Part 5—Investigations or sittings of the ICC in Australia
110 ICC may require witnesses at sittings in Australia to give undertakings as to truthfulness of their evidence
The ICC may, at any sitting of the ICC in Australia, require, in accordance with the Rules, a witness to give an undertaking as to the truthfulness of the evidence to be given by the witness.
Part II—Assistance in relation to taking of evidence and production of documents or other articles
Division 2—Requests by foreign countries
13 Requests by foreign countries for the taking of evidence or the production of documents
(1) This section applies if a foreign country (the requesting country) requests:
(a) any of the following:
(i) that evidence be taken in Australia;
(ii) that evidence be taken in Australia and a tape recording be made of the evidence taken;
(iii) that evidence be taken in Australia for live transmission by means of video link to a courtroom or other place in the requesting country; or
Part II—Assistance in relation to taking of evidence and production of documents or other articles
Division 2—Requests by foreign countries
13 Requests by foreign countries for the taking of evidence or the production of documents
(4A) If the requesting country has so requested, the Magistrate or eligible Federal Circuit Court Judge conducting a proceeding under subsection (2) may permit:
(a) any person to whom the proceeding in the requesting country relates or that person’s legal representative; or
(b) the legal representative of the relevant authority of the requesting country;
to examine or cross examine in person, or through a video link from the requesting country, any person giving evidence or producing a document or other article, at the proceeding.
1. States Parties shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Part and under procedures of national law, comply with requests by the Court to provide the following assistance in relation to investigations or prosecutions:
(c) The questioning of any person being investigated or prosecuted;