Part 14—Miscellaneous


184 Cost of execution of requests

The Commonwealth is liable to pay any costs incurred in connection with dealing with a request for cooperation other than costs that, under article 100 of the Statute, are to be borne by the ICC.

An Act to facilitate compliance by Australia with obligations under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, and for related purposes

Part 14—Miscellaneous

184 Cost of execution of requests

The Commonwealth is liable to pay any costs incurred in connection with dealing with a request for cooperation other than costs that, under article 100 of the Statute, are to be borne by the ICC.

Article 100
Costs
1. The ordinary costs for execution of requests in the territory of the requested State shall be borne by that State, except for the following, which shall be borne by the Court:
(a) Costs associated with the travel and security of witnesses and experts or the transfer under article 93 of persons in custody;
(b) Costs of translation, interpretation and transcription;
(c) Travel and subsistence costs of the judges, the Prosecutor, the Deputy Prosecutors, the Registrar, the Deputy Registrar and staff of any organ of the Court;
(d) Costs of any expert opinion or report requested by the Court;
(e) Costs associated with the transport of a person being surrendered to the Court by a custodial State; and
(f) Following consultations, any extraordinary costs that may result from the execution of a request.
2. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall, as appropriate, apply to requests from States Parties to the Court. In that case, the Court shall bear the ordinary costs of execution.