Obligation to inform the Court of reasons for denial of assistance

New Zealand

New Zealand - International Crimes and International criminal Court Act 2000 (2021) EN

30 Response to be sent to ICC

(1) The Attorney-General or the Minister, as the case may be, must notify the ICC, without delay, of his or her response to a request for assistance and of the out‐ come of any action that has been taken in relation to it.
(2) If the Attorney-General or the Minister decides, in accordance with the Statute and this Act, to refuse or postpone the assistance requested, in whole or in part, the notice to the ICC must set out the reasons for the decision.
(3) If the request for assistance cannot be executed for any other reason, the notice to the ICC must set out the reasons for the inability or failure to execute the request.
(4) In the case of an urgent request for assistance, any documents or evidence pro‐ duced in response must, at the request of the ICC, be sent urgently to it.
(5) Documents or evidence provided or produced in response to a request for assistance from the ICC must be transmitted to the ICC in their original lan‐ guage and form.

Rome Statute

Article 93 Other forms of cooperation

6. If a request for assistance is denied, the requested State Party shall promptly inform the Court or the Prosecutor of the reasons for such denial.