Citizens Should Be Allowed to Launch Legal Proceedings for Genocide: Legal Experts

Published on August 1, 2024

Private citizens should be able to commence legal proceedings for genocide committed in Australia, a parliamentary committee has been told. At an inquiry on July 30, academics from several universities in Australia presented their views on the genocide bill proposed by Victorian Senator Lidia Thorpe. The move is aimed at opening the door to future proceedings against past acts of alleged genocide against Indigenous Australians. The Criminal Code Amendment (Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes) Bill 2024 seeks to amend the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) to remove the requirement for the attorney general’s consent in initiating proceedings of genocide. Under division 268 of the Act, Australia has jurisdiction to investigate and apply criminal offences to war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity that occur in another country....

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