Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsThe punishment of death must not be imposed as the penalty for any offence referred to in subsection 3(2) or (3).
Notes to the Death Penalty Abolition Act 1973
Note 1
The Death Penalty Abolition Act 1973 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 100, 1973 amended as indicated in the Tables below.
Table of Acts
Act | Number | Date | Date of commencement | Application, saving or transitional provisions |
Death Penalty Abolition Act 1973 | 100, 1973 | 18 Sept 1973 | 18 Sept 1973 |
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34, 1997 | 17 Apr 1997 | Schedule 5: Royal Assent | -- | |
Crimes Legislation Amendment (Torture Prohibition and Death Penalty Abolition) Act 20 10 | 37 , 2010 | 13 Apr 2010 | Schedule 2: 14 Apr 2010 | -- |
Table of Amendments
ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted | |
Provision affected | How affected |
Title .................... | am. No. 37, 2010 |
S. 3 .................... | am. No. 34, 1997 ; No. 37, 2010 |
am. No. 37, 2010 | |
S. 6 .................... | ad. No. 37, 2010 |