Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) Except if a law expressly provides otherwise, an unlawful homicide that is not, under section 12, murder shall be taken to be manslaughter.
(2) A person who commits manslaughter is guilty of an offence punishable, on conviction, by imprisonment for 20 years.
(3) However, for an aggravated offence against this section, the maximum penalty is imprisonment for 28 years.
Note Section 48A (Aggravated offences—pt 2 offences against pregnant women) and s 48C (Aggravated offences—pt 2 offences involving family violence) make provision in relation to an aggravated offence against this section.