51Refusal of assistance

#### 51 Refusal of assistance (1) The Attorney‑General must refuse a request for cooperation in circumstances referred to in subsection 142(4) (which relates to third party information that cannot be disclosed). (2) The Attorney‑General may refuse a request for cooperation: (a) in circumstances referred to in Part 8 (which relates to the protection of national security interests); or (b) if there are competing requests from the ICC, and from a foreign country that is not a party to the Statute, relating to the same conduct, and subsection 59(4) applies; or (c) if there are competing requests from the ICC, and from a foreign country, relating to different conduct, and subsection 60(3) applies.