{"id":"F1999B00317","name":"Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (United Kingdom) Regulations 1999","slug":"mutual-assistance-in-criminal-matters-united-kingdom-regulations-1999","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"310 of 1999","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":436494,"registerId":"F1999B00317-fast-fetch-1775953676295","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (United Kingdom) Regulations 1999","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nMutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (United Kingdom) Regulations 1999\n\nStatutory Rules 1999 No. 310\n\nI, WILLIAM PATRICK DEANE, 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.\n\nDated 8 December 1999.\n\nWILLIAM DEANE\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nAMANDA VANSTONE\n\nMinister for Justice and Customs\n\n \n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nMutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (United Kingdom) Regulations 1999\n\nStatutory Rules 1999 No. 3101\n\nmade under the\n\nMutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\nPage\n\n 1 Name of Regulations \n\n 2 Commencement \n\n 3 Application of Act \n\n 4 Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (United Kingdom) Regulations — repeal             \n\nSchedule 1 Mutual assistance agreement \n\n \n\nDo not delete : Part placeholder\n\nDo not delete : Division placeholder\n\n1 Name of Regulations\n\n  These Regulations are the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (United Kingdom) Regulations 1999.\n\n2 Commencement\n\n  These Regulations commence on 10 May 2000.\n\n3 Application of Act\n\n  The Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987 applies to the United Kingdom subject to the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning the Investigation, Restraint and Confiscation of the Proceeds and Instruments of Crime, done at Canberra on 6 February 1997, a copy of the text of which is set out in Schedule 1.\n\n4 Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (United Kingdom) Regulations — repeal\n\n  Statutory Rules 1997 No. 2 is repealed.\n\nSchedule 1 Mutual assistance agreement\n\n (regulation 3)\n\n \n\nDo not delete : Schedule Part placeholder\n\nAGREEMENT BETWEEN\n\nTHE GOVERNMENT OF AUSTRALIA\n\nAND\n\nTHE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM\n\nOF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND\n\nCONCERNING THE INVESTIGATION,\n\nRESTRAINT AND CONFISCATION OF THE PROCEEDS\n\nAND INSTRUMENTS OF CRIME\n\n \n\nTHE GOVERNMENT OF AUSTRALIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND;\n\nDESIRING to provide the widest measure of mutual assistance in the investigation, restraint and confiscation of the proceeds and instruments of crime;\n\nHAVE AGREED as follows:\n\nArticle 1\n\nScope of application\n\n1. The Parties shall, in accordance with this Agreement, grant to each other assistance in the investigation, restraint and confiscation of the proceeds and instruments of crime.\n\n2. This Agreement shall be without prejudice to other obligations between the Parties pursuant to other treaties and shall not prevent the Parties or their law enforcement agencies from providing assistance to each other pursuant to other treaties or arrangements.\n\nArticle 2\n\nDefinitions\n\nFor the purposes of this Agreement:\n\n (a) “confiscation” means any measure resulting in the final deprivation of property;\n\n (b) “instruments of crime” means any property which is or is intended to be used in connection with the commission of an offence;\n\n (c) “proceeds of crime” means any property derived or realised, directly or indirectly, by any person as a result of criminal activity, or the value of any such property;\n\n (d) “property” includes money and all kinds of moveable or immoveable and tangible or intangible property, and includes any interest in such property;\n\n (e) “the restraint of property” means any measure for the prevention of dealing in or transfer or disposal of property.\n\nArticle 3\n\nCentral authorities\n\n1. Requests for assistance under this Agreement shall be made through the central authorities of the Parties.\n\n2. In the United Kingdom the central authority is the Home Office. In Australia the central authority is the Attorney-General’s Department.\n\nArticle 4\n\nContents of requests\n\n1. Requests shall be made in writing. In urgent circumstances and where permitted by the Requested Party, requests may be made orally but shall be confirmed in writing thereafter.\n\n2. Requests for assistance shall include a statement of:\n\n (a) the name of the competent authority conducting the investigation or proceedings to which the request relates;\n\n (b) the matters, including the relevant facts and laws, to which the investigation or proceedings relates;\n\n (c) the purpose for which the request is made and the nature of the assistance sought;\n\n (d) details of any particular procedure or requirement that the Requesting Party wishes to be followed;\n\n (e) any time limit within which compliance with the request is desired; and\n\n (f) the identity, nationality and location of the person or persons who are the subject of the investigation or proceedings.