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.
1. In respect of an investigation under this Statute, a person:
(d) Shall not be subjected to arbitrary arrest or detention, and shall not be deprived of his or her liberty except on such grounds and in accordance with such procedures as are established in this Statute.
2. In imposing a sentence of imprisonment, the Court shall deduct the time, if any, previously spent in detention in accordance with an order of the Court. The Court may deduct any time otherwise spent in detention in connection with conduct underlying the crime.
(c) A person being transported shall be detained in custody during the period of transit;
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.
1. The enforcement of a sentence of imprisonment shall be subject to the supervision of the Court and shall be consistent with widely accepted international treaty standards governing treatment of prisoners.
2. The conditions of imprisonment shall be governed by the law of the State of enforcement and shall be consistent with widely accepted international treaty standards governing treatment of prisoners; in no case shall such conditions be more or less favourable than those available to prisoners convicted of similar offences in the State of enforcement.
3. Communications between a sentenced person and the Court shall be unimpeded and confidential.