Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts [T]hat from and after
the first day of September one thousand eight hundred and forty-six there
shall be no forfeiture of any chattel for or in respect of the same having
moved to or caused the death of man; and no coroner’s jury sworn to
inquire, upon the sight of any dead body, how the deceased came by his death,
shall find any forfeiture of any chattel which may have moved to or caused the
death of the deceased, or any deodand whatsoever; and it shall not be
necessary in any indictment or inquisition for homicide to allege the value of
the instrument which caused the death of the deceased, or to allege that the
same was of no value.