\n\n3. If the Requested Party considers that the information contained in the request is not sufficient to enable the request to be dealt with, that Party may request that additional information be furnished.\n\nArticle 5\n\nExecution of requests\n\n1. A request shall be executed as permitted by and in accordance with the domestic law of the Requested Party and, to the extent not incompatible with such law, in accordance with any requirements specified in the request.\n\n2. The Requested Party shall inform the Requesting Party promptly of any circumstances which are likely to cause a significant delay in responding to the request.\n\n3. The Requested Party shall inform the Requesting Party promptly of a decision of the Requested Party not to comply in whole or in part with a request for assistance and the reason for that decision.\n\n4. The Requesting Party shall inform the Requested Party promptly of any circumstances which may affect the request or its execution or which may make it inappropriate to proceed with giving effect to it.\n\nArticle 6\n\nRefusal of assistance\n\n1. Assistance may be refused if:\n\n (a) the Requested Party is of the opinion that the request, if granted, would seriously impair its sovereignty, security, national interest or other essential interest;\n\n (b) provision of the assistance sought could prejudice an investigation or proceedings in the territory of the Requested Party, prejudice the safety of any person or impose an excessive burden on the resources of that Party;\n\n (c) the request concerns restraint or confiscation of proceeds or instruments of a criminal activity which, had it occurred within the jurisdiction of the Requested Party, would not have been an activity in respect of which a confiscation order could have been made;\n\n (d) the request relates to an offence in respect of which the person has been finally acquitted, pardoned, or made the subject of an amnesty; or\n\n (e) the request relates to a confiscation order which has been satisfied.\n\n2. Before refusing to grant a request for assistance, the Requested Party shall consider whether assistance may be granted subject to such conditions as it deems necessary. If the Requesting Party accepts assistance subject to conditions, it shall comply with them.\n\nArticle 7\n\nConfidentiality and restricting use of\n\nevidence and information\n\n1. The Requested Party shall, to any extent requested, keep confidential a request for assistance, its contents and any supporting documents, and the fact of granting such assistance except to the extent that disclosure is necessary to execute the request. If the request cannot be executed without breaching confidentiality, the Requested Party shall so inform the Requesting Party which shall then determine the extent to which it wishes the request to be executed.\n\n2. The Requesting Party shall, if so requested, keep confidential any evidence and information provided by the Requested Party, except to the extent that its disclosure is necessary for the investigation or proceedings described in the request.\n\n3. The Requesting Party shall not use for purposes other than those stated in a request evidence or information obtained as a result of it, without the prior consent of the Requested Party.\n\nArticle 8\n\nInformation and evidence\n\n1. The Parties may make requests for information and evidence for the purpose of identifying proceeds or instruments of crime which may become liable to restraint or confiscation. Any documents or other material supporting a request which involves the exercise of compulsory powers by the Requested Party shall, to the extent required by the Requested Party, be authenticated in accordance with Article 12.\n\n2. Assistance which may be given under this Article includes but is not limited to:\n\n (a) providing information and documents or copies thereof;\n\n (b) taking evidence or statements of witnesses or other persons and producing documents, records, or other material for transmission to the Requesting Party;\n\n (c) searching for, seizing and delivering to the Requesting Party any relevant material, and providing such information as may be required by the Requesting Party concerning the place of seizure, the circumstances of seizure and the subsequent custody of the material seized prior to delivery.\n\n3. The Requested Party may postpone the delivery of material requested if such material is required for proceedings in respect of criminal or civil matters in its territory. The Requested Party shall, upon request, provide certified copies of documents.