Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsAct 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] ....................................................................... 1
2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 1
3............ Application of Act ............................................................................. 1
4............ Abolition of death penalty ................................................................. 1
5............ Substitution of imprisonment for life ................................................. 2
6............ Death penalty must not be imposed .................................................. 2
Notes 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
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Act |
Number |
Date |
Date of commencement |
Application, saving or transitional provisions |
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100, 1973 |
18 Sept 1973 |
18 Sept 1973 |
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34, 1997 |
17 Apr 1997 |
Schedule 5: Royal Assent |
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Crimes Legislation Amendment (Torture Prohibition and Death Penalty Abolition) Act 2010 |
37, 2010 |
13 Apr 2010 |
Schedule 2: 14 Apr 2010 |
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Table of Amendments
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ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted |
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Provision affected |
How affected |
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Title....................................... |
am. No. 37, 2010 |
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S. 3....................................... |
am. No. 34, 1997; No. 37, 2010 |
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Ss. 4, 5................................. |
am. No. 37, 2010 |
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S. 6....................................... |
ad. No. 37, 2010 |