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the Requesting State other than the offence of perjury in relation to the giving of that evidence.
4. A person who does not answer a summons to appear as a witness or expert shall not by reason thereof be liable to any penalty or be subjected to any coercive measures notwithstanding any contrary statement in the summons.

ARTICLE 11
SEARCH AND SEIZURE AND PROCEEDS OF CRIME
The Requested State shall, subject to its law carry out requests for search and seizure of property, records or documents relating to an offence as well as requests for the location, freezing or confiscation of the proceeds or profits of offences.

ARTICLE 12
EXPENSES
The Requested State shall meet the cost of fulfilling the request for assistance except that the Requesting State shall bear:
     (a) the fees, allowances and expenses relating to the travel of persons pursuant to Article 9. and expenses relating to the conveying and custody of prisoners pursuant to Article 8:
     (b) the allowances and expenses incurred in conveying custodial or escorting officers:
     (c) the expenses associated with experts: and
     (d) where required by the Requested State, exceptional expenses in fulfilling the request for which the authorities of that State are liable to third parties.

ARTICLE 13
ENTRY INTO FORCE AND TERMINATION
1. This Treaty shall enter into force on the first day of the third month following the month in which the Contracting States have notified each other in writing through the diplomatic channel that their respective requirements for entry into force have been fulfilled.
2. This Treaty shall apply to requests whether or not the relevant offences occurred prior to the entry into force of this Treaty.

SCHEDULE—continued
3. Either Contracting State may terminate this Treaty by notice in writing at any time and it shall cease to be in force on the first day of the third month following the month in which notice is given.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, being duly authorised thereto by their respective Governments, have signed this Treaty.
DONE in duplicate at Vienna on the 20th day of October One thousand nine hundred and eighty-eight in the English and German languages, both texts being equally authentic.

For Australia: For the Republic
of Austria:
 Lionel Bowen Egmont Foregger

NOTE
1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 28 September 1990.

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