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(1) The Attorney General may postpone the execution of a request for surrender of a person for a crime within the jurisdiction of the ICC at any time before the person is surrendered if, and only if:

(b) the request would interfere with an ongoing investigation or prosecution in Australia involving different conduct from the conduct that constituted the crime, as provided in section 34; or

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(4) If the ICC determines that the case is admissible and there is no other ground for refusing or postponing the request, the request must continue to be dealt with under this Part.

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(1) The Attorney General may postpone the execution of a request for cooperation if, and only if:

(a) the execution of the request would interfere with an ongoing investigation or prosecution in Australia involving different conduct from the conduct to which the request relates, and section 54 applies; or

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(1) If the immediate execution of a request for cooperation would interfere with an ongoing investigation or prosecution in Australia involving different conduct from the conduct to which the request relates, the Attorney General may postpone the execution of the request for a period agreed between the Attorney General and the ICC.

(2) Despite subsection 52(3), the period of postponement may be no longer than is reasonably necessary to complete the investigation or prosecution.

(3) Before making a decision to postpone the execution of a request, the Attorney General must consider whether the assistance could be provided immediately subject to conditions.

(4) If the Attorney General decides to postpone the execution of a request and the ICC requests assistance in the preservation of evidence under paragraph 1(j) of article 93 of the Statute, the Attorney General must deal with the request in accordance with this Part.

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(1) The Attorney-General may postpone the execution of a request for surrender of a person for a crime within the jurisdiction of the ICC at any time before the person is surrendered if, and only if:

the request would interfere with an ongoing investigation or prosecution in Australia involving different conduct from the conduct that constituted the crime, as provided in section 34; or

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(1) This section applies if a request for surrender of a person is made that would interfere with an ongoing investigation or prosecution in Australia involving different conduct from the conduct constituting the crime within the jurisdiction of the ICC to which the request relates.

(2) The Attorney-General may, after consultation with the ICC:

proceed with the execution of the request despite the Australian investigation or prosecution; or

postpone the execution of the request until the Australian investigation or prosecution has been finally disposed of.

(3) Nothing in this section limits or affects section 30 (which allows the Attorney-General to issue a surrender warrant that comes into effect at a later date if a person is serving a sentence for a different offence against Australian law).

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(1) This section applies if:

(a) a request for surrender of a person is made; and

(b) the request relates to conduct that would constitute an offence under Australian law; and

(c) either:

the conduct is being investigated or prosecuted in Australia;

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(1)The Attorney-General may postpone the execution of a request for cooperation if, and only if:
the execution of the request would interfere with an ongoing investigation or prosecution in Australia involving different conduct from the conduct to which the request relates, and section 54 applies; or

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54 Postponement where ongoing Australian investigation or prosecution would be interfered with
If the immediate execution of a request for cooperation would interfere with an ongoing investigation or prosecution in Australia involving different conduct from the conduct to which the request relates, the Attorney-General may postpone the execution of the request for a period agreed between the Attorney-General and the ICC.

Despite subsection 52(3), the period of postponement may be no longer than is reasonably necessary to complete the investigation or prosecution.

Before making a decision to postpone the execution of a request, the Attorney-General must consider whether the assistance could be provided immediately subject to conditions.

If the Attorney-General decides to postpone the execution of a request and the ICC requests assistance in the preservation of evidence under paragraph 1(j) of article 93 of the Statute, the Attorney-General must deal with the request in accordance with this Part.

Article 94
Postponement of execution of a request in respect of ongoing investigation or prosecution
1. If the immediate execution of a request would interfere with an ongoing investigation or prosecution of a case different from that to which the request relates, the requested State may postpone the execution of the request for a period of time agreed upon with the Court. However, the postponement shall be no longer than is necessary to complete the relevant investigation or prosecution in the requested State. Before making a decision to postpone, the requested State should consider whether the assistance may be immediately provided subject to certain conditions.
2. If a decision to postpone is taken pursuant to paragraph 1, the Prosecutor may, however, seek measures to preserve evidence, pursuant to article 93, paragraph 1 (j).