NQ DATE
M/ 62 29 March 1973J
SIGNATURE OF AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA
EXTRADITION TREATY
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Whitlam, and the
Austrian Ambassador His Excellency Dr Franz Pein, today signed
an Extradition treaty in Canberra on behalf of their respective
countries. The Prime Minister said that the Treaty was the second
treaty on reciprocal arrangements for the surrender of fugitive
criminals signed with a foreign government in the past fortnight:
W a similar treaty was signed with Sweden on 20 March this year at
Stockholm. It is expected that further treaties will be signed
with other countries in the near future as part of Australia's
overall revision and modernisation. of its extradition arrangements.
Mr Whitlam said the Treaty with Austria contains
special provisions directed against the hijacking of aircraft
and related offences, trafficking in drugs and the crime of
genocide. It is expected that this Treaty will come into force
after the exchange of instruments of ratification later this
year.
Whitlam, Gough
Period of Service: 05/12/1972 - 11/11/1975
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Release Date:
29/03/1973
Release Type:
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Transcript ID:
2873
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