The Turnbull government says justice for victims of flight MH17 will be achieved with the Netherlands vowing to pursue those responsible for downing the plane in 2014.
Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders on Wednesday announced suspects would be prosecuted in the Netherlands, though none have yet been named.
The criminal investigation is still ongoing and it's unknown when the trial will start.
Australia is one of five members of the MH17 Joint Investigation Team investigating the disaster, along with the Netherlands, Belgium, Malaysia and Ukraine.
The decision follows attempts, blocked by Russia in 2015, to set up an international court over the incident which killed all 298 people aboard the Malaysia Airlines flight, including 38 Australians.
In a joint statement, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop said the government had full confidence in the "quality, impartiality and integrity" of the Dutch legal system.
They've urged other states to join in the pursuit of justice and cooperate fully with efforts to achieve accountability.
"While we cannot take away the grief of those who lost their loved ones because of this atrocious act, we are committed to holding the perpetrators to account and achieving justice for all the victims," the statement said.
"The joint investigation team's decision to support a Dutch national prosecution will ensure that results from the investigation are taken into account and that justice for the victims and their families, including the 38 people who called Australia home, is delivered."
Flight MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014.
So far the investigations by the JIT and the Dutch Safety Board determined that the plane was shot down by a Russian BUK missile system that was fired from a field controlled by pro-Russian separatists.
