PART 4 - ARREST AND SURRENDER OF PERSON TO ICC
Restrictions on surrender
55.
Refusal of surrender—
(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.
PART 4 - ARREST AND SURRENDER OF PERSON TO ICC
Restrictions on surrender
61.
Request from ICC and other State relating to same conduct—
If a request for surrender of a person is received from the ICC and 1 or more States also request the extradition of the person for the same conduct that forms the basis of the crime for which the ICC seeks the person's surrender, the Minister—
(a)must notify the ICC and the requesting State of that fact:
(b)must determine, in accordance with section 62 or section 63, but despite section 99 of the Extradition Act 1999, whether the person is to be surrendered to the ICC or to the requesting State.
Cf Statute, article 90(1)
62.
Procedure where competing request from State Party—
(1)If section 61 applies and the requesting State is a party to the Statute, priority must be given to the request from the ICC if—
(a)the ICC has, under article 18 or article 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 requesting State in respect of its request for extradition; or
(b)the ICC makes such a determination after receiving notification of the competing request.
(2)If the request is one to which subsection (1)(b) relates, then, pending the ICC's determination,—
(a)the steps required to be taken under the Extradition Act 1999 in relation to a request for extradition may continue to be taken; but
(b)No person may be surrendered under that Act unless and until the ICC makes its decision on admissibility and determines that the case is inadmissible.
Cf Statute, article 90(2)
63.
Procedure where competing request from non-State Party—
(1)If section 61 applies and the requesting State is not a party to the Statute, priority must be given to the request for surrender from the ICC if—
(a)New Zealand is not under an international obligation to extradite the person to the requesting State; and
(b)the ICC has determined under article 18 or article 19 of the Statute that the case is admissible.
(2)If section 61 applies and the requesting State is not a party to the Statute, the request for extradition may continue to be dealt with if—
(a)New Zealand is not under an international obligation to extradite the person to the requesting State; and
(b)the ICC has not yet determined under article 18 and article 19 of the Statute that the case is admissible.
(3)Despite subsection (2), no person may be surrendered under the Extradition Act 1999 unless and until the ICC makes its decision on admissibility and determines that the case is inadmissible.
(4)If section 61 applies, the requesting State is not a party to the Statute, and New Zealand is under an international obligation to extradite the person to the requesting State, the Minister must determine whether to surrender the person to the ICC or extradite the person to the requesting State.
(5)Section 99(1) of the Extradition Act 1999 does not apply to a determination made under subsection (4).
(6)In making the determination under subsection (4), the Minister must consider all the relevant factors including, without limitation,—
(a)the respective dates of the requests; and
(b)the interests of the requesting State, 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 requesting State.
Cf Statute, article 90(4)-(6)
64.
Request from ICC and other State relating to different conduct—
(1)If a request for surrender of a person is received from the ICC and a request for the extradition of that person is received from 1 or more States for conduct other than that which constitutes the crime for which the ICC seeks the person's surrender, the Minister must determine whether the person is to be surrendered to the ICC or to the requesting State.
(2)If New Zealand is not under an existing international obligation to extradite the person to the requesting State, priority must be given to the request from the ICC.
(3)If New Zealand is under an existing international obligation to extradite the person to the requesting State, the Minister must determine whether to surrender the person to the ICC or to extradite the person to the requesting State.
(4)In making the determination under subsection (3), the Minister must consider all the relevant factors, including, without limitation, those matters specified in section 63 of this Act and section 99 of the Extradition Act 1999, but must give special consideration to the relative seriousness of the offences for which surrender is sought.
Cf Statute, article 90(7)
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)
66.
Conflict with obligations to another State—
(1)This section applies if—
(a)the ICC makes a request for surrender; and
(b)the ICC has not previously made a final determination on whether or not article 98 of the Statute applies to that request; and
(c)a request is made to the ICC to determine whether or not article 98 of the Statute applies to the request for surrender.
(2)If this section applies, the Minister may postpone the request for surrender until the ICC advises whether or not it intends to proceed with the request for surrender.
(3)If the ICC advises that it does not intend to proceed with the request, surrender must be refused.
(4)If the ICC advises that it intends to proceed with the request for surrender, and there is no other ground for refusing or postponing the request, the request must continue to be dealt with under this Part.
Cf Statute, article 98
PART 5 - DOMESTIC PROCEDURES FOR OTHER TYPES OF CO-OPERATION
Restrictions on provision of assistance
114.
Refusal of assistance—
(2)The Attorney-General may refuse a request by the ICC to which this Part applies if—
(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.
PART 5 - DOMESTIC PROCEDURES FOR OTHER TYPES OF CO-OPERATION
Restrictions on provision of assistance
115.
Postponement of execution of assistance—
(1)The Attorney-General may postpone the execution of a request for assistance under this Part if, and only if,—
(c)there are competing requests from the ICC and from another State to which New Zealand is under an international obligation and section 119(2)(a) applies; or
PART 5 - DOMESTIC PROCEDURES FOR OTHER TYPES OF CO-OPERATION
Restrictions on provision of assistance
119.
Competing requests—
(1)If the Attorney-General receives competing requests for assistance from the ICC and from another State to which New Zealand is under an obligation to respond, the Attorney-General must endeavour, after consultation with the ICC and the other State, to satisfy 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 competing 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 competing requests must be resolved in accordance with article 90 of the Statute, and sections 61 to 65 apply with any necessary modifications.
Cf Statute, articles 90, 93(9)(a)
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.