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Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1992

Requests to New Zealand - Assistance in obtaining evidence in New Zealand - Assistance in obtaining evidence in New Zealand

34: Certain persons entitled to appear and be legally represented at proceedings

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"Who can go to a court hearing and have a lawyer in a case from another country"

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You can appear at a hearing and have a lawyer represent you if you are involved in a case in another country. You can also have a lawyer if you are giving evidence or producing documents at the hearing. The authority from the other country can appear and be represented too. You might be mentioned in a certificate from a Judge under section 31. This certificate will say if you were at the hearing and if you had a lawyer. It will also mention if other people involved were at the hearing and had lawyers. The Judge's certificate will include information about the people who were at the hearing, including you, if you were there. It will say if you had a lawyer or not. This is part of the process under section 31 of the law.

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Assistance in obtaining evidence in New Zealand: Assistance in obtaining evidence in New Zealand

34Certain persons entitled to appear and be legally represented at proceedings

  1. The following persons may appear, and may be represented by counsel, at any hearing held under subsection (3) of section 31:

  2. the person to whom the proceedings in the foreign country relate:
    1. any other person giving evidence or producing documents or other articles at the hearing:
      1. the relevant authority of the foreign country.

        1. The certificate by the Judge under section 31(3)(a) shall state whether or not any of the persons listed in subsection (1) of this section were present at the hearing and, if so, whether or not they were legally represented.