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Statutory Rules 1992   No. 3721
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Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Argentine Republic) Regulations

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987.

 Dated 23 November 1992.

 BILL HAYDEN
 Governor-General
 By His Excellency's Command,

MICHAEL DUFFY
Attorney-General

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Citation

 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Argentine Republic) Regulations.

Commencement

 2. These Regulations commence on 3 January 1993.

Interpretation
 3. In these Regulations:
"the Act" means the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987;
"the Treaty" means the Treaty between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Argentine Republic done at Buenos Aires on 30 August 1990 (being the treaty a copy of the English text of which is set out in the Schedule to these Regulations).

Application of the Act
 4. The Act applies in relation to the Argentine Republic subject to such limitations, conditions, exceptions or qualifications as are necessary to give effect to the Treaty.
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 SCHEDULE Regulation 3

TREATY BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF AUSTRALIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC ON MUTUAL
ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS

The Government of Australia and the Government of the Argentine Republic

DESIRING to co-operate in order to facilitate the administration of justice in criminal matters,

HAVE AGREED as follows:

ARTICLE 1
SCOPE OF APPLICATION

1. The Contracting Parties shall, in accordance with this Treaty, grant to each other assistance in investigations or proceedings in respect of criminal matters.

2. Criminal matter includes matters connected with offences against a law relating to taxation, customs duties, foreign exchange control and other revenue matters.

3. Such assistance shall consist of:
         a) taking of evidence and obtaining of statements of persons;
 b) provision of documents and other records;
 c) location and identification of persons;
         d) execution of requests for search and seizure including the search of private premises;

        SCHEDULE—continued

         e) measures to locate, restrain and forfeit the proceeds of offences and to recover pecuniary penalties in respect of offences;
         f) making prisoners available to give evidence or to assist investigations;
         g) making other persons available to give evidence or to assist investigations;
 h) service of documents; and
         i) other assistance consistent with the objects of this Treaty which is not inconsistent with the law of the Requested State.

4. Assistance shall not include:
          a) the arrest or detention of any person with a view to extradition;
          b) the execution in the Requested State of criminal judgments imposed in the Requesting State except to the extent permitted by Article 17; and
          c) the transfer of prisoners to serve sentences.

ARTICLE 2
OTHER ASSISTANCE

This Treaty