Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

DEATH PENALTY ABOLITION ACT 1973 - SECT 6

    The 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 and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Death Penalty Abolition Act 1973	100, 1973	18 Sept 1973	18 Sept 1973
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1997	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 = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted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
Ss. 4, 5 .................	am. No. 37, 2010
S. 6 ....................	ad. No. 37, 2010