Willingness to accept sentenced persons

Australia

Australia - International Criminal Court Act No. 41 2002 (2018) EN

Part 12—Enforcement in Australia of sentences imposed by ICC

Division 1—Preliminary

164 Acceptance of designation
(1) The Attorney-General may accept the designation if:
(a) the Attorney-General is satisfied that the ICC has agreed to the enforcement conditions; and
(b) in the case of a prisoner who is not an Australian citizen—the Minister administering the Migration Act 1958 has consented to the sentence of imprisonment being served by the ICC prisoner in Australia; and
(c) a State Minister has consented to the sentence of imprisonment being served by the ICC prisoner in the State.
(2) When the Attorney-General notifies the ICC of the acceptance of the designation, the Attorney-General is also to notify the ICC whether the written consent of the ICC prisoner or his or her representative to the sentence being served in Australia is required and, if such a consent is required, ask the ICC to inform the Attorney-General when it has been obtained.

Part 12—Enforcement in Australia of sentences imposed by ICC

Division 3—Enforcement of sentences

168 Sentence enforcement in Australia
The Attorney-General may determine that a sentence of imprisonment imposed on an ICC prisoner by the ICC be enforced on transfer of the prisoner to Australia under this Part.

Rome Statute

Article 103 Role of States in enforcement of sentences of imprisonment

1.

(a) A sentence of imprisonment shall be served in a State designated by the Court from a list of States which have indicated to the Court their willingness to accept sentenced persons.

(b) At the time of declaring its willingness to accept sentenced persons, a State may attach conditions to its acceptance as agreed by the Court and in accordance with this Part.

(c) A State designated in a particular case shall promptly inform the Court whether it accepts the Court's designation.