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International Criminal Court Act 2002
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#### 3 Principal object of Act
(1) The principal object of this Act is to facilitate compliance with Australia’s obligations under the Statute.
(2) Accordingly, this Act does not affect the primacy of Australia’s right to exercise its jurisdiction with respect to crimes within the jurisdiction of the ICC.
> Note: The crimes within the jurisdiction of the ICC are set out as crimes in Australia in Division 268 of the Criminal Code.