Australia

International Criminal Court Act (2002), No. 41, 2002

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:
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the identification and whereabouts of a person or the location of items;

the taking of evidence, including testimony on oath, and the production of evidence, including expert
opinions and reports necessary to the ICC;

the questioning of any person being investigated or prosecuted;

the service of documents, including judicial documents;

facilitating the voluntary appearance of persons (other than prisoners) before the ICC;

the temporary transfer of prisoners to the ICC;

the examination of places or sites;

the execution of searches and seizures;

the provision of records and documents, including official records and documents;

the protection of victims or witnesses or the preservation of evidence;

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

(b) any other type of assistance that is not prohibited by Australian law, with a view to facilitating the investigation and prosecution of crimes within the jurisdiction of the ICC and the enforcement of orders of the ICC made after convictions for such crimes .

Keywords

Other forms of cooperation
Request for other forms of cooperation



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