Procedimientos nacionales para el traslado provisional con la finalidad de identificación o de que preste testimonio o asistencia de otro tipo

Australia

Australia - International Criminal Court Act No. 41 2002 (2018) EN

Part 4—Other requests by ICC

Division 9—Temporary transfer of prisoners to the ICC

74 Prisoners assisting investigation or giving evidence
(1) This section applies if:
(a) the ICC requests assistance in facilitating the temporary transfer of a person to the ICC; and
(b) the person is a prisoner who is in Australia (whether or not in custody); and
(c) the Attorney-General is satisfied that:
(i) the request relates to an investigation being conducted by the Prosecutor or a proceeding before the ICC; and
(ii) the prisoner’s attendance is requested for the purpose of assisting the investigation or giving evidence at the proceeding; and
(iii) the prisoner has consented in writing to assisting the investigation or giving evidence at the proceeding; and
(iv) the prisoner will be returned without delay by the ICC to Australia when the purposes of the transfer have been fulfilled.
(2) If the prisoner is being held in custody, the Attorney-General is to execute the request by:
(a) if the prisoner is a federal prisoner and is not also a State prisoner—directing that the prisoner be released from prison for the purpose of travelling to the ICC to assist the investigation or give evidence at the proceeding; or
(b) if the prisoner is a federal prisoner and also a State prisoner—directing, subject to the obtaining of any approvals required to be obtained from an authority of the relevant State, that the prisoner be released from prison for the purpose of such travel; or
(c) if the prisoner is a State prisoner and is not also a federal prisoner—seeking any approvals required to be obtained from an authority of the relevant State; and, in any case, subject to the giving of any necessary directions or the obtaining of any necessary approvals relevant to release of the prisoner, making arrangements for such travel in the custody of a police officer, or prison officer, appointed by the Attorney-General for the purpose.
(3) If the prisoner, having been released from custody on parole, is not being held in custody, the Attorney-General is to execute the request by:
(a) if the prisoner is a federal prisoner and is not also a State prisoner:
(i) approving the travel of the prisoner to the ICC to assist the investigation or give evidence at the proceeding; and
(ii) obtaining such parole decisions as may be required; or
(b) if the prisoner is a federal prisoner and also a State prisoner—subject to the obtaining of any parole decisions required to be obtained from an authority of the relevant State:
(i) approving the travel of the prisoner to the ICC to assist the investigation or give evidence at the proceeding; and
(ii) obtaining such parole decisions as may be required; or
(c) if the prisoner is a State prisoner and is not also a federal prisoner:
(i) approving the travel of the prisoner to the ICC to assist the investigation or give evidence at the proceeding; and
(ii) seeking such parole decisions under the law of the relevant State as may be required; and, in any case, subject to the obtaining of any necessary parole decisions, making arrangements for the travel of the prisoner to the ICC.
(4) In this section:
parole includes any order or licence to be at large.
parole decision means any approval, authority or permission relating to parole, and includes any variation of parole.

Australia - Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act No. 85 1987 (2018)

Part IV—Arrangements for persons to give evidence or assist investigations
Division 1—Requests by Australia
16 Requests for removal of certain persons to Australia
(1) Where:
(a) a proceeding relating to a criminal matter has commenced in Australia; and
(b) a person who is in a foreign country:
(i) is a foreign prisoner;
(ii) is capable of giving evidence relevant to the proceeding; and
(iii) has given his or her consent to being removed to Australia for the purpose of giving evidence in the proceeding;
Australia may request the foreign country to authorise the attendance of the person at a hearing in connection with the proceeding.
(2) Where:
(a) an investigation relating to a criminal matter has commenced in Australia; and
(b) a person who is in a foreign country:
(i) is a foreign prisoner;
(ii) is capable of giving assistance in relation to the investigation; and
(iii) has given his or her consent to being removed to Australia for the purposes of giving assistance in relation to the investigation;
Australia may request the foreign country to authorise the removal of the person to Australia for the purpose of giving assistance in relation to the investigation.
(3) If a request is made under subsection (1) or (2), the Attorney General may make arrangements with an appropriate authority of the foreign country for the purposes of:
(a) the removal of the person to Australia;
(b) the custody of the person while in Australia;
(c) the return of the person to the foreign country; and
(d) other relevant matters.

Part IV—Arrangements for persons to give evidence or assist investigations
Division 1—Requests by Australia
18 Custody of certain persons
Where:
(a) a person is to be brought to Australia from a foreign country pursuant to a request under section 16; and
(b) the foreign country requests that the person be kept in custody while he or she is in Australia;
the person shall, while the person is in Australia or travelling to or from Australia pursuant to the request, be kept in such custody as the Attorney General directs in writing.

Estatuto de Roma

Artículo 93 Otras formas de cooperación

1. Los Estados Partes, de conformidad con lo dispuesto en la presente Parte y con los procedimientos de su derecho interno, deberán cumplir las solicitudes de asistencia formuladas por la Corte en relación con investigaciones o enjuiciamientos penales a fin de:

(f) Proceder al traslado provisional de personas, de conformidad con lo dispuesto en el párrafo 7;

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(a) La Corte podrá solicitar el traslado provisional de un detenido a los fines de su identificación o de que preste testimonio o asistencia de otra índole. El traslado podrá realizarse siempre que:

(i) El detenido dé, libremente y con conocimiento de causa, su consentimiento; y

(ii) El Estado requerido lo acepte, con sujeción a las condiciones que hubiere acordado con la Corte.

(b) La persona trasladada permanecerá detenida. Una vez cumplidos los fines del traslado, la Corte la devolverá sin dilación al Estado requerido.