Competing request - case inadmissible - notification of decision

New Zealand

International Crimes and International Criminal Court Act 2000

PART 4 - ARREST AND SURRENDER OF PERSON TO ICC

Restrictions on surrender

61.
Request from ICC and other State relating to same conduct—

If a request for surrender of a person is received from the ICC and 1 or more States also request the extradition of the person for the same conduct that forms the basis of the crime for which the ICC seeks the person's surrender, the Minister—

(b)must determine, in accordance with section 62 or section 63, but despite section 99 of the Extradition Act 1999, whether the person is to be surrendered to the ICC or to the requesting State.

PART 4 - ARREST AND SURRENDER OF PERSON TO ICC

Restrictions on surrender

65.
Notification of decision on extradition to requesting State—

(1)If, following notification under article 90 of the Statute, the ICC has determined that a case is inadmissible and the Minister subsequently refuses extradition of the person to the requesting State under the Extradition Act 1999, the Minister must notify the ICC of this decision.

(2)The obligation in this section is in addition to the requirement in section 30 for the Minister to respond formally to the request from the ICC.

Cf Statute, article 90(8)

Rome Statute

Article 90 Competing requests

Where pursuant to a notification under this article, the Court has determined a case to be inadmissible, and subsequently extradition to the requesting State is refused, the requested State shall notify the Court of this decision.