Section 71.7 Criminal Code Act | Recklessly Cause Harm to UN or Associated Person

71.7  Recklessly causing harm to a UN or associated person

(1)  A person is guilty of an offence if:

(a)  the person’s conduct causes harm to another person without the consent of that person; and

(b)  that other person is a UN or associated person; and

(c)  the UN or associated person is engaged in a UN operation that is not a UN enforcement action; and

(d)  the first-mentioned person is reckless as to causing harm to the UN or associated person or any other person by the conduct.

Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 7 years.

Maximum penalty (aggravated offence): Imprisonment for 9 years.

Note 1:       Section 71.23 defines UN enforcement action, UN operation and UN or associated person.

Note 2:       Section 71.13 defines aggravated offence.

(2)  Strict liability applies to paragraphs (1)(b) and (c).