Purpose—

3.
The purpose of this Act is—

(a)to make further provision in New Zealand law for the punishment of certain international crimes, namely, genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes; and

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS

4.
Interpretation—

(1)In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

"international crime'' means, in relation to the ICC, a crime in respect of which the ICC has jurisdiction under article 5 of the Statute

PART 2 - INTERNATIONAL CRIMES AND OFFENCES AGAINST ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

International crimes

9.
Genocide
(1) Every person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to the penalty specified in subsection (3) who, in New Zealand or elsewhere,—

(a) commits genocide; or
(b) conspires or agrees with any person to commit genocide, whether that genocide is to take place in New Zealand or elsewhere.

(2) For the purposes of this section, genocide is an act referred to in Article 6 of the Statute.

(3) The penalty for genocide, or conspiring with, or agreeing with any person to commit genocide is,—
(a) if the offence involves the willful killing of a person, the same as the penalty for murder:
(b) in any other case, imprisonment for life or a lesser term.

Compare: Statute art 6