International Organisations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963

SECTION 9B   PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES OF MEMBERS OF OTHER INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNALS  

9B(1)    
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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