South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts (1) The Minister must
cause a review of the operation of this Division (as amended by the Statutes
Amendment (Abolition of Defence of Provocation and Related Matters)
Act 2020 ) to be conducted and a report on the review to be prepared and
submitted to the Minister.
(2) The review and
report must include—
(a)
consideration of the effect (if any) of the abolition of the common law
defences specified in section 14B; and
(b)
consideration of the effect (if any) that section 15B(2) has had
generally on the operation of sections 15 and 15A; and
(c)
consideration of the operation of the defences set out in sections 15D
and 15E; and
(d) a
recommendation as to whether further modification to the Act is necessary or
desirable for the purpose of recognising and addressing the role family
violence plays in relation to certain offending,
and may include any other matter the Minister thinks fit.
(3) The review and the
report must be completed after the fifth, but before the sixth, anniversary of
the commencement of this section.
(4) A report under
this section may be combined with a report under section 34Z of the
Evidence Act 1929 .
(5) The Minister must
cause a copy of the report submitted under subsection (1) to be laid
before both Houses of Parliament within 6 sitting days after receiving
the report.