Attorney‑General may authorise taking of evidence etc
26 Attorney‑General may authorise taking of evidence etc
This section applies if a Tribunal makes a request to the Attorney‑General that:
evidence be taken in Australia; or
documents or other articles in Australia be produced; for the purposes of a proceeding before, or an investigation conducted by, the Tribunal.
Subject to subsection (3), the Attorney‑General may comply with the request by authorising, by written notice in the statutory form:
the taking of evidence or production of documents or other articles; and
transmission of evidence, documents or other articles to the Tribunal.
The Attorney‑General must not comply with the request if, in his or her opinion:
complying with the request would prejudice Australia’s sovereignty, security or national interest; or
there are special circumstances justifying non‑compliance.
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