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].
Part 1—Preliminary
4 Definitions
request for provisional arrest of a person means a request made to Australia by the ICC for the provisional arrest of the person.
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
22 Certificate by Attorney-General
The Attorney-General must not issue a notice under section 20 or 21 after receipt of a request for the arrest and surrender, or for the provisional arrest, of a person for a crime unless the Attorney-General has, in his or her absolute discretion, signed a certificate that it is appropriate to do so.
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.