Rogue surgeon linked to 17 deaths

Extradition proceedings for rogue surgeon Jayant Patel have progressed, Queensland Attorney-General Kerry Shine says.

Indian-born and trained Mr Patel fled to the US after being linked to the death of 17 patients at Bundaberg Base Hospital.

Mr Shine today told state parliament that the Director of Public Prosecutions had completed its role in the process.

Signed affidavits were now with the federal justice department, he said.

"This was the result of close consultation with commonwealth officials to prepare the best possible case for extraditing Jayant Patel," Mr Shine said.

"The extradition application itself is a commonwealth responsibility and I look forward to the federal minister for justice giving consideration to the matter in the near future."

A US court will ultimately decide whether extradition will be granted.

- AAP