Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1992

Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Amendment Act 2009

Public Act2009 No 9
Date of assent21 April 2009
Commencementsee section 2
2 Commencement

  • This Act comes into force on 1 December 2009.

3 Principal Act amended

  • This Act amends the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1992.

4 Purpose of Act

  • The purpose of this Act is to amend the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1992 so that it applies to foreign restraining order and foreign forfeiture order schemes that are civil, as well as criminal, in nature.

12 Savings and transitional provisions

  • The Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1992 continues in force as it did before the commencement of this Act for the purpose of completing any request or any matter relating to or arising from a request made under that Act before the commencement of this Act, including, without limitation,—

    • (a) taking action in relation to any matter relating to an application under the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1992; and

    • (b) continuing or completing any proceedings or other matter commenced under that Act; and

    • (c) enforcing orders made or registered under that Act; and

    • (d) the exercise of any power or function under the Act in relation to any matter in paragraph (a).