Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (United States of America) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1996

No. 175 1

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Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (United States of America) Regulations 2(Amendment)

I, The 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 14 August 1996.

 WILLIAM DEANE

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

 

DARYL WILLIAMS

Attorney-General and Minister for Justice

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1.   Amendment

1.1   The Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (United States of America) Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

[NOTE: These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 48.]

2.   Regulation 3 (Application of the Act)

Omit the regulation, substitute:

Application of the Act

 “3.(1) The Act applies to the United States of America.

 “(2) For the purposes of subsection 7 (2A) of the Act, the Act applies to the United States of America in respect of obtaining access, for the purpose of international assistance in criminal matters, to FTR information.”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 21 August 1996.

2. Statutory Rules 1989 No. 114 as amended by 1994 No. 442.