Form 8—Surrender warrant

Commonwealth of Australia

International Criminal Court Act 2002

Surrender warrant under subsection 28(2)

To the person in whose custody [insert name of person] is held

And to all police officers within the meaning of the International Criminal Court Act 2002 (the Act)

And to [insert name of officer of the International Criminal Court or other person authorised by the Court], (the escort):

Having:
(a)* reached agreement with the International Criminal Court on conditions for the issue of a temporary surrender warrant; and
(b) received a request for surrender of [insert name of person]; and
(c) signed a certificate under section 29 of the Act that it is appropriate to issue a warrant for [his/her*] surrender;
I, , Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Australia, under section 28 of the Act:
(d) require the person in whose custody [insert name of person in custody] is held, to release [him/her*] into the custody of a police officer; and
(e) authorise the police officer to transport [insert name of person] in custody, and if necessary or convenient, to detain [him/her*] in custody, for the purpose of enabling [him/her*] to be placed in the custody of the escort and transported to the place specified by the International Criminal Court; and
(f) authorise the escort to transport [insert name of person] in custody to [insert the name of the place specified by the International Criminal Court] for the purpose of surrendering [him/her*] to a person appointed by the International Criminal Court to receive [him/her*].

Part I—Preliminary
11 Request by foreign country
(1) A request by a foreign country for international assistance in a criminal matter may be made to the Attorney General or a person authorised by the Attorney General, in writing, to receive requests by foreign countries under this Act.
(2) A request must be in writing and must include or be accompanied by the following information:
(a) the name of the authority concerned with the criminal matter to which the request relates;
(b) a description of the nature of the criminal matter and a statement setting out a summary of the relevant facts and laws;
(c) a description of the purpose of the request and of the nature of the assistance being sought;
(d) any information that may assist in giving effect to the request.
However, a failure to comply with this subsection is not a ground for refusing the request.
(3) Where a request by a foreign country is made to a person authorised under subsection (1), the request shall be taken, for the purposes of this Act, to have been made to the Attorney General.
(4) If a foreign country makes a request to a court in Australia for international assistance in a criminal matter:
(a) the court must refer the request to the Attorney General; and
(b) the request is then taken, for the purposes of this Act, to have been made to the Attorney General.