Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987

either:

a criminal proceeding has commenced, or there are reasonable grounds to suspect that a criminal proceeding is about to commence, in a foreign country in respect of a foreign serious offence; or

foreign confiscation proceedings have commenced, or there are reasonable grounds to suspect that such proceedings are about to commence, in a foreign country; and

there are reasonable grounds to believe that property that may be made or is about to be made the subject of a foreign restraining order is located in Australia; and

the foreign country requests the Attorney‑General to obtain the issue of a restraining order against the property;