Brief Presentation on the Extradition (Amendment ) Bill 2021

Last Friday, I presented the Extradition (Amendment) Bill 2021 in the Senate.

The rationale for the amendments to the Extradition Act came out of concerns expressed by the US State Department on the difficulty in acquiring the affidavits of victims, particularly in cases of lotto scamming and fraud, in extradition proceedings.

The amendments seek to clarify and amplify the law, and will not infringe the rights of any person being sought for extradition, whether to the United States or to any other country.