International Relations Publications

On 21 November 2011, Australia received a formal Notice of Arbitration from Philip Morris Asia.

Government response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs’ report: Reviewing Troubled Waters: Consideration of the Government response to the 2012 inquiry into arrangements surrounding crimes at sea

Use this form if you are applying for transfer to Australia from another country and you are serving the suspended part of a sentence.

Use this form if you are applying for transfer to Australia from another country and you are not on parole or serving a suspended part of a sentence.

Use this form if you are applying for transfer from Australia to another country and you are on parole.

Use this form if you are applying for transfer from Australia to another country and you are serving the suspended part of a sentence.

Use this form if you are applying for transfer to Australia from another country and you are on parole.

Use this form if you are applying for transfer from Australia to another country and you are not on parole or serving a suspended part of a sentence.

This forensic model provisions paper was prepared by the Australian Attorney-General’s Department at the request of the Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police Pacific Forensic Working Group.

On 24 November 2014 the Government tabled its response.

This forensic legislation review paper was prepared by the Australian Attorney-General’s Department at the request of the Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police Pacific Forensic Working Group.

This document provides a summary of certain provisions of the Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act 2010 (the Act). This document is for information only. It should not be relied on as an accurate statement of the law. We recommend that you read the Act in its entirety and seek legal advice where appropriate.

From 11 October 2013 you can ask the court for permission to require someone in New Zealand to give evidence in criminal proceedings before an Australian court (you can already do this in civil proceedings).

From 11 October 2013, there is a streamlined process for registering and enforcing civil court judgments across the Tasman.

From 11 October 2013, you can start civil court proceedings in Australia without having to get a court’s permission to serve the documents on a person located in New Zealand

If a court case has been filed against you in New Zealand, you can apply to the New Zealand court to have the case ‘stayed’ (suspended) if you believe it would be more appropriate to have the case heard in Australia.

From 11 October 2013, if you are involved in a New Zealand court case you and your lawyer can ask the New Zealand court for permission to appear before it remotely from Australia. A remote appearance can be by an audio or audio visual link.

At the Premiers Conference on 29 June 1979, the Commonwealth and the States completed an agreement of great importance for the settlement of contentious and complex offshore constitutional issues

Australia has completed a privacy impact assessment on the six month trial to exchange criminal history information with New Zealand for employment purposes.