Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F1996B01848:body:0:p7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F1996B01848
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 15549–18278

under an obligation to decline to give evidence under the law of the Requested State, the Requesting State shall with respect thereto rely on a Certificate of the Central Office of the Requested State.

ARTICLE 15
PROVISION OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE AND OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS
1. The Requested State shall provide copies of documents and records that are open to public access as part of a public register or otherwise, or that are available for purchase by the public.
2. The Requested State may in its discretion provide copies of any official document or record in the same manner and under the same conditions as such document or record may be provided to its own law enforcement and judicial authorities.

ARTICLE 16
AUTHENTICATION
1. Each Contracting State shall, upon request, authenticate any documents or other material to be transmitted to the other State under this Treaty.
2. A document or other material is authenticated for the purposes of this Treaty if:
      (a) it purports to be signed or certified by a judge, magistrate or other officer in or of the State sending the document: and
      (b) it purports to be authenticated by an official seal of a minister of state, or of a department or officer of the Government, of the State sending the document.

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ARTICLE 17
SEARCH AND SEIZURE
1. The Requested State shall insofar as its law permits carry out requests for search, seizure and delivery of any material to the Requesting State provided the request contains information that would justify such action under the law of the Requested State.
2. The Requested State shall provide such information as may be required by the Requesting State concerning the result of any search, the place of seizure, the circumstances of seizure, and the subsequent custody of the property seized.
3. The Requesting State shall observe any conditions imposed by the Requested State in relation to any seized property which is delivered to the Requesting State.

ARTICLE 18
PROCEEDS OF CRIME
1. The Requested State shall, upon request, endeavour to ascertain whether any proceeds of the crime alleged are located within its jurisdiction and shall notify the Requesting State of the results of its inquiries. In making the request, the Requesting State shall notify the Requested State of the basis of its belief that such proceeds may be located in its jurisdiction.
2. The Requested State shall give effect to a confiscation order relating to the proceeds of crime or any other measure having similar effect made or imposed by a Court of the Requesting State.
3. Where the Requesting State notifies its intention to seek the enforcement of a confiscation order or a similar measure the Requested State shall take