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Polygamy is not legally recognised in Australia. Legally recognised polygamous marriages may not be performed in Australia, [1] [2] and a person who marries another person, knowing that the previous marriage is still subsisting, commits an offence of bigamy under section 94 of the Marriage Act 1961, which carries a maximum penalty of 5 years imprisonment. [3]
For prisoners held by Australia that died in prison custody, see Category:Prisoners who died in Australian detention. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
List of people legally executed in New South Wales; List of people legally executed in Queensland; List of people legally executed in South Australia; List of people legally executed in Tasmania; List of people legally executed in the Northern Territory; List of people legally executed in Victoria; List of people legally executed in Western ...
Blackburn, 165 Ariz. 351, 356, 798 P.2d 1360, 1365 (App.1990) [10] — "Barlow's practice of polygamy justif[ies] revoking or suspending his peace officer certification" as "Arizona's constitutional prohibition against polygamy is valid" and "Arizona's compelling state interest [...] justifies an infringement upon Barlow's religiously-motivated ...
For people of Australian nationality who died while in prison, see Category:Australian people who died in prison custody. Subcategories This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up approximately 3.3% of the Australian population (798,365) in the 2016 Australian census. [17] As of June 2018, Indigenous Australians aged 18 years and over were approximately 2% of the total adult population, while Indigenous prisoners accounted for 28% of the adult prison population, [18] [19] meaning that Indigenous adults are 15 times ...
List of people legally executed in New South Wales; List of people legally executed in Queensland; List of people legally executed in South Australia; List of people legally executed in Tasmania; List of people legally executed in the Northern Territory; List of people legally executed in Victoria; List of people legally executed in Western ...
Mrs Chapman died from the injuries received. Eichhorn was sixteen at the time of the crime. [131] John McGrath – 10 September 1875 – Indigenous. Hanged at Darlinghurst Gaol for rape of Sarah Murfin at Warragubra, near Bega. George Rope – 7 December 1875 – Hanged at Mudgee Gaol for the murder of his sister-in-law Hannah Rope at Lawson's ...