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Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Greece) Regulations 2004

  Statutory Rules 2004 No. 3751

I, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, 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 16 December 2004

  P. M. JEFFERY
  Governor-General
  By His Excellency's Command

  CHRISTOPHER MARTIN ELLISON
  Minister for Justice and Customs

Contents

 1 Name of Regulations
 2 Commencement
 3 Definition
 4 Application of Act

Schedule 1 Treaty on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters

1 Name of Regulations

  These Regulations are the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Greece) Regulations 2004.

2 Commencement

  These Regulations commence on 16 January 2005.

3 Definition

  In these Regulations:
Greece means the Hellenic Republic.

4 Application of Act

  The Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987 applies to Greece subject to the Treaty between Australia and the Hellenic Republic on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters done at Athens on 4 July 2002, a copy of the English text of which is set out in Schedule 1.
Schedule 1 Treaty on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters
(regulation 4)

TREATY
BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC
ON MUTUAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS

(Athens, 4 July 2002)

Australia and the Hellenic Republic,

DESIRING to extend to each other the widest measure of co-operation to combat crime,

HAVE AGREED as follows:

ARTICLE 1

GENERAL PROVISIONS

1. The Contracting Parties undertake to afford to each other, in accordance with the provisions of this Treaty, the widest measure of assistance in connection with investigations or proceedings brought in respect of offences the punishment of which at the time of the request for assistance falls within the jurisdiction of the Requesting State, including the supply of evidence for the proceedings.

2. "Offences" includes offences against a law relating to taxation, customs duties, foreign exchange control and other revenue matters.

3. This Treaty does not apply to arrests or the enforcement of verdicts.

4. Assistance shall not include:

       (a) the extradition of any person;

       (b) the execution in the Requested State of criminal judgments imposed in the Requesting State except to the extent permitted by the law of the Requested State and this Treaty; and

       (c) the transfer of persons in custody to serve sentences.

ARTICLE 2

OTHER ASSISTANCE

This Treaty shall not derogate from obligations subsisting between the Contracting Parties whether pursuant to other treaties or arrangements or otherwise nor prevent the Contracting Parties providing assistance to each other pursuant to other treaties or arrangements or otherwise.

ARTICLE 3

CENTRAL OFFICE

1. The Contracting Parties shall each appoint a Central Office to transmit and receive requests for the purpose of this Treaty. The Central Office of Australia shall be