Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

DEATH PENALTY ABOLITION ACT 1973 - NOTES

Act No. 100 of 1973 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 19 April 2010
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 37 of 2010

The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section

The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney-General's Department, Canberra

Contents

1 Short title [see Note 1]

2 Commencement [see Note 1]

3 Application of Act

4 Abolition of death penalty

5 Substitution of imprisonment for life

6 Death penalty must not be imposed

Notes