New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
Reprint as at 17 August 2011
| Public Act | 1992 No 86 |
| Date of assent | 25 September 1992 |
| Commencement | see section 1(2) |
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Justice.
1 Short Title and commencement
2A Certain investigations relating to civil proceedings deemed to be criminal investigations
2B Certain civil proceedings deemed to be criminal proceedings
5 Act not to limit other provision of assistance
6 Act not authority for extradition of any person
8 Requests to be made by Attorney-General
Assistance in locating or identifying persons
9 Assistance in locating or identifying persons
Assistance in obtaining evidence
10 Assistance in obtaining evidence
11 Assistance in obtaining evidence for use in New Zealand court
Assistance in arranging attendance of person in New Zealand
12 Assistance in arranging attendance of person
13 Certificate that attendance required
14 Penalty not to be imposed for refusal to consent
15 Custody of foreign prisoners
16 Release of foreign prisoner upon request by foreign country
18 Limitation on use of evidence
Assistance in serving documents
19 Assistance in serving documents
Assistance in obtaining articles or things
20 Assistance in obtaining article or thing
Request to enforce orders under Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act 2009
21 Request to enforce orders under Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act 2009
Request to issue warrant or order in foreign country
22 Request to issue warrant or order in foreign country
23 Restriction on use of evidence
24A Limitations on requests by convention countries
24B Further limitations on requests by convention countries
25 Requests to be made to Attorney-General
25A Ad hoc requests for assistance
29 Assistance may be provided subject to conditions
Assistance in locating or identifying persons
30 Assistance in locating or identifying persons
Assistance in obtaining evidence in New Zealand
31 Assistance in obtaining evidence in New Zealand
32 Further provisions relating to obtaining evidence
34 Certain persons entitled to appear and be legally represented at proceedings
35 Powers of Judge may be exercised by Registrar
36 Evidence Act 2006 not affected
Assistance in obtaining attendance of persons in foreign country
37 Assistance in arranging attendance of person to give or provide evidence or assistance in relation to criminal matter in foreign country
38 Assistance in arranging attendance of prisoner in foreign country for specified purposes
39 Undertakings required from foreign country
40 Penalty not to be imposed for refusal to consent
41 Effect of removal to foreign country on prisoner’s term of imprisonment
41A Effect of transfer to foreign country pursuant to request under section 38 on remand prisoner’s sentence
41B Information about time remand prisoner spent in custody overseas pursuant to request under section 38
42 Custody of persons in transit
43 Assistance in obtaining article or thing by search and seizure
45 Form and content of search warrant
46 Powers conferred by warrant
47 Person executing warrant to produce evidence of authority
48 Notice of execution of warrant
49 Custody and disposal of things seized
50 Attorney-General to provide certificate as to search and seizure
Assistance in arranging service of process
51 Assistance in arranging service
52 Undertaking required from foreign country
53 Penalty not to be imposed for failure to comply with summons
Requests to enforce foreign restraining orders and foreign forfeiture orders
54 Request to enforce foreign restraining order
55 Request to enforce foreign forfeiture order
56 Method for registering foreign orders in New Zealand
57 Effect of registering foreign orders in New Zealand
58 Cancelling registration of foreign orders in New Zealand
Requests by foreign countries for orders or warrants in New Zealand
59 Request for search warrant in New Zealand
60 Interim foreign restraining order
61 Request for production order in New Zealand
62 Request for examination order in New Zealand
Part 4
Miscellaneous provisions
63 Authentication of documents
64 Certificates given by Attorney-General
64A Certificates relating to convention countries
64B Amendment of Schedule 1 [Repealed]
Schedule 1
Limitations on requests by convention countries
[Repealed]
An Act to facilitate the provision and obtaining of international assistance in criminal matters
