Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2001B00198:body:0:p6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2001B00198
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 12906–15646

the territory of the Requesting State, for any offence or conviction which preceded the person's departure from the Requested State; and

       (b) that person shall not, without that person's consent, be required to give evidence in any proceeding other than the proceeding to which the request relates.

2. Where the Requesting State seeks the presence of a person pursuant to Articles 11 or 12, it shall advise the Requested State of any civil suit against the person of which it is aware unless the law of the Requesting State protects the person from such suits.

3. Paragraph 1 of this Article shall cease to apply if that person, being free to leave, has not left the Requesting State within a period of thirty days after that person has been officially notified that that person's presence is no longer necessary or, having left, has returned.

4. A witness or expert who has failed to answer a summons to appear, service of which has been requested pursuant to this Treaty, shall not, even if the summons contains a notice of penalty, be subjected to any punishment or measure of restraint, unless subsequently he or she voluntarily enters the territory of the Requesting State and is there again duly summoned.

Article 14
Provision of publicly available and official documents

1. The Requested State shall provide copies of documents that are available to the public.

2. The Requested State may provide copies of any official document in the same manner and under the same conditions as such document may be provided to its own judicial or other authorities.

Article 15
Search and seizure

1. The Requested State shall, insofar as its law permits, carry out requests for search and seizure and delivery of material to the Requesting State provided the information supplied, including additional information requested pursuant to paragraph 4 of Article 5, if any, 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 material seized.

3. The Requesting State shall observe any conditions imposed by the Requested State in relation to any seized material which is delivered to the Requesting State.

Article 16
Proceeds of crime

1. The Requested State shall, upon request, endeavour to ascertain whether any proceeds of a crime are located within its jurisdiction and shall notify the Requesting State of the results of its inquiries.  In its request, the Requesting State shall set out the basis of its belief that such proceeds may be located in the jurisdiction of the Requested