Schedule 1—Amendment of the Criminal Code Act 1995
Chapter 8—Offences against humanity and related offences
Division 268—Genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and crimes against the administration of the justice of the International Criminal Court
Subdivision K—Miscellaneous
268.117 Geographical jurisdiction
(1) Section 15.4 (extended geographical jurisdiction—Category D) applies to genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.
(2) Section 15.3 (extended geographical jurisdiction—Category C) applies to crimes against the administration of the justice of the International Criminal Court.
An Act to amend the War Crimes Act 1945
5. Sections 3 to 14, inclusive, of the Principal Act are repealed and the following section and Parts are substituted:
Application
"3. This Act extends to all external Territories and has extra-territorial operation according to its tenor".
An Act to provide for the Trial and Punishment of War Criminals#
Part I—Preliminary
3 Application
This Act extends to all external Territories and has extra-territorial operation according to its tenor.
An Act to amend the War Crimes Act 1945
5. Sections 3 to 14, inclusive, of the Principal Act are repealed and the following section and Parts are substituted:
11. A person shall not be charged with an offence against this Act unless
he or she is:
(a) an Australian citizen; or
(b) a resident of Australia or of an external Territory.
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;