Foreign Affairs and Trade Legislation Amendment Act 1997 (150 of 1997)

Schedule 1   Amendments of Acts relating to matters dealt with by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

International Organizations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963

9   After section 9A

Insert:

9B Privileges and immunities of members of other international tribunals

(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.

(2) This section and section 6 do not limit each other.

(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 the International Court of Justice established by the Charter of the United Nations.