(1) This section applies if:
(a) the ICC requests assistance in examining places or sites in Australia ; and
(b) the Attorney - General is satisfied that the request relates to an investigation being conducted by the Prosecutor or a proceeding before the ICC.
(2) The Attorney - General is to execute the request by authorising, in writing, the examination of the places or sites.
(3) If the Attorney - General authorises the examination of a place or site, an appropriate authority is to:
(a) examine the place or site in the way sought in the request; and
(b) make such report on the examination as the authority considers appropriate in the circumstances; and
(c) send the report to the Attorney - General.
(4) An authorisation under this section confers power on a person acting under the authorisation to enter a place or site for the purpose of examining it.