Contents

Part 1--Preliminary                                                                                                              1

1............ Short title [see Note 1]........................................................................ 1

2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1

3............ Principal object of Act......................................................................... 2

4............ Definitions.......................................................................................... 2

5............ Act to bind Crown............................................................................ 10

6............ External Territories............................................................................ 10

Part 2--General provisions relating to requests by the ICC for cooperation        11

7............ What constitutes a request for cooperation........................................ 11

8............ How requests for cooperation are to be made................................... 12

9............ Urgent requests for cooperation and requests for provisional arrest. 12

10.......... Execution of requests........................................................................ 12

11.......... Consultations with ICC..................................................................... 13

12.......... Request that may raise problems relating to Australia's international obligations to a foreign country     13

13.......... Confidentiality of request.................................................................. 14

14.......... Response to be sent to ICC............................................................... 14

15.......... Attorney-General must take into account ICC's ability to refer matter to Assembly of States Parties or Security Council.......................................................................................................... 15

Part 3--Requests by the ICC for arrest and surrender of persons       16

Division 1--Preliminary                                                                                             16

16.......... Application of Part............................................................................ 16

Division 2--Documentation to accompany request                                     17

17.......... Documentation for request for arrest and surrender of person for whom warrant of arrest has been issued            17

18.......... Documentation for request for arrest and surrender of person already convicted     17

19.......... Documentation for request for provisional arrest.............................. 17

Division 3--Arrest of persons                                                                                 19

20.......... Arrest following request for arrest and surrender............................. 19

21.......... Arrest following request for provisional arrest................................. 19

22.......... Certificate by Attorney-General........................................................ 20

23.......... Remand............................................................................................. 20

24.......... Procedure following application for bail........................................... 21

25.......... Release from remand on the Attorney-General's direction................ 21

26.......... Release from remand after certain periods......................................... 22

27.......... Application for search warrants........................................................ 23

Division 4--Surrender of persons                                                                         24

28.......... Surrender warrants............................................................................ 24

29.......... Certificate by Attorney-General........................................................ 24

30.......... Surrender warrant may take effect at later date.................................. 24

31.......... Refusal of surrender.......................................................................... 24

32.......... Postponement of execution of request for surrender......................... 25

33.......... Previous proceedings against person sought..................................... 26

34.......... Ongoing Australian investigation or prosecution involving different conduct          26

35.......... Person being investigated or prosecuted in Australia for same conduct 27

36.......... Challenges to admissibility in other cases......................................... 28

37.......... Request from ICC and a foreign country relating to same conduct... 28

38.......... Procedure where competing request relating to same conduct from a foreign country that is a party to the Statute  28

39.......... Procedure where competing request relating to same conduct from a foreign country that is not a party to the Statute.......................................................................................................... 29

40.......... Request from ICC and foreign country relating to different conduct. 30

41.......... Notification of decision on extradition to foreign country................. 31

42.......... Detention following surrender warrants............................................ 31

43.......... Content of surrender warrants........................................................... 31

44.......... Execution of surrender warrants....................................................... 32

45.......... Release from remand......................................................................... 32

46.......... Effect of surrender to ICC on person's terms of
imprisonment.................................................................................... 32

47.......... Expiry of Australian sentences while under ICC detention............... 33

48.......... Waiver of rule of speciality............................................................... 33

Part 4--Other requests by ICC                                                                                    34

Division 1--Preliminary                                                                                             34

49.......... Application of Part............................................................................ 34

Division 2--Documentation to accompany request                                     35

50.......... Documentation for request................................................................ 35

Division 3--Restrictions on provision of assistance                                    36

51.......... Refusal of assistance......................................................................... 36

52.......... Postponement of execution of request............................................... 36

53.......... Procedure if assistance precluded under Australian law.................... 37

54.......... Postponement where ongoing Australian investigation or prosecution would be interfered with             37

55.......... Postponement where admissibility challenge.................................... 38

56.......... Competing requests........................................................................... 38

57.......... Request from ICC and a foreign country relating to same conduct... 39

58.......... Procedure where competing request relating to same conduct from a foreign country that is a party to the Statute  39

