PART 4 - ARREST AND SURRENDER OF PERSON TO ICC
Provisional arrest in urgent cases
38.Procedure where provisional arrest warrant issued—
(1) If a person has been arrested on a provisional arrest warrant issued under section 36, the following provisions apply:
(c) the District Court must set a date by which the notice is to be transmitted to it, which must be a reasonable time having regard to—
(i) any provision in the Rules that prescribes the maximum period for transmission by the ICC of the request and supporting documents to the requested State:
(ii) if there is no such provision, the time it is likely to take for the ICC to prepare and transmit the request and supporting documents to New Zealand:
(iii) the time it is likely to take for the Minister to consider the request after receipt and for the notice to be transmitted to the District Court:
(d) if the District Court does not receive the notice within the time fixed by the District Court under paragraph (c), and does not extend that time under subsection (2), the District Court must discharge the person.
PART 4 - ARREST AND SURRENDER OF PERSON TO ICC
Eligibility for surrender
46.
Procedure following determination on eligibility or consent to surrender—
(4)If the District Court is not satisfied that the person is eligible for surrender, it must discharge the person, unless under section 69 it orders that the person continue to be detained or issues a warrant for the arrest and detention of the person, pending the determination of an appeal under section 67.
Cf 1999 No 55 s 46
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.