INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT ACT 2002 - SECT 142 Disclosure of information provided in confidence by third party
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT ACT 2002 - SECT 142
Disclosure of information provided in confidence by third party(1) If the ICC requests the giving of information or documents that were provided to Australia on a confidential basis by a foreign country or by an intergovernmental or international organisation (in either case referred to as the originator ), the Attorney - General must seek the consent of the originator before giving the information or documents to the ICC.
(2) If the originator is a party to the Statute that consents to disclosure of the information or documents, the Attorney - General must, subject to Part 8, give the information or documents to the ICC.
(3) If the originator is a party to the Statute that undertakes to resolve the issue of disclosure of the information or documents with the ICC under article 73 of the Statute, the Attorney - General must inform the ICC of the undertaking.
(4) If the originator is not a party to the Statute and refuses to consent to disclosure of the information or documents, the Attorney - General must inform the ICC that he or she is unable to give the information or documents because of an existing obligation of confidentiality to the originator.
(5) If the originator is not a party to the Statute and consents
to disclosure of the information or documents, the Attorney - General must,
subject to Part 8, give the information or documents to the ICC.