New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
Reprint as at 29 November 2010
| Public Act | 1995 No 27 |
| Date of assent | 9 June 1995 |
| Commencement | 9 June 1995 |
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Justice.
Part 1
Request by a Tribunal for assistance
4 Tribunal may request assistance
Part 2
Arrest and surrender of person to a Tribunal
10 Release from remand at direction of Attorney-General
11 Application for search warrant
12 Surrender determination by Attorney-General
13 Release from remand on refusal to surrender person
15 Persons imprisoned under New Zealand law
16 Detention following surrender warrant
17 Content of surrender warrant
19 Effect of surrender on prisoner's sentence
20 Expiry of New Zealand sentences while under Tribunal detention
Part 3
Other forms of assistance to a Tribunal
21 Attorney-General may authorise taking of evidence
23 Producing documents or other articles
26 Compellability of persons to attend
27 Tribunal immunity certificates
28 Powers of Judge may be exercised by Registrar
29 Attorney-General may authorise application for search warrant
Giving evidence at hearings, or assisting in investigations, in foreign countries
30 Person other than offender giving evidence or assisting
31 Offender giving evidence or assisting
32 Effect of removal to foreign country on prisoner's sentence
33 Undertakings relating to persons giving evidence or assisting
Assistance in serving documents
Part 4
Sittings of a Tribunal in New Zealand
36 Tribunal sittings in New Zealand
37 Tribunal's powers while sitting in New Zealand
38 Tribunal may administer oaths in New Zealand
39 Orders made by Tribunal not subject to review
Part 5
Forfeiture of proceeds of Tribunal offences
41 Requests for enforcement of forfeiture orders
43 Effect of registration of order
44 Registered forfeiture orders
45 Third parties may apply for relief
46 Court may grant relief to third party
47 Cancellation of registration of forfeiture order
Part 6
Search, seizure, and powers of arrest
49 Form and content of search warrant
50 Powers conferred by warrant
51 Person executing warrant to produce evidence of authority
52 Notice to owner or occupier of execution of warrant
53 Certificate to Tribunal of execution of warrant
54 Power to enter premises to arrest person
56 Act not to limit other provision of assistance
57 Attorney-General may decline to comply with request in certain cases
58 Certificates given by Attorney-General
59 Notification of response to Tribunal request
61 Additional tribunals to be added by Order in Council
62 Amendment to Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities Act 1968
An Act to provide for New Zealand to assist—
(a) the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991; and
(b) the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan citizens responsible for genocide and other such violations committed in the territory of neighbouring States, between 1 January 1994 and 31 December 1994; and
(c) other ad hoc tribunals that may be established by the Security Council of the United Nations under chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations for the prosecution of violations of international humanitarian law—
in the performance of their functions
