Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1992

Schedule 1: Limitations on requests by convention countries

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1Limitations on requests by convention countries Empowered by ss 2(1), 24A, 24B, 26

The following table is large in size and has 2 columns. Column 1 is headed Convention under which request made. Column 2 is headed New Zealand offence that convention country offence would correspond to.
Convention under which request made		New Zealand offence that convention country offence would correspond to
The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Internationally Protected Persons, Including Diplomatic Agents, opened for signature at New York on 14 December 1973 or The Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel, opened for signature at New York on 9 December 1994		An offence against any of the following sections of the Crimes Act 1961:
	section		subject matter
	128		sexual violation
	129		attempt to commit sexual violation
	142A		compelling indecent act with animal
	167, 168		murder
	171		manslaughter
	173		attempt to murder
	174		counselling or attempting to procure murder
	176		accessory after the fact to murder
	188(1)		wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm
	188(2)		wounding with intent to injure
	189(1)		injuring with intent to cause grievous bodily harm
	189(2)		injuring with intent to injure, or with reckless disregard for the safety of others
	191(1)		aggravated wounding
	191(2)		aggravated injury
	192		aggravated assault
	197		disabling
	198		discharging firearm or doing dangerous act with intent
	199		acid throwing
	200		poisoning with intent
	201		infecting with disease
	209		kidnapping
	294		arson
	295		attempted arson
	296		damage to other property by fire or explosive
	297		attempt to damage property by fire or explosive
	298		wilful damage
	300		interfering with means of transport
	An offence against any of the following sections of the Crimes (Internationally Protected Persons, United Nations and Associated Personnel, and Hostages) Act 1980:
	section		subject matter
	3		crimes against persons
	4		crimes against premises or vehicles
	5		threats against persons
	6		threats against premises or vehicles
The Convention Against the Taking of Hostages, opened for signature at New York on 18 December 1979		An offence against the following section of the Crimes (Internationally Protected Persons, United Nations and Associated Personnel, and Hostages) Act 1980:
	section		subject matter
	8		hostage taking
The United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, adopted in Vienna on 19 December 1988		An offence against any of the following sections of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975:
	section		subject matter
	6		dealing with controlled drugs
	9		cultivation of prohibited plants
	10		aiding offences against corresponding law of another country
	12A		equipment, material, and substances used in production or cultivation of controlled drugs
	12AB		knowingly import or export precursor substances for unlawful use
	12B		laundering proceeds of drug offences
	12C		commission of offences outside New Zealand
The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, done at New York on 30 March 1961 or The Protocol to the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, done at Geneva on 25 March 1972 or The Convention on Psychotropic Substances, done at Vienna on 21 February 1971		An offence against any of the following sections of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975:
	section		subject matter
	6		dealing with controlled drugs
	9		cultivation of prohibited plants
The Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 10 December 1984		An offence against the following section of the Crimes of Torture Act 1989:
	section		subject matter
	3		acts of torture
The Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft, done at the Hague on 16 December 1970		An offence against any of the following sections of the Aviation Crimes Act 1972:
	section		subject matter
	3		hijacking
	4		crimes in connection with hijacking
The Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Civil Aviation, done at Montreal on 23 September 1971		An offence against the following section of the Aviation Crimes Act 1972:
	section		subject matter
	5		other crimes relating to aircraft
The Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence at Airports Serving International Civil Aviation, done at Montreal on 24 February 1988		An offence against the following section of the Aviation Crimes Act 1972:
	section		subject matter
	5A		crimes relating to international airports
The Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, done at Rome on 10 March 1988 or The Protocol of 2005 to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, done at London on 14 October 2005		An offence against any of the following sections of the Maritime Crimes Act 1999:
	section		subject matter
	4		offences relating to ships
4A		further offences relating to ships
4B		transportation of weapons and nuclear material and equipment by ship
4C		transportation of fugitives by ship
6		causing death or injury in connection with offence against section 4, 4A, 4B, or 4C of that Act
The Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf, done at Rome on 10 March 1988 or The Protocol of 2005 to the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf, done at London on 14 October 2005		An offence against any of the following sections of the Maritime Crimes Act 1999:
	section		subject matter
	5		offences relating to fixed platforms
5A		further offences relating to fixed platforms
6		causing death or injury in connection with offence against section 5 or 5A of that Act
The Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, done at Paris on 17 December 1997		An offence against any of the following sections of the Crimes Act 1961:
	section		subject matter
	105C		bribery of foreign public official
	105D		bribery outside New Zealand of foreign public official
The Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field, adopted at Geneva on 12 August 1949		An offence against the following section of the Geneva Conventions Act 1958:
	section		subject matter
	3		punishment for grave breaches of Conventions or First Protocol
The Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea, adopted at Geneva on 12 August 1949		An offence against the following section of the Geneva Conventions Act 1958:
	section		subject matter
	3		punishment for grave breaches of Conventions or First Protocol
The Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, adopted at Geneva on 12 August 1949		An offence against the following section of the Geneva Conventions Act 1958:
	section		subject matter
	3		punishment for grave breaches of Conventions or First Protocol
The Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, adopted at Geneva on 12 August 1949		An offence against the following section of the Geneva Conventions Act 1958:
	section		subject matter
	3		punishment for grave breaches of Conventions or First Protocol
The Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and Relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts, adopted at Geneva on 8 June 1977		An offence against the following section of the Geneva Conventions Act 1958:
	section		subject matter
	3		punishment for grave breaches of Conventions or First Protocol
The United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime, done at New York on 15 November 2000		An offence against any of the following sections of the Crimes Act 1961:
	section		subject matter
	98A		participation in organised criminal group
	100		judicial corruption
	101		bribery of judicial officer, etc
	102		corruption and bribery of Minister of the Crown
	103		corruption and bribery of member of Parliament
	104		corruption and bribery of law enforcement officer
	105		corruption and bribery of official
	116		conspiring to defeat justice
	117		corrupting juries and witnesses
	257A		money laundering
	Any offence against any Act if— it is punishable by imprisonment for a term of 4 years or more; and there are reasonable grounds to suspect that it is transnational in nature (as defined in Articles 3(2) and 18(1) of the convention referred to in column 1) and involves an organised criminal group (as defined in Article 2(a) of that convention)
The Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants, by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime, done at New York on 15 November 2000		An offence against the, following section of the Crimes Act 1961:
	section		subject matter
	98C		smuggling migrants
	An offence against any of the following sections of the Passports Act 1992:
	29A		forged and false New Zealand travel documents
	30		offences relating to passport information and material
	30A		improper issue of New Zealand travel document
	31(1)		other offences
	31(2)		defacing or destroying document
	32		false representations
The Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking of Persons, especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime, done at New York on 15 November 2000		An offence against the following section of the Crimes Act 1961:
	section		subject matter
	98D		trafficking in people by means of coercion or deception
The International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings, adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations at New York on 15 December 1997		An offence against the following section of the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002:
	section		subject matter
	7(1)		terrorist bombing
The International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism, adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations at New York on 9 December 1999	An offence— against the following section of the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002:
	that involves a terrorist act of a kind referred to in section 5(1)(b) or (c) of that Act
The Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Materials done at Vienna on 26 October 1979		An offence against the following section of the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002:
	section		subject matter
	13C		offences involving the physical protection of nuclear materials
The International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries, done at New York on 4 December 1989		An offence against the following sections of the Mercenary Activities (Prohibition) Act 2004:
	section		subject matter
	7		recruiting person to be mercenary
	8		using mercenary
	9		financing mercenary
	10		training prospective mercenary
	11		training mercenary
	12		mercenary taking part in hostilities or concerted act of violence
Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution, and child pornography		An offence against any of the following sections of the Crimes Act 1961
	section		subject matter
	98AA		Dealing in people under 18 for sexual exploitation, removal of body parts, or engagement in forced labour
	144A		Sexual conduct with children and young people outside New Zealand
	An offence against the following section of the Prostitution Reform Act 2003
	section		subject matter
	23(1)		Breach of prohibitions on use in prostitution of people under 18
The Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism, adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations at New York on 13 April 2005		An offence against the following section of the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002
	section		subject matter
	13E		offences involving radioactive material and radioactive devices
The Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, done at The Hague on 26 March 1999.		An offence against the following section of the Cultural Property (Protection in Armed Conflict) Act 2012:
	section		subject matter
	7		Serious violations of the Second Protocol.
The United Nations Convention against Corruption (2003)		An offence against any of the following sections of the Crimes Act 1961:
	section		subject matter
	100		judicial corruption
	101		bribery of judicial officer, etc
	102		corruption and bribery of Minister of the Crown
	103		corruption and bribery of member of Parliament
	104		corruption and bribery of law enforcement officer
		105		corruption and bribery of official
		105A		corrupt use of official information
		105B		use or disclosure of personal information disclosed in breach of section 105A
		105C		bribery of foreign public official
		105D		bribery outside New Zealand of foreign public official
		105E		corruption of foreign public officials
		105F		trading in influence
		116		conspiring to defeat justice
		117		corrupting juries and witnesses
		219		theft or stealing
		220		theft by person in special relationship
		228		dishonestly taking or using document
		240		obtaining by deception or causing loss by deception
		243		money laundering
		246		receiving
		249		accessing computer system for dishonest purpose
		An offence against any of the following sections of the Secret Commissions Act 1910:
		section		subject matter
		3		gifts to agent without consent of principal an offence
		4		acceptance of such gifts by agent an offence
		8		receiving secret reward for procuring contracts an offence

