Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (United Arab Emirates) Regulations 2010 (Cth)

Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (United Arab Emirates) Regulations 20101

Select Legislative Instrument 2010 No. 37

I, QUENTIN BRYCE, 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 10 March 2010

QUENTIN BRYCE Governor-General By Her Excellency's Command

BRENDAN O'CONNOR Minister for Home Affairs

1 Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (United Arab Emirates) Regulations 2010.

2 Commencement

These Regulations commence on the day on which the Treaty between Australia and the State of the United Arab Emirates on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, done at Hobart in Australia on 26 July 2007, enters into force.

3 Definition

In these Regulations: Act means the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987. United Arab Emirates means the State of the United Arab Emirates.

4 Application of Act

For paragraph 7 (2) (a) of the Act, the Act applies to the United Arab Emirates subject to the Treaty between Australia and the State of the United Arab Emirates on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, done at Hobart in Australia on 26 July 2007, a copy of which is set out in Schedule 1.

Schedule 1 Treaty between Australia and the State of the United Arab Emirates on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, done at Hobart in Australia on 26 July 2007 (regulation 4)

TREATY BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND THE STATE OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES ON MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS

Australia and The State of the United Arab Emirates (hereinafter referred to as the States)

DESIRING to extend to each other the widest measure of cooperation to combat crime,

HAVE AGREED as follows: