Part 2—General provisions relating to requests by the ICC for cooperation

7 What constitutes a request for cooperation

(1) A request for cooperation is a request made by the ICC to Australia, in respect of an investigation or prosecution that the Prosecutor is conducting or proposing to conduct, for:

(a) assistance in connection with any one or more of the following:

(xii) the identification, tracing, and freezing or seizure, of the proceeds of crimes within the jurisdiction of the ICC for the purpose of eventual forfeiture, without prejudice to the rights of bona fide third parties; and

Part 4—Other requests by ICC

Division 14—Identification, tracing, and freezing or seizure, of proceeds of crimes within the jurisdiction of the ICC

Subdivision C—Production orders relating to crimes within the jurisdiction of the ICC


85 Requests for production orders

(1) If:
(a) the request from the ICC referred to in section 81 involves the issue of a production order requiring that a property tracking document be produced or made available for inspection in accordance with Australian law; and
(b) the Attorney General is satisfied that:
(i) the request relates to an investigation being conducted by the Prosecutor or a proceeding before the ICC; and
(ii) there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that a property tracking document in relation to the crime is located in Australia;
the Attorney General may authorise an authorised officer of an enforcement agency to apply to a magistrate of a specified State or Territory for a production order under the Proceeds of Crime Act in respect of the crime for the purpose of obtaining possession of the property tracking document.

Part 4—Other requests by ICC

Division 14—Identification, tracing, and freezing or seizure, of proceeds of crimes within the jurisdiction of the ICC

Subdivision E—Monitoring orders relating to crimes within the jurisdiction of the ICC


94 Requests for monitoring orders

(1) If:
(a) the request from the ICC referred to in section 81 involves the issue of an order directing a financial institution to give information about transactions conducted through an account with the financial institution in Australia; and
(b) the Attorney General is satisfied that:
(i) the request relates to an investigation being conducted by the Prosecutor or a proceeding before the ICC; and
(ii) information about transactions conducted through the account with the financial institution in Australia is reasonably suspected of being relevant to the investigation or proceedings;
the Attorney General may authorise an authorised officer of an enforcement agency to apply to a judge of a specified court for a monitoring order under the Proceeds of Crime Act in respect of the crime within the jurisdiction of the ICC for the purpose of obtaining the information requested 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 2—General provisions relating to requests by the ICC for cooperation

7 What constitutes a request for cooperation

(1) A request for cooperation is a request made by the ICC to Australia, in respect of an investigation or prosecution that the Prosecutor is conducting or proposing to conduct, for:

(a) assistance in connection with any one or more of the following:
...
the identification, tracing, and freezing or seizure, of the proceeds of crimes within the jurisdiction of the ICC for the purpose of eventual forfeiture, without prejudice to the rights of bona fide third parties; and

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

Part 4 Other requests by ICC

Division 14—Identification, tracing, and freezing or seizure, of proceeds of crimes within the jurisdiction of the ICC

Subdivision C—Production orders relating to crimes within the jurisdiction of the ICC

85 Requests for production orders

(1) If:

(a) the request from the ICC referred to in section 81 involves the issue of a production order requiring that a property-tracking document be produced or made available for inspection in accordance with Australian law; and

(b) the Attorney-General is satisfied that:

the request relates to an investigation being conducted by the Prosecutor or a proceeding before the ICC; and

there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that a property-tracking document in relation to the crime is located in Australia;

the Attorney-General may authorise an authorised officer of an enforcement agency to apply to a magistrate of a specified State or Territory for a production order under the Proceeds of Crime Act in respect of the crime for the purpose of obtaining possession of the property-tracking document.

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

Part 4 Other requests by ICC

Division 14—Identification, tracing, and freezing or seizure, of proceeds of crimes within the jurisdiction of the ICC

Subdivision E—Monitoring orders relating to crimes within the jurisdiction of the ICC


94 Requests for monitoring orders

(1) If:

the request from the ICC referred to in section 81 involves the issue of an order directing a financial institution to give information about transactions conducted through an account with the financial institution in Australia; and

the Attorney-General is satisfied that:

the request relates to an investigation being conducted by the Prosecutor or a proceeding before the ICC; and

information about transactions conducted through the account with the financial institution in Australia is reasonably suspected of being relevant to the investigation or proceedings;

the Attorney-General may authorise an authorised officer of an enforcement agency to apply to a judge of a specified court for a monitoring order under the Proceeds of Crime Act in respect of the crime within the jurisdiction of the ICC for the purpose of obtaining the information requested by the ICC.

Article 93
Other forms of cooperation
1. States Parties shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Part and under procedures of national law, comply with requests by the Court to provide the following assistance in relation to investigations or prosecutions:
(k) The identification, tracing and freezing or seizure of proceeds, property and assets and instrumentalities of crimes for the purpose of eventual forfeiture, without prejudice to the rights of bona fide third parties