PART 2 - INTERNATIONAL CRIMES AND OFFENCES AGAINST ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

Co-operation relating to offences against administration of justice

23.
Co-operation relating to offences against administration of justice—

(2)In addition to the grounds of refusal or postponement specified in Parts 4 and 5, a request for surrender or other assistance that relates to an offence involving the administration of justice may be refused if, in the opinion of the Minister of Justice or Attorney-General, as the case may be, there are exceptional circumstances that would make it unjust or oppressive to surrender the person or give the assistance requested.

PART 3 - GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE

28.
Consultation—

(2)Before refusing any request for assistance, the Attorney-General or the Minister, as the case may be, must consult with the ICC to ascertain whether the assistance sought could be provided—

(a)subject to conditions; or

(b)at a later date or in an alternative manner.

PART 3 - GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE

28.
Consultation—


(3)Without limiting the types of conditions under which assistance may be provided, the Attorney-General may agree to the transmission of documents or information to the Prosecutor on a confidential basis, on the condition that the Prosecutor will use them solely for the purpose of generating new evidence.

(4)If the Attorney-General transmits documents or information subject to the condition specified in subsection (3), the Attorney-General may subsequently consent to the disclosure of such documents or information for use as evidence under the provisions of Parts 5 and 6 of the Statute and in accordance with the Rules.

PART 3 - GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE

30.
Response to be sent to ICC—


(2)If the Attorney-General or the Minister decides, in accordance with the Statute and this Act, to refuse or postpone the assistance requested, in whole or in part, the notice to the ICC must set out the reasons for the decision.

(3)If the request for assistance cannot be executed for any other reason, the notice to the ICC must set out the reasons for the inability or failure to execute the request.

PART 3 - GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE

Official capacity of suspect or accused no bar to request

31.
Official capacity of person no bar to request—

(1)The existence of any immunity or special procedural rule attaching to the official capacity of any person is not a ground for—

(a)refusing or postponing the execution of a request for surrender or other assistance by the ICC; or

PART 4 - ARREST AND SURRENDER OF PERSON TO ICC

Restrictions on surrender

55.
Refusal of surrender—

(1)The Minister must refuse a request by the ICC for the surrender of a person if—

(a)there have been previous proceedings against the person and section 57(4) applies; or

(b)the ICC determines that the case is inadmissible and section 59(3) or section 60(2) applies; or

(c)section 66(3) applies.

(2)The Minister may refuse a request by the ICC for the surrender of a person if—

(a)there are competing requests from the ICC and a State that is not a party to the Statute relating to the same conduct and section 63(4) applies; or

(b)there are competing requests from the ICC and a State that is not a party to the Statute relating to different conduct and section 64(3) applies.

(3)To avoid doubt,—

(a)the only grounds on which surrender to the ICC may be refused are those specified in this section and, if applicable, section 23(2) (which relates to offences involving the administration of justice); and

(b)the restrictions on surrender specified in the Extradition Act 1999 do not apply in relation to a request for surrender from the ICC.

PART 4 - ARREST AND SURRENDER OF PERSON TO ICC

Restrictions on surrender

55.
Refusal of surrender—

(3)To avoid doubt,—

(b)the restrictions on surrender specified in the Extradition Act 1999 do not apply in relation to a request for surrender from the ICC.

PART 4 - ARREST AND SURRENDER OF PERSON TO ICC

Restrictions on surrender

57.
Previous proceedings against person sought—

(4)If the ICC has ruled that the case is inadmissible under article 20 of the Statute, surrender must be refused on the ground that there have been previous proceedings.

PART 4 - ARREST AND SURRENDER OF PERSON TO ICC

Restrictions on surrender

59.
Person being prosecuted in New Zealand for same conduct—

(3)If the ICC determines that the case is inadmissible, surrender must be refused.

PART 4 - ARREST AND SURRENDER OF PERSON TO ICC

Restrictions on surrender

60.
Other challenges to admissibility—

(2)If the ICC determines that the case is inadmissible, surrender must be refused.

