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This is a Bill, not an Act. For current law, see the Acts databases.
South Australia
Criminal Law Consolidation (Provocation) Amendment
Bill 2015
A BILL FOR
An Act to amend the
Criminal
Law Consolidation Act 1935
.
Contents
Part 2—Amendment of Criminal Law
Consolidation Act 1935
11ALimitation on
defence of provocation
The Parliament of South Australia enacts as
follows:
This Act may be cited as the Criminal Law Consolidation (Provocation)
Amendment Act 2015.
In this Act, a provision under a heading referring to the amendment of a
specified Act amends the Act so specified.
Part 2—Amendment
of Criminal Law Consolidation
Act 1935
After section 11 insert:
11A—Limitation on defence of
provocation
For the purposes of proceedings in which the defence of provocation may be
raised, conduct of a sexual nature by a person does not constitute provocation
merely because the person was the same sex as the defendant.