List of Recommendations

Recommendation 1

4.43
The Committee recommends that the Government negotiate a less than treaty level status agreement to provide clarity to the application of the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on Extradition to extraterritorial offences.

Recommendation 2

4.51
The Committee recommends that the Attorney-General’s Department supplement its current annual reporting framework for extradition cases with the following information for each case of an Australian national or an Australian permanent resident held in a foreign country:
if a trial has taken place;
if so, the verdict handed down; and
if a sentence was imposed, what that sentence was, and the frequency and form of consular monitoring and contact post-sentencing, and other relevant information.

Recommendation 3

4.58
The Committee supports the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on Extradition and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.

Recommendation 4

4.59
The Committee supports the Agreement between Australia and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.

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About this inquiry

This inquiry will examine the:

  • Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on Extradition (Amman, 24 April 2017).



Past Public Hearings

04 Dec 2017: Canberra