PART 4 - ARREST AND SURRENDER OF PERSON TO ICC

Restrictions on surrender

65.
Notification of decision on extradition to requesting State—

(1)If, following notification under article 90 of the Statute, the ICC has determined that a case is inadmissible and the Minister subsequently refuses extradition of the person to the requesting State under the Extradition Act 1999, the Minister must notify the ICC of this decision.

(2)The obligation in this section is in addition to the requirement in section 30 for the Minister to respond formally to the request from the ICC.

Cf Statute, article 90(8)

PART 4 - ARREST AND SURRENDER OF PERSON TO ICC

Restrictions on surrender

66.
Conflict with obligations to another State—

(3)If the ICC advises that it does not intend to proceed with the request, surrender must be refused.

PART 5 - DOMESTIC PROCEDURES FOR OTHER TYPES OF CO-OPERATION

Other types of assistance

113.
Request for other types of assistance—

(4)If the Attorney-General considers that the assistance sought cannot lawfully be provided, the Attorney-General must, before refusing the request, and in accordance with article 93(5) of the Statute,—

(a)consult with the ICC:

(b)consider whether the assistance can be provided subject to conditions or whether it can be provided at a later date or in an alternative manner.

Cf 1995 No 27 s 56; Statute, article 93(1)(l), (2), and (5)

PART 5 - DOMESTIC PROCEDURES FOR OTHER TYPES OF CO-OPERATION

Restrictions on provision of assistance

114.
Refusal of assistance—

(1)The Attorney-General must refuse a request by the ICC for assistance to which this Part applies if—

(a)the ICC does not accept the conditions or other modifications suggested in order to implement the request as contemplated by article 93(5) of the Statute and section 113(4); or

(b)the ICC determines under article 18 or article 19 of the Statute that the case to which the request relates is inadmissible and section 118(4) applies; or

(c)section 120(4) applies.

(2)The Attorney-General may refuse a request by the ICC to which this Part applies if—

(a)Part 8 (which relates to the protection of national security or third party information) applies; or

(b)there are competing requests from the ICC and a State that is not a party to the Statute relating to the same conduct and section 63(4) (as applied by section 119) applies; or

(c)there are competing requests from the ICC and a State that is not a party to the Statute relating to different conduct and section 64(3) (as applied by section 119) applies.

(3)To avoid doubt,—

(a)the only grounds on which assistance to the ICC may be refused are those specified in this section and, if applicable, section 23(2) (which relates to offences involving the administration of justice); and

(b)the restrictions on assistance specified in the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1992 do not apply in relation to a request by the ICC for assistance to which this Part applies.

PART 5 - DOMESTIC PROCEDURES FOR OTHER TYPES OF CO-OPERATION

Miscellaneous

121.
Effect of authority to proceed—

At any time before a formal response is sent to the ICC, the Attorney-General may decide that a request by the ICC for assistance to which this Part applies will be refused or the execution of the request postponed, on a ground specified in section 114 or section 115, even if the Attorney-General has previously given authority for the request to proceed.

PART 7 - PERSONS IN TRANSIT TO ICC OR SERVING SENTENCES IMPOSED BY ICC

Person in transit

136.
Transit by person being surrendered or transferred to ICC—

(4)Despite subsection (3), the Minister must not refuse a request for transit unless the Minister considers that transit through New Zealand would impede or delay the surrender or transfer of the transferee.

PART 8 - PROTECTION OF NATIONAL SECURITY OR THIRD PARTY INFORMATION

National security

158.
Part 9 request involving national security—

(1)If a request for assistance made under Part 9 of the Statute appears to concern the production of any documents or disclosure of evidence that would, in the opinion of the Attorney-General, prejudice New Zealand's national security interests, that request must be dealt with in accordance with the process specified in sections 161 and 162.

(2)If, having followed the specified process the matter is not able to be resolved, the Attorney-General may refuse the request or decline to authorise the production of the documents or giving of the evidence, as the case may be.

Cf Statute, articles 72(1), 93(4), 99(5)

159.
Information or evidence involving national security—

(1)This section applies if a person who has been requested to give information or evidence—

(a)refuses to do so on the ground that disclosure would prejudice the national security interests of New Zealand; or

(b)refers the matter to the Attorney-General on the ground that disclosure would prejudice the national security interests of New Zealand.

