New Zealand Legislation: Acts

25A Ad hoc requests for assistance

• (1) This section applies where a foreign country requests assistance under this Part and that country—

  • (a) is not a prescribed foreign country or a convention country; or

  • (b) is a prescribed foreign country but the request is not made in that capacity; or

  • (c) is a convention country but the request is not made in that capacity.

  (2) If a foreign country requests assistance under this Part, the Attorney-General must consider the following matters in order to decide whether the request should be dealt with under this Part:

  • (a) any assurances given by that country that it will entertain a similar request by New Zealand for assistance in criminal matters:

  • (b) the seriousness of the offence to which the request relates:

  • (c) the object of this Act as specified in section 4:

  • (d) any other matters that the Attorney-General considers relevant.

  (3) If, after considering those matters, the Attorney-General decides that the request should be dealt with under this Part, the Attorney-General may deal with that request accordingly.

  (4) Nothing in subsection (2) limits section 27 or sections 29 to 62.

  Section 25A: inserted, on 1 March 1999, by section 4 of the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Amendment Act 1998 (1998 No 15).