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INTERNATIONAL WAR CRIMES TRIBUNALS ACT 1995 - SECT 25A Authorising provision of material obtained by law enforcement agencies

INTERNATIONAL WAR CRIMES TRIBUNALS ACT 1995 - SECT 25A

Authorising provision of material obtained by law enforcement agencies

  (1)   The Attorney - General may authorise, in writing, the provision of material to a Tribunal if:

  (a)   the Tribunal has requested the material; and

  (b)   the Attorney - General is satisfied that:

  (i)   the request relates to a proceeding before, or an investigation conducted by, the Tribunal; and

  (ii)   the material was lawfully obtained in Australia by, and is lawfully in the possession of, a law enforcement agency.

  (2)   The authorisation may:

  (a)   specify the uses to which the material can be put by the Tribunal; and

  (b)   include a direction to a law enforcement officer of the law enforcement agency about how the material is to be provided to the Tribunal.

  (3)   Material lawfully obtained in Australia includes:

  (a)   material obtained from individuals or entities by consent; and

  (b)   material obtained by warrant, or the exercise of a coercive power by a court, in Australia for the purposes of a domestic investigation or prosecution.