New Zealand Legislation: Acts

4 Object of Act

• The object of this Act is to facilitate the provision and obtaining, by New Zealand, of international assistance in criminal matters, including—

  • (a) The identification and location of persons:

  • (b) The obtaining of evidence, documents, or other articles:

  • (c) The production of documents and other articles:

  • (d) The making of arrangements for persons to give evidence or assist investigations:

  • (e) The service of documents:

  • (f) The execution of requests for search and seizure:

  • (g) The forfeiture or confiscation of tainted property:

  • (h) The recovery of pecuniary penalties in respect of offences:

  • (i) The restraining of dealings in property, or the freezing of assets, that may be forfeited or confiscated, or that may be needed to satisfy pecuniary penalties imposed, in respect of offences:

  • (j) The location of property that may be forfeited, or that may be needed to satisfy pecuniary penalties imposed, in respect of offences.

  Compare: Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987 (Aust), s 5