Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if:
(a) the ICC requests assistance in questioning a person; and
(b) the Attorney - General is satisfied that:
(i) the request relates to an investigation of the person that is being conducted by the Prosecutor or to a prosecution of the person before the ICC; and
(ii) the person is or may be in Australia .
(2) The Attorney - General is to execute the request by authorising, in writing, the questioning of the person.
(3) If the Attorney - General authorises the questioning of the person, a magistrate is to ask the person in writing to appear before the magistrate at a specified time and place for the purpose of being questioned.
(4) If the person appears before the magistrate:
(a) the magistrate, a police officer or the DPP may ask the person questions to which the request relates; and
(b) the magistrate must cause a record in writing, or in another form that the magistrate considers to be appropriate in the circumstances, to be made of the questions asked and any answers given; and
(c) the magistrate must certify the correctness of the record; and
(d) the magistrate must cause the record so certified to be sent to the Attorney - General.
(5) If the person refuses or fails to appear before the magistrate, the magistrate is to notify the Attorney - General in writing of the refusal or failure.