New Zealand outgoing extradition process
(1) Crime committed: A crime is committed in Australia.
(2) Alleged offender flees: Alleged offender flees to New Zealand.
(3) Identify person: Commonwealth, State or Territory law enforcement agency identifies the need to extradite a person from NZ.
(3A) Provisional arrest: If urgent, the law enforcement agency obtains an arrest warrant and seeks a provisional arrest from NZ, through the NZ Police Liaison Officer.
(4) Arrest warrant: The law enforcement agency liaises with the DPP in their own jurisdiction. The law enforcement agency applies to a magistrate for an arrest warrant.
(5) Transmission: The Australian law enforcement agency forwards the warrant to NZ through the NZ Police Liaison Officer. The NZ Police Liaison Officer forwards the warrant to Interpol, Wellington, who then assign the matter to a Crown prosecutor.
(6) Liaison: The law enforcement agency liaises with NZ Police Liaison Officer about the progress of the request.
(7) Surrender: New Zealand agrees to surrender the person to Australia.
(8) Logistics of surrender: The Australian law enforcement agency liaises with the NZ Police Liaison Officer about the logistics of surrender.
(9) Escorts: The Australian law enforcement agency escorts the person being extradited back to Australia.
(10) Prosecution: The person is prosecuted for the crime in Australia.
- The NZ Police have Liaison Officers in Canberra and Sydney.
