Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Money-Laundering Convention) Regulations 1997 (Cth)

Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Money‑Laundering Convention) Regulations 1997

Statutory Rules 1997 No. 248 as amended

made under the

Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987

This compilation was prepared on 6 June 2003 taking into account amendments up to SR 2001 No. 202

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting, Attorney-General's Department, Canberra

Contents

1 Name of regulations [see Note 1] 2 Commencement 3 Definitions 4 Application of Act 5 Admissibility of certain documents

Schedule 1 Convention on laundering, search, seizure and confiscation of the proceeds from crime

Schedule 2 Instrument of ratification

Schedule 3 Parties to the Convention (other than Australia)

Notes

1 Name of regulations [see Note 1]

These regulations are the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Money-Laundering Convention) Regulations 1997.

2 Commencement

These Regulations commence on 1 November 1997.

3 Definitions

In these Regulations: Act means the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987.

4 Application of Act

(1) The Act applies to countries that are parties to the Money-Laundering Convention subject to the convention, a copy of which is set out in Schedule 1.

Note The Act may also apply to some of the parties to the Money-Laundering Convention subject to bilateral or other multilateral agreements. For matters within the scope of the convention, article 39 determines the relationship between the convention and the other agreements.

(2) A copy of Australia's instrument of ratification of the Money-Laundering Convention, with reservations, is set out in Schedule 2.

Note Article 40 of the Money-Laundering Convention allows the parties to ratify the convention subject to reservations. The effect of subsection 7 (3) of the Act is that the Act applies subject to the reservations in Australia's instrument of ratification.