Reyes v United States of America [2020] FCAFC 149

Reyes v United States of America [2020] FCAFC 149

The reasonable and appropriate inference is that the appellant was not conveyed from Australia by 24 April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects, which constituted a reasonable cause for the conveyance not having occurred, and the evidence did not establish error in the primary judge's reasoning or conclusion.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
09 September 2020
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Judgment
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
['extradition' 'onus of Proof' 'reasonable Cause' 'covid 19 Pandemic Effects']

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Procedural Posture

Appeal / Judgment

  1. 1 ['Whether the primary judge reversed the onus of proof in respect of satisfaction that the failure to convey the appellant out of Australia prior to 24 April 2020 was for a reasonable cause' 'Whether the primary judge erred in finding that the failure to convey the appellant was for a reasonable cause']

Ratio Decidendi

The reasonable and appropriate inference is that the appellant was not conveyed from Australia by 24 April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects, which constituted a reasonable cause for the conveyance not having occurred, and the evidence did not establish error in the primary judge's reasoning or conclusion.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

  • ['The appeal be dismissed.']