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Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1992

Preliminary provisions

5: Act not to limit other provision of assistance

You could also call this:

"This law doesn't stop New Zealand helping other countries in other ways."

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This Act does not stop New Zealand from helping other countries with criminal matters in other ways. You can still work together with other countries in formal or informal ways. This Act also does not prevent you from developing new ways to work together.

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Part 1Preliminary provisions

5Act not to limit other provision of assistance

  1. Nothing in this Act—

  2. derogates from existing forms of co-operation (whether formal or informal) in respect of criminal matters between New Zealand and any other country; or
    1. prevents the development of other forms of such co-operation.