Part 3—Requests by the ICC for arrest and surrender of persons
Division 4—Surrender of persons
31 Refusal of surrender
(2) The Attorney-General may refuse a request for surrender of a person if:
(a) there are competing requests from the ICC, and from a foreign country that is not a party to the Statute, relating to the same conduct, and subsection 39(6) applies; or
(b) there are competing requests from the ICC, and from a foreign country that is not a party to the Statute, relating to different conduct, and subsection 40(3) applies.
Part 3—Requests by the ICC for arrest and surrender of persons
Division 4—Surrender of persons
37 Request from ICC and a foreign country relating to same conduct
If a request for surrender of a person is made and a foreign country requests the extradition of the person for the conduct that forms the basis of the crime for which the person’s surrender is sought, the Attorney-General:
(a) must notify the ICC and the foreign country of that fact; and
(b) must determine, in accordance with section 38 or 39, whether the person is to be surrendered or is to be extradited to the foreign country.
38 Procedure where competing request relating to same conduct from a foreign country that is a party to the Statute
(1) This section applies if:
(a) section 37 applies; and
(b) the foreign country is a party to the Statute.
(2) Priority must be given to the request from the ICC if:
(a) the ICC has, under article 18 or 19 of the Statute, made a determination that the case in respect of which surrender is sought is admissible and that determination takes into account the investigation or prosecution conducted by the foreign country in respect of its request for extradition; or
(b) the ICC makes such a determination after receiving notification of the request for extradition from the foreign country.
(3) If the ICC has not made a determination referred to in subsection (2), then, pending the making of such a determination:
(a) the steps required to be taken under the Extradition Act 1988 in relation to a request for extradition may continue to be taken; but
(b) no person may be extradited under that Act pursuant to the request unless and until the ICC makes its determination on admissibility and determines that the case is inadmissible.
(4) Paragraph (3)(b) does not apply if the ICC does not make its determination on an expedited basis.
39 Procedure where competing request relating to same conduct from a foreign country that is not a party to the Statute
(1) This section applies if:
(a) section 37 applies; and
(b) the foreign country is not a party to the Statute.
(2) Priority must be given to the request for surrender if:
(a) Australia is not under an international obligation to extradite the person to the foreign country; and
(b) the ICC has determined under article 18 or 19 of the Statute that the case is admissible.
(3) The request for extradition by the foreign country may continue to be dealt with if:
(a) Australia is not under an international obligation to extradite the person to the foreign country; and
(b) the ICC has not yet determined under article 18 or 19 of the Statute that the case is admissible.
(4) Despite subsection (3), no person may be extradited under the Extradition Act 1988 pursuant to the request for extradition unless and until the ICC makes its determination on admissibility and determines that the case is inadmissible.
(5) Subsection (4) does not apply if the ICC does not make its determination on an expedited basis.
(6) If Australia is under an international obligation to extradite the person to the foreign country, the Attorney-General must determine whether to surrender the person or to extradite the person to the foreign country.
(7) In making the determination under subsection (6), the Attorney-General must consider all relevant matters, including, but not limited to:
(a) the respective dates of the requests; and
(b) the interests of the foreign country, including, if relevant, whether the crime was committed in its territory and the nationality of the victims and of the person sought; and
(c) the possibility of subsequent surrender between the ICC and the foreign country.
40 Request from ICC and foreign country relating to different conduct
(1) If a request for surrender of a person is made and a foreign country requests the extradition of the person for conduct other than the conduct that forms the basis of the crime for which the person’s surrender is sought, the Attorney-General must determine whether the person is to be surrendered or is to be extradited to the foreign country.
(2) If Australia is not under an international obligation to extradite the person to the foreign country, priority must be given to the request from the ICC.
(3) If Australia is under an international obligation to extradite the person to the foreign country, the Attorney-General must determine whether to surrender the person or to extradite the person to the foreign country.
(4) In making the determination under subsection (3), the Attorney-General must consider all relevant matters, including, but not limited to, the matters specified in subsection 39(7), but must give special consideration to the relative nature and gravity of the conduct for which surrender and extradition are sought.
