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ARTICLE 3

CENTRAL AUTHORITIES ·

A Central Authority shall transmit and receive

all requests for the purposes of this Agreement.

Unless

the relevant Party designates another authority, the

Central Authority for the Government of Hong Kong shall

be the Attorney General or his duly authorised officer;

the Central Authority for the Government of Australia

shall be the Attorney-General's Department, Canberra.

ARTICLE 4

CONTENTS OF REQUESTS

1.

In all cases requests for assistance shall be

accompanied by:

(a)

the name of the competent authority conducting

the investigation or proceedings to which the

request relates;

(b)

a

description of the nature of the

or proceedings, including

investigation

summary of the relevant facts and laws;

(c)

a statement of the purpose for which the

request is made and the nature of the

assistance sought;

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