Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT ACT 2002 - SECT 27

(1)

If:

(a)

a person is arrested under a warrant issued under section 20 or 21; and

(b)

a police officer has reasonable grounds for suspecting that evidential material relating to a crime within the jurisdiction of the ICC in respect of which the warrant was issued is, or within the applicable period referred to in subsection (3) of this section will be, at any premises;

the police officer may, by an information on oath that sets out the grounds for the suspicion, apply for a search warrant in relation to the premises to search for that material.

(2)

If:

(a)

a person is arrested under a warrant issued under section 20 or 21; and

(b)

a police officer has reasonable grounds for suspecting that evidential material relating to a crime within the jurisdiction of the ICC in respect of which the warrant was issued is, or within the applicable period referred to in subsection (3) of this section will be, in a person's possession;

the police officer may, by an information on oath that sets out the grounds for the suspicion, apply for a search warrant in relation to the person to search for the material.

(3)

For the purposes of this section, the applicable period is:

(a)

if the application for the warrant is made by telephone, telex, fax or other electronic means, as provided by section 116—48 hours; or

(b)

otherwise—72 hours.

Note: Part 6 deals with search warrants.