Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F1996B01928:body:0:p7
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statement in the summons.

ARTICLE 15

Safe Conduct

 1. A person made available to give evidence in proceedings or to assist in investigations in the Requesting State shall not be prosecuted or arrested in the Requesting State or be subject to civil suit, being a civil suit to which the person could not be subjected if the person were not in the Requesting State, for any act or omission which preceded that person's departure from the Requested State.

 2. A person made available to give evidence in proceedings or to assist in investigations in the Requesting State pursuant to Article 13 or 14 shall not be required to give evidence in any legal proceedings other than the proceedings to which the request relates.

 3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall cease to apply if that person, not being detained as a prisoner conveyed under Article 13, has not left the Requesting State within the period of thirty days after that person has either given evidence or assisted in investigations or has been officially notified that his or her appearance is no longer required.

 4. A person appearing before an authority in the Requesting State pursuant to Article 13 or 14 shall not be subject to any prosecution based on the evidence given other than for the offence of perjury.

ARTICLE 16

Search and Seizure; Proceeds of Crime

 1. The Requested State shall, subject to its law, carry out requests for search and seizure of documents or material relating to an offence as well as requests for the tracing, freezing or confiscating of the proceeds or profits of crime.  In cases of urgency, the Requested State shall take all available interim measures to

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preserve the existing situation, safeguard threatened legal interests and protect jeopardised evidence.

 2. Such documents, material, proceeds or profits may, on the application of the Requesting State, be handed over to that State to be remitted to the victims of the relevant offence or any other party entitled to them.

ARTICLE 17

Service of Documents

 1. The Requested State shall effect service of a document required to be served by the law of the Requesting State in connection with any investigation of an offence or proceeding.

 2. A request to effect service of a document shall be made not less than 30 days before the date on which the personal appearance of any person is required.  In urgent cases, the Requested State may waive that requirement.

ARTICLE 18

Police Co-operation

 1. To the extent permitted by their respective laws, the Contracting Parties shall provide assistance between their respective police or other law enforcement agencies except that, where compulsory measures are requested, the other provisions of