Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F1996B02092:body:0:p7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F1996B02092
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 15824–18608

PROVISION OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE AND OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS

1. The Requested State shall provide copies of any documents or 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. The Requested State shall provide copies of any official document or record in the same manner and under the same conditions as such document or record may be provided to its own law enforcement and judicial authorities.

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ARTICLE 15
CERTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

1. A request for mutual assistance and the supporting documents thereto, as well as documents or other material supplied in response to such a request, shall be certified or authenticated in accordance with paragraph 2.

2. A document is certified or authenticated for the purpose of this Treaty if:
          a) it purports to be signed or certified by any person specified in paragraph 1 of Article 3 of the State sending the document; and
          b) it purports to be sealed with an official seal of a minister of state or of a department of the Government of that State.

3. The signatures and seal on documents presented through the diplomatic channel shall be deemed to be those of the persons and the department referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article.

ARTICLE 16
SEARCH AND SEIZURE

1. The Requested State shall insofar as its law permits carry out requests for search, seizure and delivery of any material to the Requesting State provided the request contains information that 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 property seized.

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

ARTICLE 17
PROCEEDS OF OFFENCES

1. The Requested State shall, upon request, endeavour to ascertain whether any proceeds of an offence 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 of the basis of its belief that such proceeds may be located in its jurisdiction.

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2. Where pursuant to paragraph 1 suspected proceeds of an offence are found the Requested State, upon request by the Requesting State, shall take such measures as are permitted by its law to prevent any dealing in, transfer or disposal of, those suspected proceeds of the offence, pending a final determination in respect of those proceeds.