Commonwealth Numbered Acts

WAR CRIMES AMENDMENT ACT 1988No. 3, 1989 - SECT 3

3. The Preamble to the Principal Act is repealed and the following Preamble is
substituted:

"WHEREAS:

   (a)  concern has arisen that a significant number of persons who committed
        serious war crimes in Europe during World War II may since have
        entered Australia and became Australian citizens or residents;

   (b)  it is appropriate that persons accused of such war crimes be brought
        to trial in the ordinary criminal courts in Australia; and

   (c)  it is also essential in the interests of justice that persons so
        accused be given a fair trial with all the safeguards for accused
        persons in trials in those courts, having particular regard to matters
        such as the gravity of the allegations and the lapse of time since the
        alleged crimes:".