Provisional arrest - release - national proceedings

Australia

Australia - ICC Regulations 2008 (2018)

Form 7—Notice to order release from remand

Commonwealth of Australia

International Criminal Court Act 2002

Notice under subsection 25(1) to order release from remand

To a magistrate:

*Because a request for surrender of [insert name of person] has not been received within 60 days after the day on which [he/she*] was provisionally arrested and [he/she*] does not consent to surrender;

*Because I consider that the remand of [insert name of person] should cease;

I, , Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Australia, under subsection 25(1) of the International Criminal Court Act 2002, direct you to order the [*release of (insert name of person) from custody/*discharge of the recognisances on which bail was granted to (insert name of person)].

Rome Statute

Article 92 Provisional arrest

3. A person who is provisionally arrested may be released from custody if the requested State has not received the request for surrender and the documents supporting the request as specified in article 91 within the time limits specified in the Rules of Procedure and Evidence. However, the person may consent to surrender before the expiration of this period if permitted by the law of the requested State. In such a case, the requested State shall proceed to surrender the person to the Court as soon as possible.