\n\n4. Where required by the Requested Party, the Requesting Party shall return material provided under this Article when no longer needed for the purpose for which it was supplied.\n\nArticle 9\n\nRestraint\n\n1. In accordance with the provisions of this Article, a Party may request the restraint of property in the territory of the Requested Party in order to ensure that it is available for the purpose of enforcement of a confiscation order which has been or may be made.\n\n2. A request made under this Article shall include:\n\n(a) (i) in the case of a request from the United Kingdom, a certificate stating that an information has been laid before a justice of the peace, or a person has been charged with an offence, or a bill of indictment has been preferred, or a petition warrant has been granted, or that one of these measures is to be taken and, if so, when;\n\n(ii) in the case of a request from Australia, a certificate stating that an information or a complaint has been laid before a justice of the peace or a magistrate, or a person has been charged with an offence, or an indictment or a presentment has been preferred, or that one of these measures is to be taken and, if so, when;\n\n(b) either:\n\n(i) a summary of the facts of the case including a description of the offence, the time and place of its commission, a reference to the relevant legal provisions, the grounds on which the suspicion is based and an authenticated copy of any relevant restraint order; or\n\n(ii) where a confiscation order has been made, an authenticated copy of that order;\n\n(c) to the extent possible, a description of the property in respect of which restraint is sought or which is believed to be available for restraint, and its connection with the person against whom the proceedings have been or are to be instituted;\n\n(d) where appropriate, a statement of the amount which it is desired to restrain and the grounds on which this amount is estimated; and\n\n(e) where applicable, an estimate of the time expected to elapse before a final judgement may be given.\n\n3. The Requesting Party shall advise the Requested Party of any alteration in an estimate of time referred to in paragraph 2(e) above and in doing so shall also give information about the stage of proceedings reached. Each Party shall advise the other promptly of any appeal or variation made in respect of restraint action requested or taken.\n\nArticle 10\n\nEnforcement of confiscation orders\n\n1. This Article applies to an order, made by a court of the Requesting Party, intended to recover the proceeds or instruments of crime.\n\n2. A request for assistance in enforcing such an order shall be accompanied by an authenticated copy of the order, and shall contain information indicating:\n\n (a) that neither the order nor any conviction to which it relates is subject to appeal;\n\n (b) that the order is enforceable in the territory of the Requesting Party;\n\n (c) where appropriate, property available for enforcement or the property in respect of which assistance is sought, stating the relationship between that property and the person against whom the order has been made;\n\n (d) where appropriate, and where known, the interests in the property of any person other than the person against whom the order has been made; and\n\n (e) where appropriate, the amount which it is desired to realise as a result of such assistance.\n\n3. Where the law of the Requested Party does not permit effect to be given to a request in full, the Requested Party shall give effect to it insofar as it is able to do so.\n\n4. If a request under this Article relates to an amount of money, that amount shall be converted into the currency of the Requested Party in accordance with its domestic law and procedures.\n\n5. Property obtained by the Requested Party in the enforcement of an order to which this Article applies shall remain with that Party, unless otherwise mutually decided by the Parties.\n\nArticle 11\n\nCosts\n\nThe Requested Party shall bear any costs arising within its territory as a result of action taken upon request of the Requesting Party. Extraordinary costs may be subject to a special arrangement between the Parties.\n\nArticle 12\n\nAuthentication\n\n1. A document is authenticated for the purposes of this Agreement if:\n\n (a) it purports to be signed or certified by a judge, magistrate or other officer in or of the State of the Party sending the document; and\n\n (b) it purports to be authenticated by the oath or affirmation of a witness, or to be sealed with an official seal of the State of the Party sending the document or of a minister of state or department or officer of that Party.\n\n2. Any documents or other material supplied in response to a request for assistance shall, to the extent requested by the Requesting Party, be authenticated in accordance with paragraph 1.\n\nArticle 13\n\nConsultation\n\nThe Parties shall consult promptly, at the request of either, concerning the interpretation and the application of this Agreement either generally or in relation to a particular case.