'Referral by State' in document 'Austria: Cooperation with the ICC'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

Part 1
General Provisions

6. Referral of a situation to the International Criminal Court
1. The Federal Government shall decide on any referral to the International Criminal Court of a situation within the meaning of Article 14 of the Statute.
2. There shall be no referral of any situation in the cases referred to in paragraph 5(2) above.

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 13
Exercise of jurisdiction
The Court may exercise its jurisdiction with respect to a crime referred to in article 5 in accordance with the provisions of this Statute if:
(a) A situation in which one or more of such crimes appears to have been committed is referred to the Prosecutor by a State Party in accordance with article 14