Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

INTERNATIONAL WAR CRIMES TRIBUNALS ACT 1995 - SECT 8

             (1)  The request must be in writing and must indicate:

                     (a)  who may be, is to be or has been charged with a Tribunal offence as a result of the investigation or prosecution in respect of which the request is made; and

                     (b)  the nature of any such charge; and

                     (c)  the intended time and place of any hearing of any such charge.

             (2)  The request must also indicate:

                     (a)  the nature of the investigation or prosecution in respect of which the request is made; and

                     (b)  the International Convention or other legal basis on which the Tribunal relies for conducting the investigation or prosecution; and

                     (c)  the nature of the assistance sought; and

                     (d)  the procedure (if any) that the Tribunal wants the Attorney‑General to follow in complying with the request, including the form in which material must be given to the Tribunal; and

                     (e)  the period within which the Tribunal wants the request complied with; and

                      (f)  any confidentiality requirements that the Tribunal wants observed; and

                     (g)  any other matters that might assist in complying with the request.

             (3)  Failure to comply with subsection (2) does not invalidate a request.