PART 5 - DOMESTIC PROCEDURES FOR OTHER TYPES OF CO-OPERATION

109.
Facilitating provision of records and documents—

(1)This section applies if the ICC makes a request under article 93(1)(i) of the Statute for the provision of records and documents, including official records and documents.

(2)The Attorney-General may give authority for the request to proceed if the Attorney-General is satisfied that—

(a)the request relates to an investigation being conducted by the Prosecutor or a proceeding before the ICC; and

(b)the document or record sought is or may be in New Zealand.

(3)If the Attorney-General gives authority for the request to proceed,—

(a)the Attorney-General must forward the request to the appropriate New Zealand agency; and

(b)that agency must, without delay,—

(i)use its best endeavours to locate and make available the document or record sought; and

(ii)make such report on its endeavours as it considers to be appropriate in the circumstances; and

(iii)deliver the document or record, if located, to the Attorney-General.

(4)This section does not give any person power to require the production of a document or record.

Cf 1992 No 86 s 32(2); Statute, article 93(1)(i)