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Inter-group Fighting (Amendment) Act 2000

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Inter-group Fighting (Amendment) Act 2000.

No. 9 of 2000.
Certified by: 18 08.2000

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS.

1. Taking part in Inter-group Fight (Amendment of Section 11).
2. Organising, etc., an Inter-group Fight (Amendment of Section 12).
3. Inciting, etc., person to fight (Amendment of Section 13).
4. Records of peace-making ceremonies to be kept (Amendment of Section 21).
5. New Section 21A.

"21A. COMPENSATION PAYMENT".

6. New Section 24A.

"24A. PROSECUTION FOR UNLAWFUL DEATH".

AN ACT

entitled

Inter-group Fighting (Amendment) Act 2000,

Being an Act to amend the Inter-Group Fighting Act (Chapter 344),

MADE by the National Parliament to come into operation in accordance with a notice published in the National Gazette by the Head of State, acting with, and in accordance with, the advice of the Minister.

1. TAKING PART IN INTER-GROUP FIGHT (AMENDMENT OF SECTION 11).

Section 11 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after Subsection (3) the following new Subsection:-

"(3A). Where the Court after an enquiry under Section 15, determines that a person referred to in Subsection (2) is a principal offender or a leader of the fight, the following penalties apply -

• (a) in relation to an inter-group fight in which a person is killed - imprisonment for a term not less than 20 years and not more than 30 years; or
• (b) in relation to an inter-group fight in which no person is killed - imprisonment for a term not less than 10 years and not more than 20 years.".

2. ORGANISING, ETC., AN INTER-GROUP FIGHT (AMENDMENT OF SECTION 12).

Section 12 of the Principal Act is amended by repealing the penalty provision and replacing it with the following:-

"Penalty: Imprisonment for a term not less than five years and not more than 10 years."

3. INCITING, ETC., PERSON TO FIGHT (AMENDMENT OF SECTION 13).

Section 13 of the Principal Act is amended by repealing the penalty provision and replacing it with-the following:-

"Penalty: Imprisonment for a term not less than five years and not more than 10 years.".

4. RECORDS OF PEACE-MAKING CEREMONIES TO BE KEPT (AMENDMENT OF SECTION 21).

Section 21(1)(c) of the Principal Act is amended by repealing the words "death of or injury to any person or for".

5. NEW SECTION 21A.

The Principal Act is amended by inserting after Section 21, the following new Section:-

"21A. COMPENSATION PAYMENT.
A group under Section 21 shall not hold a ceremony for the purpose of paying compensation for the death or injury to a person.".

6. NEW SECTION 24A.

The Principal Act is amended by inserting after Section 24, the following new Section: -

"24A. PROSECUTION FOR UNLAWFUL DEATH.
Notwithstanding a ceremony held under Section 21 or 21A, where death has resulted from an inter-group fight, the principals and leaders of the fight shall be liable to prosecution for wilful murder as accessories to the fact of the death under the Criminal Code (Chapter 262).".

I hereby certify that the above is a fair print of the Inter-group Fighting (Amendment) Act 2000 which has been made by the National Parliament.

Clerk of the National Parliament.

I hereby certify that the Inter-group Fighting (Amendment) Act 2000 was made by the National Parliament on 6 April 2000.

Speaker of the National Parliament.