Government announces changes to provocation murder defence
Date issued: 2012-01-29
The Queensland Government has announced changes to the Criminal Code to remove doubts about when the partial defence of provocation involving a sexual advance can be used, and remove doubts about the so-called "gay panic" defence.
The announcement follows a report to the Attorney General (PDF, 89.4 KB) from a special committee chaired by former Justice of the Queensland Court of Appeal, John Jerrard BA, LLB, LLM, QC.
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