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9B  Privileges and immunities of members of other international tribunals

 (1) The regulations may confer upon:
 (a) a specified international tribunal; and
 (b) the members and officials of a specified international tribunal; and
 (c) experts and other persons engaged on missions by order of a specified international tribunal; and
 (d) the agents, advocates and counsel of parties in cases before a specified international tribunal; and
 (e) witnesses in cases before a specified international tribunal;
such privileges and immunities as are required to give effect to:
 (f) if the instrument by which the international tribunal is established relates to the privileges and immunities at the international tribunal—that instrument; or
 (g) if an agreement to which Australia and one or more other countries are parties relates to the privileges and immunities of the international tribunal—that agreement.

 (2) This section and section 6 do not limit each other.

 (3) In this section:

international tribunal means an international tribunal (however described) that:
 (a) has a judicial or quasi-judicial character; and
 (b) is established by or under an agreement to which Australia and one or more other countries are parties;
but does not include the International Court of Justice established by the Charter of the United Nations.