Form 5—Warrant for provisional arrest
Commonwealth of Australia
International Criminal Court Act 2002
Warrant for provisional arrest under subsection 21(2)
To all police officers within the meaning of the International Criminal Court Act 2002 (the Act):
Because:
(a) the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Australia has given a notice under subsection 21(1) of the Act stating that a request has been received from the International Criminal Court for the provisional arrest of [insert name of person]; and
(b) an application has been made on behalf of the International Criminal Court under subsection 21(2) of the Act for issue of a warrant according to the notice;
I, [insert name and designation of magistrate], under subsection 21(2) of the Act, authorise you to arrest [insert name of person] and to bring [him/her*], as soon as practicable, before a magistrate in the State or Territory in which [he/she*] is arrested to be dealt with according to law.
Form 6—Application for provisional arrest warrant
Commonwealth of Australia
International Criminal Court Act 2002
Application under subsection 21(2) for provisional arrest warrant
To a magistrate:
I, [insert name of applicant and the capacity in which application is made], apply under subsection 21(2) of the International Criminal Court Act 2002 (the Act) on behalf of the International Criminal Court for issue of a warrant, according to a notice under subsection 21(1) of the Act, for the provisional arrest of [insert name of person].
1. In urgent cases, the Court may request the provisional arrest of the person sought, pending presentation of the request for surrender and the documents supporting the request as specified in article 91.
2. The request for provisional arrest shall be made by any medium capable of delivering a written record and shall contain:
(a) Information describing the person sought, sufficient to identify the person, and information as to that person's probable location;
(b) A concise statement of the crimes for which the person's arrest is sought and of the facts which are alleged to constitute those crimes, including, where possible, the date and location of the crime;
(c) A statement of the existence of a warrant of arrest or a judgement of conviction against the person sought; and
(d) A statement that a request for surrender of the person sought will follow.
3. A person who is provisionally arrested may be released from custody if the requested State has not received the request for surrender and the documents supporting the request as specified in article 91 within the time limits specified in the Rules of Procedure and Evidence. However, the person may consent to surrender before the expiration of this period if permitted by the law of the requested State. In such a case, the requested State shall proceed to surrender the person to the Court as soon as possible.
4. The fact that the person sought has been released from custody pursuant to paragraph 3 shall not prejudice the subsequent arrest and surrender of that person if the request for surrender and the documents supporting the request are delivered at a later date.