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Criminal Code Amendment (United Nations and Associated Personnel) Act 2000
No. 124, 2000
Criminal Code Amendment (United Nations and Associated Personnel) Act 2000
No. 124, 2000
An Act to protect United Nations and associated personnel, and for related purposes
Contents 1 Short title................................... 2 Commencement............................... 3 Schedule(s)..................................
Schedule 1—Amendments Criminal Code Act 1995
Criminal Code Amendment (United Nations and Associated Personnel) Act 2000
No. 124, 2000
An Act to protect United Nations and associated personnel, and for related purposes
[Assented to26 October 2000]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Criminal Code Amendment (United Nations and Associated Personnel) Act 2000.
2 Commencement
(1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act commences on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.
(2) If this Act does not commence under subsection (1) within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent, it commences on the first day after the end of that period.
3 Schedule(s)
Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.
Schedule 1—Amendments
Criminal Code Act 1995
1 The Schedule (after Division 70 of Chapter 4 of the Criminal Code) Insert:
Division 71—Offences against United Nations and associated personnel
71.1 Purpose
The purpose of this Division is to protect United Nations and associated personnel and give effect to the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel.
71.2 Murder of a UN or associated person
(1) A person is guilty of an offence if: (a) the person's conduct causes the death of another person; and (b) that other person is a UN or associated person; and (c) the UN or associated person is engaged in a UN operation that is not a UN enforcement action; and (d) the first‑mentioned person intends to cause, or is reckless as to causing, the death of the UN or associated person or any other person by the conduct.
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