59.......... Procedure where competing request relating to same conduct from a foreign country that is not a party to the Statute.......................................................................................................... 40

60.......... Request from ICC and foreign country relating to different conduct. 40

61.......... Notification to ICC of decision refusing request by foreign country. 41

62.......... Requests involving competing international obligations.................... 41

Division 4--Identifying or locating persons or things                               42

63.......... Assistance in identifying or locating persons or things..................... 42

Division 5--Taking evidence or producing documents or articles      43

64.......... Attorney-General may authorise taking of evidence or the production of documents or articles              43

65.......... Taking of evidence............................................................................ 43

66.......... Producing documents or other articles.............................................. 44

67.......... Legal representation.......................................................................... 44

68.......... Form of certificates........................................................................... 45

69.......... Compellability of persons to attend etc.............................................. 45

Division 6--Questioning of person being investigated or prosecuted 47

70.......... Assistance in questioning persons.................................................... 47

71.......... Procedure where person questioned.................................................. 47

Division 7--Service of documents                                                                         49

72.......... Assistance in arranging service of documents................................... 49

Division 8--Facilitating the voluntary appearance of persons (other than prisoners) as witnesses or experts before the ICC                                                                     51

73.......... Persons (other than prisoners) assisting investigation or giving evidence                51

Division 9--Temporary transfer of prisoners to the ICC                       52

74.......... Prisoners assisting investigation or giving evidence......................... 52

75.......... Effect of removal to foreign country on prisoners' terms of imprisonment              53

Division 10--Examination of places or sites                                                   55

76.......... Assistance in examining places or sites............................................. 55

Division 11--Search and seizure                                                                           56

77.......... Attorney-General may authorise applications for search warrants.... 56

78.......... Applications for search warrants....................................................... 56

Division 12--Provision of records or documents                                         58

79.......... Facilitating the provision of records or documents............................ 58

Division 13--Protecting victims and witnesses and preserving evidence              59

80.......... Protecting victims and witnesses and preserving evidence................ 59

Division 14--Identification, tracing, and freezing or seizure, of proceeds of crimes within the jurisdiction of the ICC                                                                                                60

Subdivision A--Preliminary                                                                                  60

81.......... Application of Division..................................................................... 60

Subdivision B--Restraining orders                                                                      60

82.......... Applying for and making restraining orders..................................... 60

83.......... Excluding property from restraining orders...................................... 61

84.......... When restraining order ceases to be in force..................................... 61

Subdivision C--Production orders relating to crimes within the jurisdiction of the ICC             62

85.......... Requests for production orders......................................................... 62

86.......... Applying for and making production orders..................................... 63

87.......... Retaining produced documents......................................................... 63

Subdivision D--Notices to financial institutions                                               64

88.......... Giving notices to financial institutions.............................................. 64

89.......... Contents of notices to financial institutions....................................... 65

90.......... Protection from suits etc. for those complying with notices.............. 65

91.......... Making false statements in applications............................................ 66

92.......... Disclosing existence or nature of notice............................................ 66

93.......... Failing to comply with a notice......................................................... 66

Subdivision E--Monitoring orders relating to crimes within the jurisdiction of the ICC            67

94.......... Requests for monitoring orders......................................................... 67

95.......... Applying for and making monitoring orders..................................... 67

96.......... Passing on information given under monitoring orders.................... 68

Subdivision F--Search warrants relating to proceeds of crime and property-tracking documents          68

97.......... Requests for search warrants............................................................ 68

98.......... Applying for and issuing search warrants......................................... 69

99.......... Seizure of other property and documents.......................................... 69

100........ Return of seized property to third parties.......................................... 70

101........ Dealing with seized property (other than property-tracking documents)  70

102........ Dealing with seized property-tracking documents............................. 72

Division 15--Other types of assistance                                                              73

103........ Other types of assistance................................................................... 73

Division 16--Miscellaneous                                                                                      74

104........ Effect of authorisation to execute request.......................................... 74

105........ Request may relate to assistance sought by defence.......................... 74

106........ Prosecutor may execute request........................................................ 74

Part 5--Investigations or sittings of the ICC in Australia                           75

107........ Prosecutor may conduct investigations in Australia.......................... 75

