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Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1992

Requests by New Zealand - Assistance in locating or identifying persons

9: Assistance in locating or identifying persons

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"Getting help from another country to find someone involved in a New Zealand crime"

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You can get help from another country to find someone. The Attorney-General must think there's a good reason to believe this person is involved in a crime in New Zealand. They can ask the other country for help to find this person.

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Part 2Requests by New Zealand
Assistance in locating or identifying persons

9Assistance in locating or identifying persons

  1. Where the Attorney-General is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing that there is, in any foreign country, a person who—

  2. is or might be concerned in or affected by; or
    1. could give or provide evidence or assistance relevant to—
        1. any criminal matter in New Zealand, the Attorney-General may request that foreign country to assist in locating or, if the person’s identity is unknown, in identifying and locating that person.