Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (United Mexican States) Regulations (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1992 No. 1671 __________________

Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (United Mexican States) Regulations

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 18 June 1992.

BILL HAYDEN Governor-General By His Excellency's Command,

MICHAEL DUFFY Attorney-General ____________

Citation 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (United Mexican States) Regulations.

Commencement 2. These Regulations commence on 30 June 1992.

Interpretation 3. In these Regulations: "the Act" means the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987; "the Treaty" means the Treaty between Australia and the United Mexican States done at Guadalajara on 6 May 1991 (being the Treaty a copy of the English text of which is set out in the Schedule).

Application of Act 4. The Act applies to the United Mexican States subject to such limitations, conditions, exceptions or qualifications as are necessary to give effect to the Treaty. _______________

SCHEDULE Regulation 3

TREATY BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND THE UNITED MEXICAN STATES ON MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS

AUSTRALIA AND THE UNITED MEXICAN STATES,

DESIRING to extend to each other the widest possible measure of co-operation to combat crime, HAVE AGREED as follows:

ARTICLE 1

Scope of the Treaty

1. The Parties shall co-operate with each other by taking all appropriate measures that they have legal authority to take in order to provide mutual assistance in criminal matters, in accordance with the terms of this Treaty and subject to the limitations of their respective domestic legal provisions. Such assistance shall deal with the prevention, investigation and prosecution of offences or any other criminal proceedings arising from acts which are within the competence or jurisdiction of the Requesting Party at the time the assistance is requested.