8 John 1, chapter 36

An Act to Establish the crime of Treason and its related procedures, and for purposes connected therewith

Preface

  1. The short title of this Act is the Treason Act, 2025.

High Treason

  1. The crime of High Treason is to-
    1. encompass attempted or the actual demise, death, infirmity, injury or disability of-
      1. the Sovereign;
      2. the Sovereign’s spouse;
      3. the children of the Sovereign; and
      4. the apparent or the heir presumptive to the Crown of Baustralia.
    2. the attempted or the actual sexual violation, or otherwise the harm and bodily violation, of-
      1. the Sovereign;
      2. the Sovereign’s spouse;
      3. the Sovereign’s children; or
      4. the children of the heir apparent or the heir presumptive to the Crown of Baustralia;
    3. the levying of war in person or to facilitate said war against the Sovereign as an individual or a group in order to force or constraint to compel the Sovereign to change their measures or counsels, or in order to put any force, or constraint upon or in order to intimidate or overawe Parliament; or
    4. the adherence to the Sovereign’s enemies, giving them aid and comfort, whether within Baustralia, or anywhere else;

Petty Treason

  1. The crime of Petty Treason is to-
    1. encompass to counterfeit or use without due permission the instruments or legal objects as used commonly by the Sovereign in the passage of instruments or other legal documents;
    2. encompass to restrain, imprison or blockade the Sovereign; and to
    3. encompass the demise, death, infirmity or disability of the Regent, or any other official acting as Regent of Baustralia.

Legal Procedures

  1. The crimes of High Treason and Petty Treason will only be tried by the State Court of Baustralia.
  2. No bail may be granted to any person for the crime of High Treason or Petty Treason, unless they receive permission by a vote of two-thirds majority of Parliament.
  3. Any individual convicted of the crime of High Treason or Petty Treason will be Attainted, being the-
    1. forfeiture of all lands or estates to the Crown; and
    2. the corruption of their blood, with no descendant of the guilty person being able to inherit, hold or transmit said property, nor any title, style, dignity, honour, office or precedence whatsoever including that of a peerage whose ancestor had been attained thereto.
  4. Attainder may only be reversed by an Act of Parliament.