NEW ZEALAND
New Zealand Herald
Kurt Bayer
The New Zealand government decided to extradite a former Catholic brother to Australia to face child-sex abuse charges on the basis that they trusted authorities there to “get it right”, a court heard today.
Bernard Kevin McGrath, 66, is challenging the “totally unreasonable” decision by former Justice Minister Judith Collins through a judicial review hearing at the High Court in Christchurch and wants his case referred to new Minister of Justice, Amy Adams.
After several hearings at district court and high court jurisdictions, it was left up to Ms Collins earlier this year to make a final decision on whether McGrath be deported to Australia to face 252 child-sex abuse charges.
In August, after “careful consideration”, Ms Collins issued an order for his surrender across the Tasman.
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