41 Notification of decision on extradition to foreign country
(1) If, following notification under article 90 of the Statute, the ICC has determined that a case is inadmissible and the Attorney-General subsequently refuses to extradite the person to the foreign country under the Extradition Act 1988, the Attorney-General must notify the ICC of the refusal.
(2) The obligation in this section is in addition to the requirement of section 14 for the Attorney-General to respond formally to the request from the ICC.
Part 4—Other requests by ICC
Division 3—Restrictions on provision of assistance
51 Refusal of assistance
(2)
(b) if there are competing requests from the ICC, and from a foreign country that is not a party to the Statute, relating to the same conduct, and subsection 59(4) applies; or
(c) if there are competing requests from the ICC, and from a foreign country, relating to different conduct, and subsection 60(3) applies.
Part 4—Other requests by ICC
Division 3—Restrictions on provision of assistance
52 Postponement of execution of request
(1)
(c) there are competing requests from the ICC and from a foreign country to which Australia is under an international obligation, and paragraph 56(2)(a) applies; or
Part 4—Other requests by ICC
Division 3—Restrictions on provision of assistance
56 Competing requests
(1) If a request for cooperation is made and a foreign country makes a request for assistance to which Australia is under an international obligation to respond, the Attorney-General must, after consultation with the ICC and that country, try to comply with both requests.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the Attorney-General may do either or both of the following:
(a) postpone the execution of either of the requests;
(b) attach conditions to the provision of assistance under either or both of the requests.
(3) If it is not possible to resolve the issue by consultation, the method of dealing with the requests must be resolved in accordance with sections 57 to 61.
57 Request from ICC and a foreign country relating to same conduct
If a request for cooperation is made and a foreign country requests assistance from Australia in respect of a matter relating to the conduct that forms the basis of the crime to which the request for cooperation relates, the Attorney-General:
(a) must notify the ICC and the foreign country of that fact; and
(b) must determine, in accordance with section 58 or 59, whether the request for cooperation or the request from the foreign country is to be complied with.
58 Procedure where competing request relating to same conduct from a foreign country that is a party to the Statute
(1) This section applies if:
(a) section 57 applies; and
(b) the foreign country is a party to the Statute.
(2) Priority must be given to the request for cooperation if:
(a) the ICC has, under article 18 or 19 of the Statute, made a determination that the case is admissible and that determination takes into account the investigation or prosecution conducted by the foreign country; or
(b) the ICC makes such a determination after receiving notification of the request from the foreign country.
(3) If the ICC has not made a determination referred to in subsection (2), then, pending the making of such a determination:
(a) any preliminary steps required to be taken to give effect to the request from the foreign country may continue to be taken; but
(b) the request may not be complied with unless and until the ICC makes its determination on admissibility and determines that the case is inadmissible.
(4) Paragraph (3)(b) does not apply if the ICC does not make its determination on an expedited basis.
59 Procedure where competing request relating to same conduct from a foreign country that is not a party to the Statute
(1) This section applies if:
(a) section 57 applies; and
(b) the foreign country is not a party to the Statute.
(2) Priority must be given to the request for cooperation if:
(a) Australia is not under an international obligation to comply with the request from the foreign country; and
(b) the ICC has determined under article 18 or 19 of the Statute that the case is admissible.
(3) The request from the foreign country may continue to be dealt with if:
(a) Australia is not under an international obligation to comply with the request; and
(b) the ICC has not yet determined under article 18 or 19 of the Statute that the case is admissible.
(4) If Australia is under an international obligation to comply with the request from the foreign country, the Attorney-General must determine whether the request for cooperation or the request from the foreign country is to be complied with.
(5) In making a determination under subsection (4), the Attorney-General must consider all relevant matters, including, but not limited to:
(a) the respective dates of the requests; and
(b) the interests of the foreign country, including, if relevant, whether the crime to which the request from that country relates was committed in its territory and the nationality of the victims and of the person who is alleged to have engaged in the conduct forming the basis of that crime.
