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Geneva Conventions Act 1957

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Attorney-General's Department
Department of Defence

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C2016C01093 C10

21 October 2016

Table of contents

Part I—Preliminary
Part III—Legal proceedings in respect of protected persons
Part IV—Abuse of the Red Cross and other emblems, signs, signals, identity cards, insignia and uniforms
- 15 Use of Red Cross and other emblems, signs, signals, identity cards, insignia and uniforms
Part V—Regulations
- 16 Regulations
The Schedules
Schedule 1—Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field of August 12, 1949
Schedule 2—Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea of August 12, 1949
Schedule 3—Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War of August 12, 1949
Schedule 4—Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War of August 12, 1949
Schedule 5—Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol I)
Schedule 6—Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Adoption of an Additional Distinctive Emblem (Protocol III)
Endnotes