Part 1
Any request under subsection (1) shall be made to the Attorney General or a person authorised by the Attorney General.
Part 2
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(a) the Attorney General received from a Tribunal a request for the surrender of a person; and the request is accompanied by an arrest warrant in relation to the person that was issued by the Tribunal, or by a copy of that warrant authenticated by the Tribunal,- the Attorney General shall, by notice in writing, directed to any Judge, state that the request has been received.
Part 3
Other forms of assistance to a Tribunal
Attorney-General may authorise taking of evidence
This section applies where a Tribunal makes a request to the Attorney-General‑—
(a) for evidence to be taken in New Zealand; or
(b) for documents or other articles in New Zealand to be produced—
for the purposes of a proceeding before, or an investigation conducted by, the Tribunal.
Subject to: where the Attorney General is satisfied
(a) that the request relates to a Tribunal offence; and
(b) that there are reasonable grounds for believing that the evidence can be taken or, as the case may be, the documents or other articles can be produced in New Zealand,—
the Attorney-General may authorise, in writing, assistance in accordance with section 22 and section 23.
Attorney General may decline to comply with request in certain cases
The Attorney General may decline to comply with a request to which applies where, in the Attorney General's opinion
Certificates given by Attorney-General
Where the Attorney-General receives a request made by a Tribunal, the Attorney-General may give a certificate certifying all or any of the following facts:
(a) that a request for assistance under this Act has been made by the Tribunal:
() that the request meets the requirements of this Act:
(a) that the acceptance of the request has been duly made under and in accordance with this Act.
In any proceeding under this Act a certificate purporting to have been given under subsection (1) shall, in the absence of proof to the contrary, be sufficient evidence of the matters certified by the certificate.
(a) The Court shall have the authority to make requests to States Parties for cooperation. The requests shall be transmitted through the diplomatic channel or any other appropriate channel as may be designated by each State Party upon ratification, acceptance, approval or accession. Subsequent changes to the designation shall be made by each State Party in accordance with the Rules of Procedure and Evidence.