Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F1996B01929:body:0:p8
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F1996B01929
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 18264–20991

by the law of the Requesting State, be subject to any civil suit, being a civil suit to which the person could not be subjected if the person were not in the Requesting State, in respect of any act or omission 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 or to assist in any investigation other than the proceeding or investigation to which the request relates.

 2. Paragraph 1 shall cease to apply if that person, being free to leave, and having been provided with the means 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 required or, having left, has returned.

 3. A person who does not consent to a request pursuant to Articles 13 or 14 shall not, by reason thereof, be liable to any penalty or be subjected to any coercive measure notwithstanding any contrary statement in the request or in any document accompanying the request.

Article 16

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. To the extent permitted by its laws, the Requested State may provide copies or extracts of documents or records needed in a criminal matter in the Requesting State, to the same extent that these may be available to its own authorities in a similar matter.

Article 17

Search and seizure

 1. The Requested State shall, insofar as its law permits, carry out requests for search and seizure and for delivery of material to the Requesting State provided that 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 18

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 making the request, the Requesting State shall notify the Requested State