Criminal Code Act 1995

Schedule - The Criminal Code  

Section 3

CHAPTER 4 - THE INTEGRITY AND SECURITY OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AND FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS  

Division 71 - Offences against United Nations and associated personnel  

SECTION 71.7   Recklessly causing harm to a UN or associated person  

(1)    
A person commits an offence if:

(a) the person ' s conduct causes harm to another person without the consent of that person; and

(b) that other person is a UN or associated person; and

(c) the UN or associated person is engaged in a UN operation that is not a UN enforcement action; and

(d) the first-mentioned person is reckless as to causing harm to the UN or associated person or any other person by the conduct.

Penalty: Imprisonment for 7 years.

Penalty (aggravated offence): Imprisonment for 9 years.

Note 1:

Section 71.23 defines UN enforcement action , UN operation and UN or associated person .

Note 2:

Section 71.13 defines aggravated offence .

(2)    
Strict liability applies to paragraphs (1)(b) and (c).