Notes

Schedule 1 item 4: amended, on 22 June 2005, by section 23 of the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 81).
Schedule 1 item 12: replaced, on 27 May 2018, by section 24 of the Maritime Crimes Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 49).
Schedule 1 item 12A: inserted, on 27 May 2018, by section 24 of the Maritime Crimes Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 49).
Schedule 1 item 13: replaced, on 27 May 2018, by section 24 of the Maritime Crimes Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 49).
Schedule 1 item 13A: inserted, on 27 May 2018, by section 24 of the Maritime Crimes Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 49).
Schedule 1 item 20: added, on 29 September 2003, by section 15 of the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 23).
Schedule 1 item 21: added, on 1 January 2004, by section 16 of the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 23).
Schedule 1 item 22: added, on 1 January 2004, by section 17 of the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 23).
Schedule 1 item 23: added, on 5 December 2002, by section 79 of the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002 (2002 No 34).
Schedule 1 item 24: added, on 5 December 2002, by section 80 of the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002 (2002 No 34).
Schedule 1 item 27: added, on 18 January 2004, by section 18 of the Terrorism Suppression Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 106).
Schedule 1 item 28: added, on 22 October 2004, by section 23 of the Mercenary Activities (Prohibition) Act 2004 (2004 No 69).
Schedule 1 item 29: replaced, on 1 June 2017, by section 10 of the Crimes Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 41).
Schedule 1 item 30: added, on 20 November 2007, by section 48(2) of the Terrorism Suppression Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 102).
Schedule 1 item 31: inserted, on 1 July 2013, by section 47 of the Cultural Property (Protection in Armed Conflict) Act 2012 (2012 No 118).
Schedule 1 item 32: inserted, on 7 November 2015, by section 5 of the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 107).