NEW ZEALAND
New Zealand Herald
By Brendan Manning
Friday Jan 17, 2014
A decision whether to extradite a former Catholic brother facing sex charges in Australia has been referred to the Minister of Justice.
Australia has been trying to extradite Bernard Kevin McGrath, 66, from New Zealand to face 252 child sex abuse charges.
Early last year Christchurch District Court Judge Jane Farish ruled McGrath should stand trial across the Tasman.
However, her decision was appealed to the High Court at Christchurch, which then referred the case back to Judge Farish, ruling that she needed to again look at whether the case should be referred to the Minister of Justice for a final decision on McGrath’s extradition.
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