Commonwealth legislation

Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Hong Kong) Regulations (Repeal)

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

124 of 1997

Collection

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This regulation repeals the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Hong Kong) Regulations 1991, which had governed Australia–Hong Kong cooperation on evidence, witnesses and asset measures. It chiefly affects police, prosecutors and courts that relied on that framework. The change aligns Australia’s legal cooperation with the political reality of Hong Kong’s 1997 handover, requiring cross‑border criminal assistance to be handled under different arrangements.

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Statutory Rules 1997 No. 1241

Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Hong Kong) Regulations (Repeal)

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 28 May 1997.

WILLIAM DEANE

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

DARYL WILLIAMS

Attorney General and Minister for Justice

1. Commencement

1.1 These Regulations commence on 4 June 1997.

2. Repeal of the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Hong Kong) Regulations

2.1 Statutory Rules 1991 No. 95 is repealed.

NOTE

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 4 June 1997.

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Statutory Rules 1997 No. 1241

Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Hong Kong) Regulations (Repeal)

Dated 28 May 1997.

WILLIAM DEANE

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

DARYL WILLIAMS

Attorney General and Minister for Justice

1. Commencement

1.1 These Regulations commence on 4 June 1997.

2. Repeal of the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Hong Kong) Regulations

2.1 Statutory Rules 1991 No. 95 is repealed.

NOTE

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 4 June 1997.