(2)If this section applies, the Attorney-General must determine whether or not he or she is of the opinion that the giving of information or evidence would prejudice New Zealand's national security interests.

(3)If the Attorney-General confirms that he or she is of the opinion that disclosure would prejudice New Zealand's national security interests, the matter must be dealt with in accordance with the process specified in sections 161 and 162.

(4)If, having following the specified process, the matter has not been resolved, the Attorney-General may refuse the request or decline to authorise the provision of the information or giving of the evidence, as the case may be.

Cf Statute, articles 72(2), 93(4)

160.
Other situations involving national security—

(1)If, in any circumstances other than those specified in sections 158 and 159, the Attorney-General is of the opinion that the disclosure of information or documents to the ICC would prejudice New Zealand's national security interests, the matter must be dealt with in accordance with the process specified in sections 161 and 162.

(2)Without limiting subsection (1), this section applies if the Attorney-General learns that information or documents are being, or are likely to be, disclosed at any stage of the proceedings, and intervenes in accordance with article 72(4) of the Statute.

(3)If, having followed the specified process, the matter has not been resolved and the ICC has not made an order for disclosure under article 72(7)(b)(i) of the Statute, the Attorney-General may refuse the request or decline to authorise the provision of the information or giving of the evidence, as the case may be.

Cf Statute, articles 72(4) and 72(7)(b)(i), 93(4)

Part 2
Arrest and surrender of person to a Tribunal

Arrest of persons

8 Cancellation of warrant

(1) Where the Attorney-General is satisfied that there are special circumstances that make it unjust or otherwise inappropriate for a warrant issued under section 7 to continue in force, the Attorney-General shall, by notice in writing, order the cancel-lation of the warrant.

(2) Where the Attorney-General orders the cancellation of a war¬rant under subsection (1) the warrant shall cease to have effect and any person arrested under the warrant shall be released, unless the person is otherwise liable to be detained in custody.

Part 2
Arrest and surrender of person to a Tribunal

Surrender of persons

15 Persons imprisoned under New Zealand law

(1) The Attorney-General shall not issue a surrender warrant if

(a) the person is serving a sentence of imprisonment in respect of an offence against the law of New Zealand ; and
(b) the Tribunal has been required to give adequate undertakings to the Attorney-General relating to

(i) the person's return to New Zealand to serve the remainder of the sentence once the person is no longer required to be detained by, or on the order of, the Tribunal ; and
(ii)the person's custody while travelling, and while in other countries, for the Tribunal's purposes ; and

(c) the Attorney-General is not satisfied that the Tribunal has given adequate undertakings relating to those matters.

(2) For the purposes of this section, the person is not taken to be serving a sentence of imprisonment if he or she has been released on parole or licence, or has been otherwise conditionally released, for the remainder of the sentence.

Part 7
Miscellaneous

57 Attorney-General may decline to comply with request in certain cases

The Attorney-General may decline to comply with a request to which section 21, 29, 30, 31, 35, or 41 applies where, in the Attorney-General's opinion,—

(a) to comply with the request would prejudice the sovereignty, security, or national interests of New Zealand ; or

(b) the request relates to the prosecution of a person for an offence in a case where the person has been tried by a national court or authority, whether in New Zealand or elsewhere, in respect of that offence or for another offence constituted by the same act or omission except where the Tribunal is exercising jurisdiction because

(i) the act or omission for which the person has been tried was characterised as an ordinary offence under the law of the country where the trial took place ; or

(ii) the proceedings in the national court or authority were—
(A) not impartial or independent ; or
(B) designed to shield the person from inter-national criminal responsibility ; or
(C) not diligently prosecuted.

(c) the request is for assistance of a kind that would require steps to be taken for its implementation that could not be lawfully taken ; or
(d) there are some other exceptional circumstances that justify non-compliance with the request.

Part 7
Miscellaneous

59 Notification of response to Tribunal request

(1) Where a request for assistance under this Act is received from a Tribunal, the Attorney-General shall ensure that the Tribunal is provided with a response to that request.

(2) If the Attorney-General declines, in accordance with this Act, to comply with a request, the Attorney-General shall give reasons to the Tribunal for the Attorney-General's decision.