(1)
Every person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to the penalty specified in subsection (3) who, in New Zealand or elsewhere, commits a crime against humanity.
(2)
For the purposes of this section, a crime against humanity is an act specified in Article 7 of the Statute.
(3)
The penalty for a crime against humanity is,—
if the offence involves the wilful killing of a person, the same as the penalty for murder:
in any other case, imprisonment for life or a lesser term.
Compare: Statute art 7
Section 10(1): amended, on 1 July 2013, by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).