Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) An officer of an Australian court or tribunal to which subsection ( 2) applies may, at the request of a New Zealand court or tribunal :
(a) attend at the place in Australia from which a remote appearance is made in a hearing related to a proceeding before the New Zealand court or tribunal ; and
(b) tak e any action that the New Zealand court or tribunal direc ts to facilitate the proceeding; and
(c) assist with the administering by the New Zealand court or tribunal of an oath or affirmation .
(2) This subsection applies to the following:
(a) the Federal Court;
(b) the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia ( Division 1 );
(c) a State or Territory court prescribed by the regulations;
(d) an Australian tribunal prescribed by the regulations .
(3) Regulations made for the purposes of paragraph ( 2)(c) or (d):
(a) must not prescribe a court or tribunal of a State unless the Governor of that State has requested in writing that the court or tribunal be so prescribed; and
(b) must not prescribe a court or tribunal of the Australian Capital Territory unless the Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory has requested in writing that the court or tribunal be so prescribed; and
(c) must not prescribe a court or tribunal of any other Territory unless the Administrator of the Territory has requested in writing that the court or tribunal be so prescribed.
(4 ) Regulations made for the purposes of paragraph ( 2)(d) must not prescribe a tribunal unless the tribunal is a person or body authorised by or under an Australian law to take evidence on oath or affirmation.