Asia-Pacific

Afghanistan	Constitution (Art. 23) Interim Criminal Code Afghanistan 2004 Law on Gatherings, Strikes and Demonstrations 2003 Law on Social Organisations Afghanistan 2002 Penal Code Afghanistan 1976 Police Law 2005
Australia	Australian Crimes Act No. 12/1914, as amended in 2013 Australian Federal Police Act 1979, as amended in 2012 Australian Public Order (Protection of Persons and Property) Act No. 26/1971, as amended in 2011 Australian Public Order Act No. 26/1971, as amended in 2011 New South Wales Crimes Act 1900, as amended in 2013 New South Wales Ombudsman Act No. 68/1974, as amended in 2014 New South Wales Police Act No. 47/1990, as amended in 2014 New South Wales Victims Rights and Support Act No. 37/2013 New South Wales Victims Rights Act No. 114/1996 Northern Territory Criminal Code Act 2013 Northern Territory Terrorism Act 2009 Queensland Criminal Code Act 1899, as amended in 2013 Queensland Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000, as amended in 2013 South Australia Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 Tasmania Criminal Code Act No. 69/1924, as amended in 2007 Victoria Crimes Act No. 6231/1958, as amended in 2014 Victoria Police Act 2013 Victoria Unlawful Assemblies and Processions Act 1958 Western Australia Criminal Code Compilation Act 1913, as amended in 2013
Bahrain	Constitution 2002 Criminal Procedure Code 2002 Penal Code 1976
Bangladesh	Constitution (Art. 32) Penal Code 1860 Police Act 1861
Bhutan	Civil and Criminal Procedure Code 2001 Constitution (Art. 7) Penal Code (Amendment Act) 2011 Penal Code 2011 Police Act 2009
Brunei Darussalam	Penal Code 1951, as amended in 1999 Public Order Act 1983, as amended in 1998
Cambodia	Constitution Criminal Procedure Code 2007 Penal Code 2009
China	Criminal Law Code 1997 Law on Processions and Demonstrations 1989
Cyprus	Code of Police Ethics 2001 Constitution (Art. 7)
Fiji	Constitution 2013: Chapter 2: Bill of Rights; Chapter 6: State Service (Part B: Disciplined Force); Chapter 9: Emergency Powers Criminal Procedure Decree 2009 Public Order (Amendment) Decree 2012 Police
India	Constitution (2015) Criminal Law (Amendment) Act No. 13/2013 Criminal Procedures Code 1973 Kerala Police Act No. 8/2011 Penal Code 1860 National Security Act 1980 The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (prevention of atrocities) Act, 1989 Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act 2012 Protection of Human Rights Act 1993 The Armed Forces Special Powers Act 1958 The Armed Forces (Jammu and Kashmir) Special Power Act, 1990 Jammu and Kashmir Constitution Jammu and Kashmir Police Act, 1983 Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978 ·Karnataka Police Act 1963 Karnataka Prisons Act 1963 Chhattisgarh Police Act 2007 Chhattisgarh Special Public Security Act 2005
Indonesia	Constitution 1945 Government Regulation in Lieu of Legislation of the Republic of Indonesia No. 1/2002 Combating Criminal Acts of Terrorism Revisions on Law No. 15/2003 on the Transformation of the Implementation of Government Regulation in Lieu of Law No. 1/2002 on the Eradication of Terrorism Crimes into Law Law No. 2 concerning the State Police 2002 Law No. 26 on Ad Hoc Human Rights Court Law No. 39 Year 1999 – Concerning Human Rights Penal Code 1999
Japan	Constitution 1946: Chapter III: Rights and Duties of the People The Police Duties Execution Act 1948 Penal Code 1907 Act on Penal Detention Facilities and Treatment of Inmates and Detainees 2005
Kiribati	Criminal Procedure Code 1977 Penal Code 1977 Police Powers and Duties Act 2008
Lao People’s Republic	Law on Criminal Procedure 2004 Penal Law 1990, as amended in 2005
Malaysia	Constitution (Art. 5) Criminal Procedure Code 1935, with all amendments up to 2006 Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission Act 700 of 2009 Penal Code 1936, with all amendments up to 2006 Police Act 1967, with all amendements up to 2006 Public Order Preservation Act 1958, with all amendments up to 2006 Prevention of Terrorism Act 769 of 2015
