24 Requests for assistance
(1)
(a)
(v) the service of documents, including judicial documents; or

30 Response to be sent to ICC

(4) In the case of an urgent request for assistance, any documents or evidence produced in response must, at the request of the ICC, be sent urgently to it.
(5) Documents or evidence provided or produced in response to a request for assistance from the ICC must be transmitted to the ICC in their original language and form.

91 Assistance in arranging service of documents

(1) This section applies if the ICC requests assistance under any of Articles 19(8), 56, 58(7), 64, or 93(1)(d) of the Statute in arranging for the service of a document in New Zealand.

(2) The Attorney-General may give authority for the request to proceed if the Attorney-General is satisfied that—
(a) the request relates to an investigation being conducted by the Prosecutor or a proceeding before the ICC; and
(b) the person or body to be served is or may be in New Zealand.

(3) If the Attorney-General gives authority for the request to proceed, the Attorney-General must forward the request for service to the appropriate New Zealand agency, and that agency must, without delay,—
(a) use its best endeavours to have the process served—
(i) in accordance with any procedure specified in the request; or
(ii) if that procedure would be unlawful or inappropriate in New Zealand, or if no procedure is specified, in accordance with the law of New Zealand; and
(b) transmit to the Attorney-General—
(i) a certificate as to service, if the document is served; or
(ii) a statement of the reasons that prevented service, if the document is not served.

(4) In this section, document includes—
(a) a summons requiring a person to appear as a witness; and
(b) a summons to an accused that has been issued under Article 58(7) of the Statute.

Part 1
Without limiting the generality of section (1), a Tribunal may make a request for assistance of any 1 or more of the following types:

Part 3
Other forms of assistance to a Tribunal
Attorney-General may authorise taking of evidence
This section applies where a Tribunal makes a request to the Attorney-General‑—
(a) for evidence to be taken in New Zealand; or
(b) for documents or other articles in New Zealand to be produced—
for the purposes of a proceeding before, or an investigation conducted by, the Tribunal.

Subject to: where the Attorney General is satisfied
(a) that the request relates to a Tribunal offence; and
(b) that there are reasonable grounds for believing that the evidence can be taken or, as the case may be, the documents or other articles can be produced in New Zealand,—
the Attorney-General may authorise, in writing, assistance in accordance with section 22 and section 23.

Taking of evidence
(1) Where the Attorney-General authorises the taking of evidence, the evidence shall be taken on oath from each witness by a Judge.
(2) The Judge who takes evidence in accordance with subsection (1) shall-
(a) cause the evidence to be put in writing; and
(b) certify that the evidence was taken by the judge and
(c) cause the writing so certified to be sent to the Attorney-General.

Producing documents or other articles
Where the Attorney-General authorises the production of documents or other articles, that production shall be required by the order of a Judge.

Service of process