115.1 Murder of an Australian citizen or a resident of Australia
(1) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person engages in conduct outside Australia (whether before or after 1 October 2002 or the commencement of this Code); and
(b) the conduct causes the death of another person; and
(c) the other person is an Australian citizen or a resident of Australia; and
(d) the firstmentioned person intends to cause, or is reckless as to causing, the death of the Australian citizen or resident of Australia or any other person by the conduct; and
(e) if the conduct was engaged in before 1 October 2002—at the time the conduct was engaged in, the conduct constituted an offence against a law of the foreign country, or the part of the foreign country, in which the conduct was engaged.
115.2 Manslaughter of an Australian citizen or a resident of Australia
(1) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person engages in conduct outside Australia (whether before or after 1 October 2002 or the commencement of this Code); and
(b) the conduct causes the death of another person; and
(c) the other person is an Australian citizen or a resident of Australia; and
(d) the firstmentioned person intends that the conduct will cause serious harm, or is reckless as to a risk that the conduct will cause serious harm, to the Australian citizen or resident of Australia or any other person; and
(e) if the conduct was engaged in before 1 October 2002—at the time the conduct was engaged in, the conduct constituted an offence against a law of the foreign country, or the part of the foreign country, in which the conduct was engaged.
115.3 Intentionally causing serious harm to an Australian citizen or a resident of Australia
(1) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person engages in conduct outside Australia; and
(b) the conduct causes serious harm to another person; and
(c) the other person is an Australian citizen or a resident of Australia; and
(d) the firstmentioned person intends to cause serious harm to the Australian citizen or resident of Australia or any other person by the conduct.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 20 years.
115.4 Recklessly causing serious harm to an Australian citizen or a resident of Australia
(1) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person engages in conduct outside Australia; and
(b) the conduct causes serious harm to another person; and
(c) the other person is an Australian citizen or a resident of Australia; and
(d) the firstmentioned person is reckless as to causing serious harm to the Australian citizen or resident of Australia or any other person by the conduct.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 15 years.
1. A State which becomes a Party to this Statute thereby accepts the jurisdiction of the Court with respect to the crimes referred to in article 5.
2. In the case of article 13, paragraph (a) or (c), the Court may exercise its jurisdiction if one or more of the following States are Parties to this Statute or have accepted the jurisdiction of the Court in accordance with paragraph 3:
(a) The State on the territory of which the conduct in question occurred or, if the crime was committed on board a vessel or aircraft, the State of registration of that vessel or aircraft;
(b) The State of which the person accused of the crime is a national.
3. If the acceptance of a State which is not a Party to this Statute is required under paragraph 2, that State may, by declaration lodged with the Registrar, accept the exercise of jurisdiction by the Court with respect to the crime in question. The accepting State shall cooperate with the Court without any delay or exception in accordance with Part 9.