Sentence examples for commonwealth criminal from inspiring English sources

ADF personnel who kill Isis members not engaged in active hostilities are vulnerable to prosecution under the commonwealth criminal code.

As a condition to becoming a party to Rome statute and agreeing to the jurisdiction of the ICC, Australia introduced to the commonwealth criminal code provisions relating to crimes against humanity, providing for a penalty of imprisonment of 25 years (see: 268.12 and 268.13).

The unlawful access of government information can constitute a computer crime offence under the commonwealth's criminal code.

T.J. Thompson, the Navy veteran, introduced himself as a "father, husband, employee and a criminal in the Commonwealth of Virginia".

Students in district attorneys' offices represent the commonwealth of Massachusetts in prosecuting nonjury criminal cases.

"This incident constitutes a potential breach of operational security and potentially the commission of a criminal offence under the commonwealth Crimes Act," an officer from the defence security authority wrote.

As he arrived in Australia on Friday, the American Justice Center filed a criminal complaint with the commonwealth director of public prosecution alleging Modi was guilty of crimes against humanity and genocide.

Some Commonwealth countries, however, notably India, have enacted criminal codes that are based on the English common law of crimes.

It pointed out the anomaly of the British system – most other European and Commonwealth countries have separate adult and youth criminal justice systems.

The commonwealth prosecutor, Michael Allnutt, told the central local criminal court of the allegations against Azari: "There was a clear imperative to commit an act to shock, horrify and terrify the community as a whole".

Attorney general Christian Porter said parliament today passed laws to make it a criminal offence to impersonate a commonwealth entity, company or service, such as a government agency or department.