International Organisations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963
The regulations may confer upon: (a) a specified international tribunal; and (b) the members and officials of a specified international tribunal; and (c) experts and other persons engaged on missions by order of a specified international tribunal; and (d) the agents, advocates and counsel of parties in cases before a specified international tribunal; and (e) witnesses in cases before a specified international tribunal;
such privileges and immunities as are required to give effect to:
(f) if the instrument by which the international tribunal is established relates to the privileges and immunities at the international tribunal - that instrument; or (g) if an agreement to which Australia and one or more other countries are parties relates to the privileges and immunities of the international tribunal - that agreement.9B(2)
This section and section 6 do not limit each other.
9B(3)
In this section:
international tribunal
means an international tribunal (however described) that:
(a) has a judicial or quasi-judicial character; and
(b) is established by or under an agreement to which Australia and one or more other countries are parties;
but does not include:
(c) the International Court of Justice established by the Charter of the United Nations; or
(d) the International Criminal Court.
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