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Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1992

Requests to New Zealand - Preliminary provisions - Preliminary provisions

24: Application of this Part

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You can ask for help under this Part of the law. You can ask if you are a prescribed foreign country, a convention country, or another foreign country. There are some rules you need to follow, which are in sections like section 24A and section 24B. This section is also subject to any regulations made under this Act. The Governor-General can appoint a date for when requests can be dealt with, and there are rules about this in the Legislation Act 2019.

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Part 3Requests to New Zealand
Preliminary provisions: Preliminary provisions

24Application of this Part

  1. A request for assistance under this Part may be made by—

  2. any prescribed foreign country:
    1. subject to section 24A and section 24B, any convention country:
      1. subject to section 25A, any foreign country—
        1. that is not a prescribed foreign country or a convention country; or
          1. that is a prescribed foreign country but where the request is not made in that capacity; or
            1. that is a convention country but where the request is not made in that capacity.

            2. This section is subject to any regulations made under this Act.

            3. Despite subsection (1), no request for assistance under this Part made in accordance with the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances may be dealt with before a date appointed by the Governor-General by Order in Council.

            4. An order under subsection (3) is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

            Notes
            • Section 24: substituted, on , by section 3 of the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Amendment Act 1998 (1998 No 15).
            • Section 24(1)(b): amended, on , by section 2 of the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Amendment Act 1999 (1999 No 41).
            • Section 24(4): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).