Criminal Code

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A2405.01 | Accomplice Liability Amendments to the Criminal Code Passed

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The Assembly adopted several amendments to the Criminal Code on the 7th May 2024.

(Debate thread | Voting thread)

Criminal Code

An act laying out crimes against the Coalition and their punishments

1. Criminal Liability

(1) An individual shall be guilty of a criminal offense if:

1. They commit the offense by their own conduct, or
2. They are an accomplice of another individual in the commission of the offense.

(2) An individual is an accomplice of another in the commission of an offense if, with the purpose of promoting or facilitating the commission of the offense, they:

1. Solicit another individual to commit an offense, or
2. Aid or attempt to aid another individual in planning or committing an offense.

1.2. Crimes

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(2) Identity fraud shall be defined as a deception made of one’s self, or knowingly abetting in another’s claims to a false identity, wherein this fraud threatens the security of the South Pacific, or circumvents the laws and legal processes of the South Pacific.

(3) Impersonation shall be defined as falsely representing one’s self as an official of the Coalition’s government or the government of any foreign region, or knowingly being an accomplice in the false representation of another person, provided such false representation is done for the purpose of threatening the security of the South Pacific or circumventing its laws and legal processes.

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23. Punishments

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