WAR CRIMES ACT 1945 - SECT 16 No defence of superior orders
WAR CRIMES ACT 1945 - SECT 16
No defence of superior orders Subject to subsections 6(2) and 13(2), the fact that, in
doing an act alleged to be an offence against this Act, a person acted under
orders of his or her government or of a superior is not a defence in a
proceeding for the offence, but may, if the person is convicted of the
offence, be taken into account in determining the proper sentence.