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Genocide Convention Act 1949
No. 27, 1949
An Act to approve of Ratification by Australia of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, and for other purposes
Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Interpretation 4 Approval of ratification 5 Approval of extension to Territories The Schedule Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
Genocide Convention Act 1949
No. 27, 1949
An Act to approve of Ratification by Australia of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, and for other purposes
[Assented to 12 July 1949]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Genocide Convention Act 1949.
2 Commencement This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
3 Interpretation In this Act: the Genocide Convention means the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide approved by the General Assembly of the United Nations at Paris on the ninth day of December, One thousand nine hundred and forty-eight, the text of which convention in the English language is set out in the Schedule to this Act.
4 Approval of ratification Approval is hereby given to the depositing with the Secretary-General of the United Nations of an instrument of ratification of the Genocide Convention by Australia.
5 Approval of extension to Territories Approval is hereby given to the depositing with the Secretary-General of the United Nations of a notification by Australia, in accordance with Article twelve of the Genocide Convention, extending the application of the Genocide Convention to all the territories for the conduct of whose foreign relations Australia is responsible.
The Schedule Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
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