Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024A00093:clause:7_1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024A00093
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 7 cl 1
Character Range: 120190–120761

1  Dictionary in the Criminal Code (definition of hors de combat)
Repeal the definition, substitute:
hors de combat: a person is hors de combat if:
 (a) any of the following apply:
 (i) the person is in the power of an adverse party;
 (ii) the person clearly expresses an intention to surrender;
 (iii) the person has been rendered unconscious or is otherwise incapacitated by wounds or sickness and is therefore incapable of defending himself or herself; and
 (b) the person abstains from any hostile act and does not attempt to escape.

Part 2—Application of amendment