New Zealand

International Crimes and International Criminal Court Act 2000

PART 3 - GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE

24.
Requests for assistance—

(1)This Part applies to a request by the ICC for assistance that is made under—

(a)Part 9 of the Statute, namely,—

(ii)the identification and whereabouts of persons or the location of items; or

(iii)the taking of evidence, including testimony under oath, and the production of evidence, expert opinions, and reports necessary to the ICC; or

(iv)the questioning of any person being investigated or prosecuted; or

(v)the service of documents, including judicial documents; or

(vi)facilitating the voluntary appearance of persons as witnesses or experts before the ICC; or

(vii)the temporary transfer of prisoners; or

(viii)the examination of places or sites, including the exhumation and examination of grave sites; or

(ix)the execution of searches and seizures; or

(x)the provision of records and documents, including official records and documents; or

(xi)the protection of victims and witnesses and the preservation of evidence; or

(xii)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; or

(xiii)any other type of assistance that is not prohibited by the law of New Zealand, with a view to facilitating the investigation and prosecution of crimes within the jurisdiction of the ICC; or

Keywords

Request for other forms of cooperation



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