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In 1973 the Death Penalty Abolition Act 1973 of the Commonwealth abolished the death penalty for federal offences. It provided in Section 3 that the Act applied to any offence against a law of the Commonwealth, the Territories or under an Imperial Act, and in s. 4 that "[a] person is not liable to the punishment of death for any offence".
The Australia Bureau of Statistics classifies prisoners (sentenced and unsentenced) according to the "most serious" crime with which they are charged. In 2022, statistics for charges were as follows: [53] Acts intended to cause injury: 10,557 individuals (26.0% of all prisoners) Sexual assault and related offences: 6,446 (15.9%)
Death penalty for murder; instigating a minor's or a mentally ill's suicide; treason; terrorism; a second conviction for drug trafficking; aircraft hijacking; aggravated robbery; espionage; kidnapping; being a party to a criminal conspiracy to commit a capital offence; attempted murder by those sentenced to life imprisonment if the attempt ...
The following are the five states with the most executions since the early 1980s, according to the Death Penalty Information Center: Texas, 591. Oklahoma, 126. Virginia, 113. Florida, 106 ...
Capital punishment is retained in law by 55 UN member states or observer states, with 140 having abolished it in law or in practice.The most recent legal executions performed by nations and other entities with criminal law jurisdiction over the people present within its boundaries are listed below.
When the death penalty was abolished in the Australian Capital Territory in 1973, there were no offences subject to mandatory life imprisonment; [2] even so, life imprisonment can be imposed. Life imprisonment remains mandatory for murder in South Australia, the Northern Territory, and Queensland.
Goonyella-Riverside coal mine outrush of coal and water – 1991 [12] South Bulli coal mine incident resulting in the death of 3 miners – 1991 [13] Western Main coal mine Pillar Collapse resulting in the death of 3 miners – 1991 [14] Moura Open Cut coal mine incident resulting in death of 2 miners and serious injury to 2 others – 1993 [15]
In 1968, Murphy introduced a private members bill, the Death Penalty Abolition Act, which aimed to abolish the use of capital punishment in Australia. The bill was passed in the Senate three times with the support of senators from all political parties, but lapsed in the House of Representatives each time. [4]