Form 6—Application for provisional arrest warrant

Commonwealth of Australia

International Criminal Court Act 2002

Application under subsection 21(2) for provisional arrest warrant

To a magistrate:

I, [insert name of applicant and the capacity in which application is made], apply under subsection 21(2) of the International Criminal Court Act 2002 (the Act) on behalf of the International Criminal Court for issue of a warrant, according to a notice under subsection 21(1) of the Act, for the provisional arrest of [insert name of person].

Part 3—Requests by the ICC for arrest and surrender of persons

Division 2—Documentation to accompany request

19 Documentation for request for provisional arrest
If a request is made for provisional arrest of a person, the request must contain or be supported by:
(a) information describing the person sought, being information sufficient to identify the person; and
(b) information as to the person’s probable location; and
(c) a concise statement of:
(i) the crimes within the jurisdiction of the ICC for which the person’s arrest is requested; and
(ii) the facts that are alleged to constitute those crimes, including, where possible, the dates when, and the locations at which, the crimes are alleged to have been committed; and
(d) a statement of the existence of a warrant of arrest, or of a judgment of conviction, against the person sought; and
(e) a statement that a request for surrender of the person will follow.