Maldives	Bill on the Armed Forces 2006 Constitution (Art. 21) Penal Code 1961 Police Bill 2006
Micronesia	Constitution (Sections 3, 9)
Mongolia	Constitution (Art. 16) Criminal Code 2002
Myanmar	Constitution (Art. 353) Criminal Procedure Code Penal Code 1860
Nauru	Constitution (Art. 4) Correctional Service Act No. 8/2009 Criminal Code 2011 Criminal Procedure Act 1972 Police Force Act 1972
Nepal	Armed Police Force Act 2001 Civil Rights Act 1955 Constitution (Art. 16) Police Act 1955 Prisons Act 1963
New Zealand	Bill of Rights Act No.109/1990 Constitution (Art. 8) Corrections Act No. 50/2004 Crimes Act No.43/1961 Criminal Procedure Act No. 81/2011 Policing Act No. 72/2008 Terrorism Suppression Act No. 34/2002
Pakistan	Anti-Terrorism Act 1997 Constitution (Art. 9) Criminal Procedure Code 1898 Penal Code 1860 Police Act 1861 Police Order 2002, as amended in 2006 The Balochistan Police Act 2011 The Sindh (Repeal of the Police Order 2002 and Revival of the Police Act 1861) Act 2011 The West Pakistan Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance 1960
Palau	Constitution (Section 6)
Papua New Guinea	Criminal Code Act 1974 Organic Law on the Relief of Members of Disciplined Forces from the Responsibility for the Consequences of Carrying out a Lawful Order 1998 Police Act 1998 Police Force (Presence Abroad) Act 2004
Philippines	Anti-Torture Act 2009 Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Anti-torture Act of 2009 Constitution (Section 5) Penal Code 1930 Revised Criminal Procedure 2000 The New Public Assembly Act 2016
Republic of Korea	Penal Code 1953, as amended in 1998
Samoa	Constitution (Art. 5) Criminal Procedure Act 1972 District Courts Act 1969 Police Service Act 2009
Singapore	Armed Forces Act 1975, revised edition 2001 Civil Defence Act 1986. revised edition 1990 Constitution (Art. 9) Criminal Procedure Code 2010 Penal Code 1871, revised edition 2008 Police Force Act 2004, revised edition 2006 Prisons Act Regulations 2011
Solomon Islands	Constitution (Art. 4) Counter Terrorism Act 2009 Penal Code 1963 Preservation of Public Security Act 1967 Prisons Act 1973, edition 1996 Procession and Public Assemblies Act 1956, edition 1996
Sri Lanka	Criminal Procedure Code (Special Provisions) 2007 Criminal Procedure Code 1979 Penal Code 1885, as amended in 1980 Prisons Act 1878, as amended in 1980 Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act, No. 48 of 1979, as amended in 2021
Taiwan	Act Governing the Use of Police Weapons 2002 Assembly and Parade Act 2002 Civil Associations Act 2011 Code of Criminal Procedure 2007 Constitution 1947 Criminal Code 2014 Habeas Corpus Act 2014 Police Act 2002 Police Duty Act 2008 Police Power Exercise Act 2011 Social Order Maintenance Act 2011 State Compensation Law 1980 The Communication Security and Surveillance Act 2014
Thailand	Constitution (Section 32) Criminal Procedure Code 1995
Timor-Leste	Constitution (Section 29) Criminal Procedure Code 2005 Organic Law on National Police 2004 Penal Code 2009
Tonga	Constitution (Art. 14) Criminal Offences Act 1926, revised edition 1988 Police Act 2010 Public Order (Preservation) Act 1970, revised edition 1988
Tuvalu	Constitution (Art. 16) Criminal Procedure Code 1963 Penal Code 1969 Police Ordinance 1973 Prisons Ordinance 1985 Public Order Ordinance 1973&1974
Vanuatu	Constitution (Art. 5) Criminal Procedures Act 1981, consolidated edition 2006 Law on Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Organised Crime 2006 Penal Code 1981, consolidated edition 2006 Police Act 1980, consolidated edition 2006
Vietnam	Constitution (Art. 19) Criminal Procedure Code 2003 Penal Code 1999

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Malaysia

Maldives

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Mongolia

Myanmar

Nauru

Nepal

New Zealand

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Palau

Papua New Guinea

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