Australian Appellate Court Denies New Zealand Extradition Request Based on Delay

An Australian appellate court’s affirmance of the denial by a lower court’s decision on an extradition request by New Zealand on a sex crime, due to the unjust and oppressive effects of the delay in requesting extradition, are worth reviewing. New Zealand sought the surrender of a person charged with the crime of having sexual intercourse with a girl then aged 12, in violation of the Crimes Act 1861 (NZ)... [more]