108........ ICC sittings in Australia.................................................................... 75

109........ ICC's powers while sitting in Australia............................................ 75

110........ ICC may require witnesses at sittings in Australia to give undertakings as to truthfulness of their evidence           75

Part 6--Search, seizure and powers of arrest                                                     76

Division 1--Search warrants                                                                                  76

111........ When search warrants can be issued................................................. 76

112........ Content of warrants........................................................................... 77

113........ The things authorised by a search warrant in relation to premises..... 79

114........ The things authorised by a search warrant in relation to a person..... 80

115........ Restrictions on personal searches...................................................... 81

116........ Warrants may be issued by telephone etc.......................................... 81

117........ Formalities relating to warrants issued by telephone etc.................... 81

Division 2--Provisions relating to execution of search warrants       83

118........ Availability of assistance and use of force in executing a warrant..... 83

119........ Copy of warrant to be shown to occupier etc.................................... 83

120........ Specific powers available to officers executing warrants.................. 84

121........ Use of equipment to examine or process things................................ 84

122........ Use of electronic equipment at premises........................................... 85

123........ Compensation for damage to electronic equipment........................... 87

124........ Copies of seized things to be provided.............................................. 87

125........ Occupier entitled to be present during search.................................... 88

126........ Receipts for things seized under warrant........................................... 88

Division 3--Stopping and searching conveyances                                       89

127........ Searches without warrant in emergency situations............................ 89

128........ How a police officer exercises a power to search without warrant.... 89

Division 4--Arrest and related matters                                                            91

129........ Power to enter premises to arrest person........................................... 91

130........ Use of force in making arrest............................................................ 91

131........ Persons to be informed of grounds of arrest..................................... 92

132........ Power to conduct a frisk search of an arrested person...................... 92

133........ Power to conduct an ordinary search of an arrested person.............. 93

134........ Power to conduct search of arrested person's premises.................... 93

135........ Power to conduct an ordinary search or strip search......................... 93

136........ Rules for conduct of strip search....................................................... 94

Division 5--General                                                                                                     97

137........ Conduct of ordinary searches and frisk searches.............................. 97

138........ Announcement before entry.............................................................. 97

139........ Offences relating to telephone warrants............................................ 97

140........ Retention of things seized................................................................. 98

141........ Magistrate may permit a thing to be retained..................................... 98

Part 7--Information provided in confidence by third party                   100

142........ Disclosure of information provided in confidence by third party.... 100

143........ Request for Australia's consent to disclosure................................. 100

Part 8--Protection of Australia's national security interests                   101

144........ How national security issues are to be dealt with............................ 101

145........ Request for cooperation involving national security........................ 101

146........ Request to disclose information or documents involving national security               101

147........ Other situations involving national security.................................... 102

148........ Consultation with ICC required...................................................... 102

149........ Procedure where no resolution........................................................ 102

Part 9--Transportation of persons in custody through Australia        104

150........ Transportation of persons in custody through Australia................. 104

Part 10--Enforcement in Australia of reparation orders made and fines imposed by ICC        106

151........ Assistance with enforcement of orders for reparation to victims..... 106

152........ Assistance with enforcement of orders imposing fines................... 106

153........ Registration of order....................................................................... 107

154........ Effect of order................................................................................. 107

Part 11--Forfeiture of proceeds of international crimes                            108

155........ Requests for enforcement of forfeiture orders................................. 108

156........ Registration of order....................................................................... 108

157........ Effect of order................................................................................. 109

158........ Effect on third parties of registration of forfeiture order.................. 110

159........ Forfeiture may be treated as pecuniary penalty order...................... 111

Part 12--Enforcement in Australia of sentences imposed by ICC      113

Division 1--Preliminary                                                                                           113

160........ Australia may agree to act as State of enforcement.......................... 113

161........ Withdrawal of agreement to act as State of enforcement................. 114

162........ Designation of Australia as place for service of sentence................ 114

163........ Governmental consent to acceptance of designation........................ 114

164........ Acceptance of designation............................................................... 115

Division 2--Transfer to Australia of ICC prisoners                                116

165........ Issue of warrant for transfer to Australia........................................ 116

166........ Warrants for transfer to Australia.................................................... 116

