Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if a Tribunal makes a request to the Attorney - General that:
(a) evidence be taken in Australia; or
(b) documents or other articles in Australia be produced; for the purposes of a proceeding before, or an investigation conducted by, the Tribunal.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), the Attorney - General may comply with the request by authorising, by written notice in the statutory form:
(a) the taking of evidence or production of documents or other articles; and
(b) transmission of evidence, documents or other articles to the Tribunal.
(3) The Attorney - General must not comply with the request if, in his or her opinion:
(a) complying with the request would prejudice Australia's sovereignty, security or national interest; or
(b) there are special circumstances justifying non - compliance.