IP37 Extradition and Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters

• General information
• Call for submissions
• Foreword
• Acknowledgements
• Chapter 1 - Review of the Extradition Act and Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act
  • Review process and this issues paper
  • Principles behind our review
  • Why the law of extradition and mutual assistance in criminal matters is important
  • What is wrong with the current law?
  • Principal proposals for a new Extradition Act
  • Principal proposals for MACMA
  • Our approach to the importance of human rights in this reference
• Part 1 Extradition Act
• Chapter 2 - Introduction to extradition
  • What is extradition?
  • How extradition law developed
  • Elements of New Zealand's current extradition scheme
  • Extradition Act 1999
  • Extradition in practice
  • This part of the issues paper
• Chapter 3 - Giving effect to international obligations
  • Introduction
  • The treaties
  • Treaties and the Extradition Act 1999
  • Approaches to treaties in comparable jurisdictions
  • Options for reform
  • Extradition to the International Criminal Court or war crimes tribunals
• Chapter 4 - Roles and responsibilities
  • Introduction
  • Summary of current roles and responsibilities
  • A central authority for extraditions through the standard procedure
  • Agency roles
  • Ministerial roles
  • Cabinet's role
  • Judicial role
• Chapter 5 - Extradition offences
  • Introduction
  • Current law
  • Issues
• Chapter 6 - Categorisation of countries
  • Introduction
  • Current categorisation
  • The importance of categorisation
  • How should the Act approach categorisation?
• Chapter 7 - Inquiry into the case against the person sought
  • Introduction
  • Current New Zealand approaches
  • International approaches
  • Does New Zealand's approach need reform?
  • Proposals and options for reform
• Chapter 8 - Grounds for refusing surrender
  • Introduction
  • Existing grounds for refusal
  • Features of grounds for refusal in other jurisdictions
  • Summary of proposals
  • Relationship between treaties and grounds for refusal in the Act
  • Decision maker for the grounds for refusal
  • Grounds under the Extradition Act
  • Further grounds for consideration
  • Is this step in the extradition process necessary for Category 1 countries?
• Chapter 9 - Procedure
  • Introduction
  • The jurisdiction of the court
  • The arrest warrant
  • Bail
  • Disclosure
  • The substantive hearing
  • Appeal
  • The Minister's decision
• Chapter 10 - Refugee proceedings and extradition
  • Introduction
  • International obligations
  • Current law in New Zealand
  • Interrelationship between refugee and extradition decisions and proceedings
  • Possible reforms to the Extradition Act
  • Disclosure of proceedings
• Chapter 11 - Extradition to New Zealand
  • Introduction
  • Part 6 of the Extradition Act 1999
• Part 2 Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act
• Chapter 12 - Introduction
  • Overview
  • The legislation
  • Guiding principles of the MACMA review
  • Layout of Part 2 of this issues paper
• Chapter 13 - Giving effect to international commitments
  • Introduction
  • Key international commitments
  • The relationship between New Zealand's international commitments and MACMA
  • A new framework
• Chapter 14 - The Central Authority
  • Introduction
  • Role of the Central Authority
  • Who is best placed to undertake this function?
  • Privilege
• Chapter 15 - Grounds for refusing assistance
  • Introduction
  • Mandatory grounds
  • Discretionary grounds
  • Possible further grounds for refusal
  • General issues
• Chapter 16 - Proceeds of crime requests
  • Introduction
  • Background
  • Foreign assistance provided by New Zealand
• Chapter 17 - Search and surveillance requests
  • Introduction
  • Comparing the two regimes
  • International obligations
  • Necessary modifications to the domestic regime
  • The Central Authority's gatekeeping role
• Chapter 18 - Requests for information
  • Introduction
  • Processing requests
  • Interviewing voluntary witnesses
  • Provision of material lawfully obtained
• Chapter 19 - Managing the overlap with inter-agency mutual assistance regimes
  • Introduction
  • Inter-agency mutual assistance regimes
  • Interaction between MACMA and inter-agency regimes
  • Options for reform
• Chapter 20 - The ability of defendants to use MACMA
  • Introduction
  • New Zealand practice
  • The Harare Scheme
  • Approaches taken overseas
  • Should defence requests be permitted?
  • Our preferred approach
• Chapter 21 - Procedural concerns
  • Introduction
  • New technology in the provision of evidence
  • Urgent requests
  • Cost contribution
• Chapter 22 - Outgoing requests
  • Introduction
  • The value of Part 2
  • Authentication and admissibility of documents received
• Appendix A - Terms of reference
• Appendix B - New Zealand's bilateral extradition treaties
• Appendix C - Multilateral treaties containing extradition obligations
• Appendix D - List of questions