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Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1992

Requests by New Zealand - Assistance in serving documents

19: Assistance in serving documents

You could also call this:

"Asking another country to help deliver important papers for a crime investigation"

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The Attorney-General can ask another country to help serve documents. You need to know that this happens when the Attorney-General thinks it is necessary for a criminal matter. The Attorney-General must be satisfied that serving the documents is needed.

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Part 2Requests by New Zealand
Assistance in serving documents

19Assistance in serving documents

  1. The Attorney-General may request a foreign country to assist in effecting service of any process where the Attorney-General is satisfied that, for the purposes of, or in connection with, any criminal matter, it is necessary or desirable to serve that process on a person or an authority in the foreign country.