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Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1992

Requests to New Zealand - Requests for search warrants and production orders - Production orders

47: Person executing warrant to produce evidence of authority

You could also call this:

"Person doing a search must prove they are allowed to"

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You need to know that a person executing a warrant must show they have the authority to do so. This rule is part of the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1992, under production orders. However, this specific rule was repealed on 1 October 2012, by section 335(5) of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012.

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47Person executing warrant to produce evidence of authority (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 47: repealed, on , by section 335(5) of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (2012 No 24).