Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if:
(a) the ICC requests any type of assistance referred to in paragraph 7(1)(b); and
(b) the Attorney - General is satisfied that the request relates to an investigation being conducted by the Prosecutor or a proceeding before the ICC.
(2) The Attorney - General must refuse the request if the request is prohibited by Australian law and:
(a) the ICC does not modify the request as contemplated by paragraph 3 of article 93 of the Statute and section 53; or
(b) the assistance requested cannot be provided in a way referred to in paragraph 5 of article 93 of the Statute and subsection 11(2) or can only be provided subject to conditions that the ICC does not accept.
(3) If subsection ( 2) does not apply, the Attorney - General is to execute the request by authorising, in writing, the provision of the assistance.
(4) If the Attorney - General authorises the provision of the assistance, an appropriate authority is to:
(a) take such action as the authority thinks appropriate in the particular case; and
(b) prepare a written report with respect to the action taken; and
(c) send the report to the Attorney - General.