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Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987

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Attorney-General's Department

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C2023C00229 C41

14 September 2023

Table of contents

Part I—Preliminary
Part II—Assistance in relation to taking of evidence and production of documents or other articles
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 IIIBB—Assistance in relation to data held in computers
- 15CB Simplified outline of this Part
- 15CC Requests by foreign countries for assistance in relation to data held in computers
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