Kidnapping a UN or associated person
71.9 Kidnapping a UN or associated person
A person commits an offence if:
the person takes or detains another person without his or her consent; and
that other person is a UN or associated person; and
the UN or associated person is engaged in a UN operation that is not a UN enforcement action; and
the first‑mentioned person takes or detains the UN or associated person with the intention of:
holding him or her to ransom or as a hostage; or
taking or sending him or her out of the country; or
committing a serious offence against him or her or another person.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 15 years.
Penalty (aggravated offence): Imprisonment for 19 years.
Section 71.23 defines UN enforcement action, UN operation and UN or associated person.
Section 71.13 defines aggravated offence.
Strict liability applies to paragraphs (1)(b) and (c).
In this section, serious offence means an offence under a law of the Commonwealth, a State or Territory or a foreign law the maximum penalty for which is death, or imprisonment for not less than 12 months.
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