60 Request from ICC and foreign country relating to different conduct
(1) If a request for cooperation is made and a foreign country requests assistance from Australia in respect of a matter relating to conduct other than the conduct that forms the basis of the crime to which the request for cooperation relates, the Attorney-General must determine whether the request for cooperation or the request from the foreign country is to be complied with.
(2) If Australia is not under an international obligation to comply with the request from the foreign country, priority must be given to the request for cooperation.
(3) If Australia is under an international obligation to comply with the request from the foreign country, the Attorney-General must determine whether the request for cooperation or the request from the foreign country is to be complied with.
(4) In making a determination under subsection (3), the Attorney-General must consider all relevant matters, including, but not limited to, the matters specified in subsection 59(5), but must give special consideration to the relative seriousness of the offences to which the requests relate.
1. Si un État Partie reçoit de la Cour, conformément à l'article 89, une demande de remise et reçoit par ailleurs de tout autre État une demande d'extradition de la même personne pour le même comportement, qui constitue la base du crime pour lequel la Cour demande la remise de cette personne, il en avise la Cour et l'État requérant.
2. Lorsque l'État requérant est un État Partie, l'État requis donne la priorité à la demande de la Cour :
a) Si la Cour a décidé, en application des articles 18 ou 19, que l'affaire que concerne la demande de remise est recevable en tenant compte de l'enquête menée ou des poursuites engagées par l'État requérant en relation avec la demande d'extradition de celui-ci ; ou
b) Si la Cour prend la décision visée à l'alinéa a) à la suite de la notification faite par l'État requis en application du paragraphe 1.
3. Lorsque la Cour n'a pas pris la décision visée au paragraphe 2, alinéa a), l'État requis peut, s'il le souhaite, commencer à instruire la demande d'extradition de l'État requérant en attendant que la Cour se prononce comme prévu à l'alinéa b). Il n'extrade pas la personne tant que la Cour n'a pas jugé l'affaire irrecevable. La Cour se prononce selon une procédure accélérée.
4. Si l'État requérant est un État non Partie au présent Statut, l'État requis, s'il n'est pas tenu par une obligation internationale d'extrader l'intéressé vers l'État requérant, donne la priorité à la demande de remise de la Cour, si celle-ci a jugé que l'affaire était recevable.
5. Quand une affaire relevant du paragraphe 4 n'a pas été jugée recevable par la Cour, l'État requis peut, s'il le souhaite, commencer à instruire la demande d'extradition de l'État requérant.
6. Dans les cas où le paragraphe 4 s'applique mais que l'État requis est tenu par une obligation internationale d'extrader la personne vers l'État non partie requérant, l'État requis détermine s'il y a lieu de remettre la personne à la Cour ou de l'extrader vers l'État requérant. Dans sa décision, il tient compte de toutes les considérations pertinentes, notamment :
a) L'ordre chronologique des demandes ;
b) Les intérêts de l'État requérant, en particulier, le cas échéant, le fait que le crime a été commis sur son territoire et la nationalité des victimes et de la personne réclamée ; et
c) La possibilité que la Cour et l'État requérant parviennent ultérieurement à un accord concernant la remise de cette personne.
7. Si un État Partie reçoit de la Cour une demande de remise et reçoit par ailleurs d'un autre État une demande d'extradition de la même personne pour un comportement différent de celui qui constitue le crime pour lequel la Cour demande la remise :
a) L'État requis donne la priorité à la demande de la Cour s'il n'est pas tenu par une obligation internationale d'extrader la personne vers l'État requérant ;
b) S'il est tenu par une obligation internationale d'extrader la personne vers l'État requérant, l'État requis soit remet cette personne à la Cour soit l'extrade vers l'État requérant. Dans son choix, il tient compte de toutes les considérations pertinentes, notamment celles qui sont énoncées au paragraphe 6, mais accorde une importance particulière à la nature et à la gravité relative du comportement en cause.
Lorsqu'à la suite d'une notification reçue en application du présent article, la Cour a jugé une affaire irrecevable et que l'extradition vers l'État requérant est ultérieurement refusée, l'État requis avise la Cour de cette décision.