the Extradition Act 1988
(1) Crime committed: A crime is committed in Australia.
(2) Alleged offender located: Alleged offender located in
New Zealand.
(3) Arrest warrant: the law enforcement agency liaises with
the DPP in their own jurisdiction. The law enforcement
agency applies to a magistrate for an arrest warrant.
(4) Transmission: The Australian law enforcement agency
forwards the warrant to NZ through the NZ Police Liaison
Officer. The NZ Police Liaison Officer forwards the
warrant to Interpol, Wellington, who then assign the
matter to a Crown prosecutor.
(3A) Provisional arrest: If
urgent, the law enforcement
agency obtains an arrest warrant
and seeks a provisional arrest
from NZ, through the NZ Police
Liaison Officer.
(5) Liaison: The law enforcement agency liaises with NZ
Police Liaison Officer about the progress of the request.
(6) Surrender: New Zealand agrees to surrender the person
to Australia.
(7) Logistics of surrender: The Australian law enforcement
agency liaises with the NZ Police Liaison Officer about
the logistics of surrender.
(8) Escorts: The Australian law enforcement agency escorts
the person being extradited back to Australia
(9) Prosecution: The person is prosecuted for the crime in
Australia
(a) The NZ Police
have Liaison
Officers in
Canberra and
Sydney