The Defences to Homicide: Report was delivered during a time of unprecedented public interest in the defence of provocation, sparked by the Ramage murder case.
The Commission recommended the abolition of provocation, the re-introduction of excessive self-defence, changes to the self-defence definition and introduction of expert evidence about family violence.
The Crimes (Homicide) Act 2005 implemented the Commission's major legislative recommendations. Under the changes, provocation as a defence to murder has been abolished and a new defence, 'defensive homicide', has been created.