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of granting of such assistance, confidential.

SCHEDULE—continued

If the request cannot be executed without breaching confidentiality, the Requested Party shall so inform the Requesting Party which shall then determine whether the request should nevertheless be executed.

2. The Requesting Party, if so requested, shall keep confidential evidence and information provided by the Requested Party, except to the extent that the evidence and information is needed for the investigation and proceeding described in the request.

3. The Requesting Party shall not use evidence obtained, nor information derived therefrom, for purposes other than those stated in a request without the prior consent of the Requested Party.

ARTICLE 18

(Expenses)

The Requested Party shall meet the cost of executing the request for assistance except that the Requesting Party shall bear:
         a) the fees, allowances and expenses relating to the conveying of persons pursuant to Article 7 and expenses related to the conveying of persons in custody pursuant to Article 8;
         b) the allowances and expenses incurred in conveying custodial or escorting officers; and
         c) where required by the Requested Party, exceptional expenses incurred in executing the request.

ARTICLE 19

(Resolution of Doubts)

Any doubts and difficulties arising out of the application and interpretation of this Treaty shall be resolved by consultation between the Contracting Parties.

SCHEDULE—continued

ARTICLE 20

(Entry into Force and Termination)

1. This Treaty shall enter into force thirty days after the date on which the Contracting Parties have notified each other in writing that their respective requirements for the entry into force of this Treaty have been complied with.

2. This Treaty shall apply to any Territory under the Administration of the Republic of Portugal thirty days after the date of notification by the Republic of Portugal to Australia that the constitutional requirements for the entry into force of the Treaty in relation to that Territory have been complied with.

3. Either Contracting Party may terminate this Treaty by notice in writing at any time and it shall cease to be in force on the one hundred and eightieth day after the day on which notice is given.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly authorised thereto by their respective Governments, have signed this Treaty.

DONE at Lisbon on the fourth day of July One thousand nine hundred and eighty nine in English and Portuguese, both texts being equally authentic.

MICHAEL TATE   J. FERNANDO NOGUEIRA
For      For
Australia     the Republic of Portugal

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NOTE

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 22 September 1993.