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  2. Murder in Australian law - Wikipedia

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    In the NSW Crimes Act 1900 murder is defined as follows: [9] [10]. Murder shall be taken to have been committed where the act of the accused, or thing by him or her omitted to be done, causing the death charged, was done or omitted with reckless indifference to human life, or with intent to kill or inflict grievous bodily harm upon some person, or done in an attempt to commit, or during or ...

  3. Capital punishment in Australia - Wikipedia

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    Queensland abolished the death penalty in 1922. Tasmania did the same in 1968. The Commonwealth abolished the death penalty in 1973, with application also in the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory. Victoria did so in 1975, South Australia in 1976, and Western Australia in 1984.

  4. Life imprisonment in Australia - Wikipedia

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    A life sentence in Western Australia, for a crime other than murder, attracts a minimum non-parole period of seven years, while the equivalent term in Queensland is 15 years. For murder, the minimum non-parole period on a life sentence in the Australian Capital Territory is 10 years, as it is in Western Australia (except when committed during ...

  5. Punishment in Australia - Wikipedia

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    The various states and territories all formally legally abolished capital punishment in their laws, with the first being Queensland in 1922 and the last being New South Wales in 1985. [ 24 ] [ 23 ] The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) is a multilateral treaty outlining the obligations of its parties to respect and ...

  6. List of people legally executed in Queensland - Wikipedia

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    Hanged at Brisbane for the murder of M. Fisher McMichael at Bundaleer Plains, near Noorama. Ervora (alias Johnny) - 23 December 1878 - Pacific Islander. Hanged at Brisbane for the murder of Charles "the Swede" Andrews near Tambo. Joseph Mutter - 9 June 1879 - German. Hanged at Brisbane for the murder of Maria Josephina Steffen at Ravenswood ...

  7. Crime in Queensland - Wikipedia

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    Crime Stoppers Queensland was established in 1989. [11] In August 2013, the Queensland Police Service launched an online crime map to provide crime data to the public. [12] In October 2013, the Newman government led an unprecedented crackdown on outlaw motorcycle clubs. [13] In March 2023, Queensland police were given a substantial rise in powers.

  8. Criminal law of Australia - Wikipedia

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    Additionally, there exists a distinction between Australia's "code states" and "common law states". The code states of Western Australia, Queensland and Tasmania have wholly replaced the system of judge-made criminal law inherited from England with legislative instruments that exhaustively define the criminal law within those states. Other ...

  9. Life imprisonment - Wikipedia

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    Death penalty Australia: Yes Federal: For terrorism and treason offences: 22.5 years. [41] State laws vary. None Yes [42] [43] [44] See also: Immigration detention in Australia: Yes; for murder in Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia, Northern Territory; for murder of police officer in New South Wales [45