Part 2—General provisions relating to requests by the ICC for cooperation

8 How requests for cooperation are to be made
(1) Subject to section 9, a request for cooperation is to be made in writing:
(a) to the Attorney-General through the diplomatic channel; or
(b) through the International Criminal Police Organisation or any other appropriate regional organisation.
(2) If a request for cooperation is sent to, or received by, a person to whom the Attorney-General has delegated a power to deal with the request, the request is taken for the purposes of this Act to have been sent to, or received by, the Attorney-General.

Part I—Preliminary
9 Assistance may be provided subject to conditions
Assistance under this Act may be provided to a foreign country subject to such conditions as the Attorney General determines.

10 Request by Australia
(1) A request for international assistance in a criminal matter that Australia is authorised to make under this Act may be made only by the Attorney General.
(2) Subsection (1) does not prevent the Attorney General on behalf of Australia from requesting international assistance in a criminal matter other than assistance of a kind that may be requested under this Act.

Part I—Preliminary
11 Request by foreign country
(1) A request by a foreign country for international assistance in a criminal matter may be made to the Attorney General or a person authorised by the Attorney General, in writing, to receive requests by foreign countries under this Act.
(2) A request must be in writing and must include or be accompanied by the following information:
(a) the name of the authority concerned with the criminal matter to which the request relates;
(b) a description of the nature of the criminal matter and a statement setting out a summary of the relevant facts and laws;
(c) a description of the purpose of the request and of the nature of the assistance being sought;
(d) any information that may assist in giving effect to the request.
However, a failure to comply with this subsection is not a ground for refusing the request.
(3) Where a request by a foreign country is made to a person authorised under subsection (1), the request shall be taken, for the purposes of this Act, to have been made to the Attorney General.
(4) If a foreign country makes a request to a court in Australia for international assistance in a criminal matter:
(a) the court must refer the request to the Attorney General; and
(b) the request is then taken, for the purposes of this Act, to have been made to the Attorney General.