167........ Cancellation of warrant................................................................... 117

Division 3--Enforcement of sentences                                                             119

168........ Sentence enforcement in Australia.................................................. 119

169........ Duration and nature of enforced sentence....................................... 119

170........ Directions about enforcement of sentence....................................... 119

171........ No appeal or review of sentence of imprisonment imposed by ICC or of sentence enforcement decisions of Attorney-General............................................................................ 120

172........ ICC prisoner transferred to Australia to be regarded as a federal prisoner               120

173........ Other matters relating to ICC prisoners........................................... 121

174........ Pardon, amnesty or commutation of sentences of imprisonment imposed on ICC prisoners transferred to Australia........................................................................................................ 122

175........ ICC prisoner may apply to be transferred from Australia to a foreign country         122

176........ How ICC prisoner is to be transferred............................................ 123

177........ Special rules in certain cases........................................................... 123

178........ Extradition of escaped ICC prisoner............................................... 124

Part 13--Requests by Australia to ICC                                                                125

179........ Application of Part.......................................................................... 125

180........ Request by Attorney-General.......................................................... 125

Part 14--Miscellaneous                                                                                                   126

181........ Attorney-General's decisions in relation to certificates to be final... 126

182........ Arrest of persons escaping from custody or contravening conditions of recognisances           127

183........ Aiding persons to escape etc........................................................... 127

184........ Cost of execution of requests.......................................................... 127

185........ Legal assistance............................................................................... 127

186........ Arrangements with States............................................................... 128

187........ Delegation....................................................................................... 129

188........ Regulations..................................................................................... 129

189........ Annual report.................................................................................. 129

Schedule 1--Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court          130

Notes                                                                                                                                            237

  

Notes to the International Criminal Court Act 2002

Note 1

The International Criminal Court Act 2002 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 41, 2002 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

For all relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
International Criminal Court Act 2002	41, 2002	27 June 2002	Ss. 7-189: 26 Sept 2002 (see Gazette 2002, No. GN38) Remainder: 28 June 2002
Territories Law Reform Act 2010	139, 2010	10 Dec 2010	Schedule 1 (items 69-71): 11 Dec 2010	--
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Identity Crimes and Other Measures) Act 2011	3, 2011	2 Mar 2011	Schedule 2 (item 23): 3 Mar 2011	--
Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Amendment (Registration of Foreign Proceeds of Crime Orders) Act 2011	83, 2011	25 July 2011	Schedule 1 (items 1, 2, 8, 9): Royal Assent	Sch. 1 (items 8, 9)
Crimes Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2011	174, 2011	5 Dec 2011	Schedule 2 (items 198-209): 1 Jan 2012	Sch. 2 (item 209)

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted     am. = amended     rep. = repealed     rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Part 1
S. 4......................................	am. No. 139, 2010; No. 174, 2011
Part 4
Division 14
Subdivision B
S. 82....................................	am. No. 174, 2011
Part 11
S. 155..................................	am. No. 174, 2011
S. 156..................................	am. Nos. 83 and 174, 2011
Ss. 157, 158........................	am. No. 174, 2011
Part 14
S. 183..................................	rs. No. 3, 2011

Table A

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Amendment (Registration of Foreign Proceeds of Crime Orders) Act 2011 (No. 83, 2011)

Schedule 1

8  Application of amendments made by this Schedule

The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to an application for registration of a foreign order considered by a court on or after the day on which this item commences, whether the request for registration was made before, on or after that day.

9  Registration of foreign orders before commencement unaffected

The amendments made by this Schedule do not affect the validity of the registration of a foreign order by a court before the day on which this item commences.

Crimes Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2011 (No. 174, 2011)

Schedule 2

209  Application of amendments--the International Criminal Court Act 2002

(1)       The amendments of the International Criminal Court Act 2002 made by items 198 to 208 of this Schedule apply as set out in this item.

(2)       The amendments apply in relation to requests by the ICC (within the meaning of that Act) to the Attorney-General under that Act made before, at or after the commencement of those items.

(3)       The amendments apply under subitem (2) of this item regardless of whether the conduct giving rise to those requests occurred, or is suspected to have occurred, before, at or after the commencement of those items.