Arrestation provisoire

Australie

Australia - ICC Regulations 2008 (2018)

Form 4—Notice of receipt of request for provisional arrest

Commonwealth of Australia

International Criminal Court Act 2002

Notice under subsection 21(1) of receipt of request for provisional arrest by the International Criminal Court

To a magistrate:

I, , Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Australia, under subsection 21(1) of the International Criminal Court Act 2002 (the Act), state that I have:
(a) received a request for the provisional arrest of [insert name of person] from the International Criminal Court; and
(b) signed a certificate under section 22 of the Act that it is appropriate for me to issue this notice.
Division 2 of Part 3 of the Act has been complied with in respect of the request.

Form 5—Warrant for provisional arrest

Commonwealth of Australia

International Criminal Court Act 2002

Warrant for provisional arrest under subsection 21(2)

To all police officers within the meaning of the International Criminal Court Act 2002 (the Act):

Because:
(a) the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Australia has given a notice under subsection 21(1) of the Act stating that a request has been received from the International Criminal Court for the provisional arrest of [insert name of person]; and
(b) an application has been made on behalf of the International Criminal Court under subsection 21(2) of the Act for issue of a warrant according to the notice;
I, [insert name and designation of magistrate], under subsection 21(2) of the Act, authorise you to arrest [insert name of person] and to bring [him/her*], as soon as practicable, before a magistrate in the State or Territory in which [he/she*] is arrested to be dealt with according to law.

Form 6—Application for provisional arrest warrant

Commonwealth of Australia

International Criminal Court Act 2002

Application under subsection 21(2) for provisional arrest warrant

To a magistrate:

I, [insert name of applicant and the capacity in which application is made], apply under subsection 21(2) of the International Criminal Court Act 2002 (the Act) on behalf of the International Criminal Court for issue of a warrant, according to a notice under subsection 21(1) of the Act, for the provisional arrest of [insert name of person].

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

Part 2—General provisions relating to requests by the ICC for cooperation

9 Urgent requests for cooperation and requests for provisional arrest
(1) A request for cooperation made in urgent cases, and any request for provisional arrest, may be made by using any medium capable of delivering a written record.
(2) If a request is made or sent in the first instance in a manner specified in subsection (1), it must be followed as soon as practicable by a formal request made in accordance with section 8.

Part 3—Requests by the ICC for arrest and surrender of persons

Division 2—Documentation to accompany request

19 Documentation for request for provisional arrest
If a request is made for provisional arrest of a person, the request must contain or be supported by:
(a) information describing the person sought, being information sufficient to identify the person; and
(b) information as to the person’s probable location; and
(c) a concise statement of:
(i) the crimes within the jurisdiction of the ICC for which the person’s arrest is requested; and
(ii) the facts that are alleged to constitute those crimes, including, where possible, the dates when, and the locations at which, the crimes are alleged to have been committed; and
(d) a statement of the existence of a warrant of arrest, or of a judgment of conviction, against the person sought; and
(e) a statement that a request for surrender of the person will follow.

Part 3—Requests by the ICC for arrest and surrender of persons

Division 3—Arrest of persons

21 Arrest following request for provisional arrest
(1) Subject to section 22, if:
(a) the Attorney-General receives a request for provisional arrest of a person; and
(b) Division 2 has been complied with in respect of the request; the Attorney-General may, by written notice in the statutory form expressed to be directed to any magistrate, state that the request has been received.
(2) If the Attorney-General issues such a notice, a magistrate must issue a warrant, by writing in the statutory form, for the person’s arrest if an application is made, in the statutory form, on behalf of the ICC, for issue of a warrant pursuant to the notice.
(3) After the warrant has been issued, the magistrate must without delay send to the Attorney-General a report stating that the magistrate has issued the warrant.

Part 3—Requests by the ICC for arrest and surrender of persons

Division 3—Arrest of persons

25 Release from remand on the Attorney-General’s direction
(1) The Attorney-General must, by written notice in the statutory form, direct a magistrate to order the release from custody of a person remanded under this Division, or the discharge of the recognisances on which bail was granted to the person, as the case requires, if:
(a) where the person was remanded following the receipt of a request for provisional arrest—a request for surrender of the person has not been duly received within 60 days after the day on which the person was arrested and the person does not consent to surrender; or
(b) in any case—after considering the matters mentioned in subsection 23(6), the Attorney-General considers for any other reason that the remand should cease.
(2) The making by a magistrate of an order under subsection (1) following a direction by the Attorney-General does not prevent the person from being arrested and remanded pursuant to a further request for arrest and surrender of the person received after the making of the order.

Statut de Rome

Article 92 Arrestation provisoire

1. En cas d'urgence, la Cour peut demander l'arrestation provisoire de la personne recherchée en attendant que soient présentées la demande de remise et les pièces justificatives visées à l'article 91.

2. La demande d'arrestation provisoire est faite par tout moyen laissant une trace écrite et contient :

a) Le signalement de la personne recherchée, suffisant pour l'identifier, et des renseignements sur le lieu où elle se trouve probablement ;

b) L'exposé succinct des crimes pour lesquels la personne est recherchée et des faits qui seraient constitutifs de ces crimes, y compris, si possible, la date et le lieu où ils se seraient produits ;

c) Une déclaration affirmant l'existence à l'encontre de la personne recherchée d'un mandat d'arrêt ou d'un jugement établissant sa culpabilité ; et

d) Une déclaration indiquant qu'une demande de remise de la personne recherchée suivra.

3. Une personne provisoirement arrêtée peut être remise en liberté si l'État requis n'a pas reçu la demande de remise et les pièces justificatives visées à l'article 91 dans le délai prescrit par le Règlement de procédure et de preuve. Toutefois, cette personne peut consentir à être remise avant l'expiration de ce délai si la législation de l'État requis le permet. Dans ce cas, l'État requis procède aussitôt que possible à sa remise à la Cour.

4. La mise en liberté de la personne recherchée prévu au paragraphe 3, est sans préjudice de son arrestation ultérieure et de sa remise si la demande de remise accompagnée des pièces justificatives est présentée par la suite.