PART I—PRELIMINARY

Offences Against Administration of Justice

19. (1) If the ICC makes a request for assistance in
any investigation or proceedings involving an offence

against the administration of justice, that request
shall be dealt with—
(a) in the case of a request for surrender— in the manner provided in Parts III and IV, which Parts shall apply with any necessary modifications and subject to any contrary provision in the Rome Statute or the ICC Rules;
(b) in the case of a request for enforcement of an order requiring reparation or the payment of a fine or a forfeiture order— in the manner provided in Parts III and VI, which Parts shall apply with any necessary modifications and subject to any cont¬rary provision in the Rome Statute or the ICC Rules;
(c) in the case of a request for transit— in the manner provided in sections 131 to 133 and 145 to 151, which sections shall apply with any necessary modifications and subject to any contrary prov¬ision in the Rome Statute or the ICC Rules; and
(d) in the case of a request for any other type of assistance— in the manner provided in Parts III and V, which Parts (and, if applicable, Part VIII) shall apply with any necessary modifications and subject to any contrary provision in the Rome Statute or the ICC Rules.

(2) In addition to the grounds of refusal or postponement specified in Parts IV and V, 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 or the 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.

(3) Where, pursuant to subsection (2), the Minister or the
Attorney-General is of the opinion that there are exceptional circumstances that would make it unjust or oppressive to surrender the person or give the assistance requested, the Minister or the Attorney General, as the case may be, shall give the reasons underlying his opinion.