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Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987

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Attorney-General's Department

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C2016C00952 C35

21 October 2016 - 22 May 2018

Table of contents

Part I—Preliminary
Part II—Assistance in relation to taking of evidence and production of documents or other articles
- Division 1—Requests by Australia
  - 12 Requests by Australia
- Division 2—Requests by foreign countries
Part III—Assistance in relation to search and seizure
- 14 Requests by Australia for search and seizure
- 15 Requests by foreign countries for search and seizure—action by Attorney-General
Part IIIA—Assistance in relation to stored communications
- 15B Requests by foreign countries for stored communications
Part IIIBA—Assistance in relation to use of surveillance devices
- 15C Requests by Australia for surveillance devices
- 15CA Requests by foreign countries for surveillance devices
Part IIIB—Assistance in relation to telecommunications data
- 15D Requests by foreign countries for telecommunications data
Part IV—Arrangements for persons to give evidence or assist investigations
- Division 1—Requests by Australia
- Division 2—Requests by foreign countries
Part IVA—Forensic procedures
- Division 1—Requests by Australia
  - 28A Requests by Australia for forensic procedures
- Division 2—Requests by foreign countries
  - 28B Requests by foreign countries for forensic procedures
  - 28C Providing forensic evidence to foreign countries
Part V—Custody of persons in transit
Part VI—Proceeds of crime
Part VIIA—Search, seizure and powers of arrest
Part VIII—Miscellaneous
Endnotes