Six years after Australia submitted a request for deportation, Israel signed a appeasement order last week to send Melbourne school principal Malka Leifer back to Australia.
Ms Leifer is accused of abusing three sisters during her time as headmaster of the Adass School of Israel between 2001 and 2008 and of 74 charges of sexual abuse.
But now that an order has been signed, questions remain about what will happen next in the process and when Ms Leifer is due to arrive in Australia.
Here is what we know.
A quick summary of the case
Ms Leifer, citizen of Israel, he left Australia for Israel in 2008.
Australia submitted a appeasement request for Ms Leifer in 2014, but the matter was again postponed.
Ms Leifer maintains her innocence and the six-year legal battle surrounding her relationship emphasized Israeli-Australian relations.
What’s happening now?
Israel Office at Interpol communicates with Victoria Police about the “technical” arrangements for their extension.
These include when it happens, whether Victoria Police will send officers to pick up Ms Leifer and whether she will have to undergo any quarantine and coronavirus tests before she travels.
When will it be extended?
We don’t know yet. It is very much up to the Australian Government and how quickly these technical details can be finalized.
Israel has 60 days to expand them but he can (and often must) apply for an extension from the High Court for another 60 days.
These are usually delivered without any problem, according to Israeli legal sources.
Will the pandemic cause the spread?
It is very likely that the coronavirus will interfere with the process, as another expansion this year has been plagued by the pandemic.
One particular issue raised by COVID-19 is the lack of commercial flights into Australia.
Another quarantine, although Ms Leifer can be quarantined inside the women ‘s prison in which she is currently based, if Australia wants.
Could anything stop the expansion from going ahead?
There is. Even if her solicitor has said she does not intend to appeal, Ms Leifer can change her mind at any time before it is extended and order him to appeal against the decision of the Minister for Justice to sign the appeasement order.
They can no longer appeal the order itself, simply that the Minister did not exercise his discretion.
Israeli lawyers say such appeals are uncommon and almost fail.