'Wilful killing - IAC' in document 'Australia - War Crimes Amendment Act 1988'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

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 Sections 3 to 14, inclusive, of the Principal Act are repealed and the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:
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"10. (1) The punishment for an offence against this Act involving the wilful killing of a person is imprisonment for life or for any lesser term."

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 8
War crimes
2. For the purpose of this Statute, "war crimes" means:
(a) Grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, namely, any of the following acts against persons or property protected under the provisions of the relevant Geneva Convention:
(i) Wilful killing;