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International Criminal Court (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2002
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International Criminal Court (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2002
House: House of Representatives
Note: The Act received Royal Assent on the 27 June 2002, (ie two days after its introduction into the Parliament) and became Act No. 42, 2002.
Introduced with the International Criminal Court Bill 2002, the Bill amends the Criminal Code Act 1995 to enact the crimes punishable by the International Criminal Court as crimes in Australian law (genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes). Also makes consequential amendments to 6 other Acts.(1)
1. Bills List, Senate Table Office, as at 24 December 2002.
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