New Zealand

International Crimes and International Criminal Court Act 2000

PART 5 - DOMESTIC PROCEDURES FOR OTHER TYPES OF CO-OPERATION

Taking evidence and producing documents

82.
Assistance in gathering evidence—

(1)This section applies if the ICC requests, under any of articles 19(8), 56, 64, or 93(1)(b) of the Statute, that—

(a)evidence be taken in New Zealand; or

(b)documents or other articles in New Zealand be produced.

(2)The Attorney-General may give authority for the request to proceed if the Attorney-General is satisfied that—

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

(b)there are reasonable grounds for believing that the evidence can be taken or, as the case may be, the documents or other articles can be produced in New Zealand.

Keywords

Taking of evidence - authority - ICC proceedings
Production of evidence - authority - ICC proceedings



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