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International War Crimes Tribunals Act 1995
3The objects of this Act
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#### 3 The objects of this Act
The objects of this Act are to enable the Commonwealth to co‑operate with a Tribunal in the investigation and prosecution of persons accused of committing Tribunal offences, and, in particular:
(a) to enable the Tribunal to make requests for assistance (see Part 2); and
(b) to provide for persons accused of Tribunal offences to be surrendered to the Tribunal (see Part 3); and
(c) to provide the Tribunal with other forms of assistance in the investigation and prosecution of Tribunal offences (see Part 4); and
(d) to enable the Tribunal to sit in Australia (see Part 5); and
(e) to enable forfeiture orders of the Tribunal to be enforced (see Part 6).