Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Amendment Regulations 2002 (No. 1)1

Statutory Rules 2002 No. 2582

I, PETER JOHN HOLLINGWORTH, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987.

Dated 30 October 2002

PETER HOLLINGWORTH

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command

CHRISTOPHER MARTIN ELLISON

Minister for Justice and Customs

1 Name of Regulations

  These Regulations are the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Amendment Regulations 2002 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

  These Regulations commence on 1 January 2003.

3 Amendment of Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Regulations 1988

  Schedule 1 amends the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Regulations 1988.

Schedule 1 Amendment

(regulation 3)

[1] After regulation 17

insert

18 Request for enforcement of foreign orders — foreign countries

  For subsection 34 (2) of the Act, the following countries are specified:

 (a) United States of America;

 (b) Ireland;

 (c) South Africa;

 (d) United Kingdom;

 (e) Canada.

Notes

1. These Regulations amend Statutory Rules 1988 No. 126, as amended by 1997 No. 3; 2001 No. 269.

2. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 6 November 2002.