New Zealand

International War Crimes Tribunals Act 1995

Part 1
Request by a Tribunal for assistance

5 Form of requests

(1) A request from a Tribunal under section 4 that is in writing and specifies —

(a) the nature of the investigation or prosecution in respect of which the request is made ; and
(b) in a certificate from the Tribunal, that the request is in respect of an investigation or prosecution relating to a Tribunal offence ; and
(c) the legal basis on which the Tribunal relies for conducting the investigation or prosecution ; and
(d) the nature of the assistance sought by the Tribunal ; and
(e) the facts and law relevant to the investigation or prosecution (in addition to the statement required by paragraph (c)); and
(f) the procedure (if any) that the Tribunal wishes the Attorney-General to follow in complying with the request, including the form in which material shall be given to the Tribunal ; and
(g) the period within which the Tribunal wishes the request to be complied with ; and
(h) any confidentiality requirements that the Tribunal con¬siders should be observed ; and
(i) any other matters that the Tribunal considers may assist the Attorney-General in complying with the request ; and
(j ) any other matters that the Attorney-General has previously notified the Tribunal will assist the Attorney-General in complying with the request ,—

shall be received and dealt with in accordance with this Act.

(2) A request for assistance shall not be invalid by reason only of the fact that it does not comply with the requirements of subsection (1).

Keywords

Contents of request
Request for cooperation
Contents of request for arrest and surrender
Contents of request for arrest and surrender - national law requirements
Contents of request - other forms of assistance
Contents of request - national law requirements
Contents of request for provisional arrest



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