PART 5
OFFENCES UNDER DOMESTIC LAW

Introduction

Meaning of “ancillary offence”
59.—(1) (c) attempting or conspiring to commit an offence, or

PART 5
OFFENCES UNDER DOMESTIC LAW

Introduction

Meaning of “ancillary offence”
59. (4) (a) the reference to an attempt is to conduct amounting to an offence of attempt, however expressed, under the law of the Territory, whether under any provision of that law or at common law; and

Article 25
Individual criminal responsibility
3. In accordance with this Statute, a person shall be criminally responsible and liable for punishment for a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court if that person:
(f) Attempts to commit such a crime by taking action that commences its execution by means of a substantial step, but the crime does not occur because of circumstances independent of the person's intentions. However, a person who abandons the effort to commit the crime or otherwise prevents the completion of the crime shall not be liable for punishment under this Statute for the attempt to commit that crime if that person completely and voluntarily gave up the criminal purpose.