INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT ACT 2002 - SECT 162 Designation of Australia as place for service of sentence
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT ACT 2002 - SECT 162
Designation of Australia as place for service of sentence(a) the Attorney - General has given a notification under section 160 and has not withdrawn the notification under section 161; and
(b) the ICC imposes a sentence of imprisonment on a person convicted of a crime within the jurisdiction of the ICC; and
(c) the ICC designates Australia, under article 103 of the Statute, as the country in which the sentence is to be served;
the Attorney - General is to consider whether to accept the designation.
(2) Before accepting the designation, the Attorney - General may
request the ICC to provide the Attorney - General with any relevant
information that will enable the Attorney - General to assess whether the
designation should be accepted.