Request for an Examination of the Situation in Accordance with Paragraph 63 of the Court's Judgment of 20 December 1974 in the Nuclear Tests (New Zealand v. France) Case - Application by Australia for

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Communiqué
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for inmndiaterelaame

No.95/23
23August 1995

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onbv Z..u?J~a for Dwlon to lntervene

Today, 23August 1995,the Government of Australia filedan
Application for permissionto intervene inthe proceedings on New
Zealand'sRequest foran Examinationof the Situation in accordance with
Paragraph63 of the Court'1974 Judgment in the case concernNuclear
Tests (New Zealand v. France) (see Press Communiqu95/22of 21
August1995). Australia'sApplication is based on Artic62,paragraphs
1 and2, of the Statute of the Court, which reads as follows:
"1.Should a State consider that it has an interest of a legal
nature which may be affected by the decision in the case, it may
submit a request to the Court tobe permitted to intervene.

2. It shall be for theCourt to decide upon this request."

The Government ofAustralia indicatesin its Application that the
purpose of its interventionis "to enable it to state its viewson
certain of the matters which alreadyform part of Newand's claim, in
order to protect or safeguardAustralia's interests of a legal nature by
ensuring that they are not 'affected'by a decision of the Court without
Australia beingheard". Australia'sproposed interventionalso refers to
New Zealand's Further Requestfor the Indicationof Provisional Measures.