\n\nArticle 14\n\nTerritorial application in relation to the United Kingdom\n\nThis Agreement shall apply, in relation to the United Kingdom:\n\n (a) to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland; and\n\n (b) to any territory for the international relations of which the United Kingdom is responsible and to which this Agreement shall have been extended, subject to any modifications agreed, by agreement between the Parties. Such extension may be terminated by either Party by giving 180 days’ written notice to the other through the diplomatic channel.\n\nArticle 15\n\nTreaty of 1988\n\nThe Treaty between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Australia concerning the Investigation of Drug Trafficking and Confiscation of the Proceeds of Drug Trafficking done at Canberra on the third day of August 1988 (“the Treaty”) shall terminate upon the entry into force of this Agreement except in respect of requests under the Treaty which have been made prior to the entry into force of this Agreement.\n\nArticle 16\n\nFinal provisions\n\n1. Each of the Parties shall notify the other in writing through the diplomatic channel that their respective requirements for the entry into force of the Agreement have been completed. The Agreement shall enter into force 30 days after the later of these notifications.\n\n2. This Agreement shall apply to a request made pursuant to it whether or not the criminal activity to which the request relates occurred prior to the Agreement entering into force.\n\n3. Either Party may terminate this Agreement at any time giving 180 days’ written notice to the other through the diplomatic channel.\n\nIN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, being duly authorised thereto by their respective Governments, have signed this Agreement.\n\nDONE in duplicate at Canberra this sixth day of February, 1997.\n\n| FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF AUSTRALIA:<br> <br> <br> <br> <br>Daryl Williams | FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND:   <br>Roger J. Carrick |\n| --- | --- |\n\n\nNote\n\n1. Made by the Governor-General on 8 December 1999, and notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 15 December 1999.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The instrument replaces the prior domestic rule (Statutory Rules 1997 No. 2) (Regulation 4) and implements a new bilateral Agreement (Schedule 1). The Agreement itself terminates the earlier 1988 Treaty on drug trafficking when it enters into force, except for previously made requests (Article 15). The Agreement clarifies territorial reach in relation to the UK (Article 14) and sets new procedural and substantive terms for mutual assistance (Articles 1–16). Taken together, these elements alter the legal framework that governs mutual assistance with the United Kingdom by substituting this Agreement and its procedures for the prior treaty/regulatory arrangements."},"complexity_factors":["Cross‑jurisdictional operation requiring execution to conform with the Requested Party’s domestic law (Article 5.1)","Detailed documentary and evidential requirements for restraint and enforcement requests (Articles 4, 9, 10)","Broad discretionary refusal grounds including national interest, security and resource burden (Article 6.1(a)–(b))","Authentication requirements for documents and potential need for oath/seal processes (Article 12)","Confidentiality and restricted‑use rules that impose procedural limits on evidence handling (Article 7)","Cost allocation rule that places routine execution costs on the Requested Party but allows special arrangements for extraordinary costs (Article 11)","Territorial extension and termination mechanics for UK overseas territories (Article 14)","Currency conversion and treatment of property obtained under enforcement (Article 10.4–5)","Interaction with and replacement of an earlier treaty (Article 15) and repeal of prior domestic regulations (Regulation 4)"],"plain_english_summary":"What this instrument does, mechanically\n\n- It applies the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987 to the United Kingdom, on the terms of a specific bilateral agreement (the text of that agreement is included as Schedule 1) (Regulation 3 and Schedule 1).  \n- It repeals an earlier domestic regulation (Statutory Rules 1997 No. 2) that previously governed mutual assistance with the UK (Regulation 4).  \n- The Agreement in Schedule 1 sets out how Australia and the UK will make and execute requests for assistance in investigating, restraining and confiscating proceeds and instruments of crime (Articles 1–16).  \n\nWho is involved and who decides\n\n- Central authority contact points: the UK Home Office and the Australian Attorney‑General’s Department (Article 3). Requests must be made through those central authorities (Article 3.1).  \n- The Requested Party (the country asked to act) executes requests under its own domestic law and may apply conditions or refuse assistance for the reasons listed in the Agreement (Article 5.1; Article 6).  \n\nWhat a requesting agency must do and the compliance burden\n\n- Requests must normally be in writing and, if urgent, may be made orally but must be confirmed in writing (Article 4.1).  \n- A request must include specified content: identity of the competent authority, facts and laws concerned, the purpose and nature of assistance sought, any requested procedures, time limits and the identity/location/nationality of persons involved (Article 4.2(a)–(f)).  \n- Where compulsory powers in the Requested Party will be used, supporting documents may need to be authenticated (Article 8.1; Article 12).  \n- For restraint or enforcement of confiscation, the Agreement lists additional documentary and evidential requirements (Article 9 and Article 10).  \n\nWho pays and resource effects\n\n- The Requested Party bears costs arising within its territory from action taken on a request (Article 11). Extraordinary costs may be handled by a separate arrangement (Article 11).  \n- The Agreement explicitly allows the Requested Party to refuse a request where execution would impose an excessive burden on its resources (Article 6.1(b)).  \n\nDiscretion, limits and safeguards\n\n- The Requested Party controls execution: requests must be carried out “as permitted by and in accordance with” its domestic law (Article 5.1). This gives the Requested Party legal and procedural discretion over whether and how assistance is provided.  \n- Assistance may be refused on broad grounds including threats to sovereignty, security, national interest, prejudice to local investigations, excessive burdens, lack of equivalent domestic grounds for confiscation, final acquittal/pardon/amnesty, or where an order has already been satisfied (Article 6.1(a)–(e)).  \n- Confidentiality protections are available: the Requested Party must keep requests and supplied material confidential on request, except where disclosure is necessary to execute the request (Article 7). The Requesting Party must respect limits on use of information and evidence supplied (Article 7.2–3).  \n\nPractical mechanics for restraint and enforcement\n\n- Restraint requests must include case summaries or, if available, authenticated restraint orders, descriptions of the property and estimates of amounts and timing (Article 9.2(a)–(e)).  \n- Enforcement requests must be accompanied by an authenticated copy of the confiscation order and information on appeal status, enforceability, relevant property and amounts; and the Requested Party will give effect to such requests to the extent permitted by its law (Article 10.1–3).  \n- Money amounts are converted into the currency of the Requested Party according to its domestic procedures (Article 10.4). Property obtained by the Requested Party in enforcement generally remains with that Party unless the Parties agree otherwise (Article 10.5).  \n\nEntry into force, territorial scope and transitional detail\n\n- The Agreement enters into force after diplomatic notifications and applies to requests made about criminal activity occurring before or after entry into force (Article 16.1–2).  \n- In relation to the UK, the Agreement covers England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and may be extended to UK territories for whose international relations the UK is responsible (Article 14). Such extensions may be terminated on 180 days’ notice (Article 14(b)).  \n- The 1988 Treaty on drug trafficking is terminated when this Agreement enters into force, except for requests already made under that Treaty (Article 15).  \n\nStated purpose and how it trades off against costs and incentives (source claims and practical implications)\n\n- The Agreement’s stated policy aim is to “provide the widest measure of mutual assistance in the investigation, restraint and confiscation of the proceeds and instruments of crime” (Article 1, a statement of intent in the text).  \n- Mechanically, that aim creates incentives for Requesting Parties to seek cross‑border investigative and asset‑recovery measures. The Requested Party must balance those requests against domestic legal limits and resource costs (Article 5.1; Article 6; Article 11).  \n- Costs are concentrated on the Requested Party in practice because it bears domestic execution costs (Article 11) and may decline or condition assistance if action would impose an excessive burden (Article 6.1(b)).  \n- The Agreement preserves domestic procedural autonomy and legal limits by requiring execution in accordance with the Requested Party’s law (Article 5.1), by specifying authentication and documentation requirements (Articles 8 & 12), and by listing broad refusal grounds (Article 6). These elements increase compliance and administrative burdens on requesting agencies (Article 4; Articles 9–10).  \n\nKey implementation risks and trade‑offs\n\n- Delay risk: the Requested Party must inform the Requesting Party promptly of any expected significant delay (Article 5.2), indicating a material risk of time lags.  \n- Discretion risk: broad refusal grounds (Article 6.1(a)–(b)) and the requirement to follow domestic law (Article 5.1) mean that desired assistance can be limited or conditioned by domestic courts or agencies.  \n- Evidence‑use constraints: confidentiality and use restrictions (Article 7) can limit subsequent prosecution or disclosure unless consent is given, which may complicate cross‑border investigative strategies.  \n\nBottom line (mechanical):\n\nThis instrument makes the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987 apply to the United Kingdom subject to a detailed bilateral Agreement (included as Schedule 1) that sets out how Australian and UK authorities will request and execute assistance for investigating, restraining and confiscating proceeds and instruments of crime. The Agreement specifies procedural requirements for requests, who pays routine costs, grounds and procedures for refusal or conditioning of assistance, confidentiality and authentication rules, territorial scope, and entry/termination mechanics (Regulation 3; Schedule 1, Articles 1–16)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains its original scope. The 1999 Regulations simply update the treaty framework between Australia and the UK, replacing a 1988 drug-specific treaty with a broader crime proceeds agreement. The scope remains focused on international mutual assistance for criminal asset recovery."},"complexity_factors":["Short instrument: only 4 regulations plus the scheduled treaty text","Minimal cross-referencing: only references the parent Act (Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987) and repeals one previous instrument","Straightforward structure: commencement, application, repeal, and schedule","Treaty text is standard international agreement language with clear article-by-article organisation","Limited defined terms: only 5 definitions in Article 2 of the treaty","No nested exceptions or complex conditional logic in the regulations themselves"],"plain_english_summary":"These Regulations implement a treaty between Australia and the United Kingdom that helps both countries fight serious crime by tracking down and seizing criminal assets.\n\n**What this does:**\n- **Enables cross-border crime-fighting**: Australian and UK authorities can now ask each other for help to freeze, seize, and confiscate money and property obtained through crime (\"proceeds of crime\") or used to commit crime (\"instruments of crime\").\n- **Replaces an older drug-only treaty**: This new agreement covers all serious crimes, not just drug trafficking like the 1988 treaty it replaces.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Law enforcement and prosecutors**: Police, courts, and government lawyers in both countries who need to trace criminal assets across borders.\n- **People under investigation**: Anyone suspected of serious crime who has assets in either Australia or the UK could find those assets frozen or seized.\n- **Financial institutions**: Banks and other entities may receive requests to provide information or freeze accounts.\n\n**Key practical arrangements:**\n- **Central contacts**: Requests go through the Attorney-General's Department (Australia) and the Home Office (UK).\n- **What can be requested**:\n  - Information and documents about suspicious assets\n  - Witness statements and evidence\n  - Freezing orders (\"restraint\") to stop assets being moved\n  - Enforcement of foreign confiscation orders\n- **Grounds for refusal**: A country can say no if the request would harm national security, prejudice local investigations, or impose excessive costs.\n- **Confidentiality**: Information shared must be kept secret and used only for the stated purpose.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nCriminals often hide money overseas. These rules create a formal, legally binding process for Australia and the UK to help each other strip criminals of their ill-gotten gains, even when the money has crossed international borders."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/mutual-assistance-in-criminal-matters-united-kingdom-regulations-1999","history":"/api/acts/mutual-assistance-in-criminal-matters-united-kingdom-regulations-1999/history","analysis":"/api/acts/mutual-assistance-in-criminal-matters-united-kingdom-regulations-1999/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/mutual-assistance-in-criminal-matters-united-kingdom-regulations-1999/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/mutual-assistance-in-criminal-matters-united-kingdom-regulations-1999/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/mutual-assistance-in-criminal-matters-united-kingdom-regulations-1999/documents"}}