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Defences to Homicide: Options Paper

The Defences to Homicide: Options Paper was released in September 2003 and received 32 submissions.  

The paper identifies a range of possible changes to the current defences to homicide, including restriction or abolition of provocation, and widening the ambit of self-defence to make it easier for people who kill in response to long-term violence to rely on this defence. It includes research conducted by the commission into homicide prosecutions in Victoria between July 1997 and June 2001.

Below is a list of the chapters which can be downloaded.

Preliminary (PDF 293KB)
Executive Summary (PDF 375KB)
Chapter 1: Introduction (PDF 209KB)
Chapter 2: Data and General Statistics (PDF 1096KB)
Chapter 3: Provocation (PDF 1239KB)
Chapter 4: Self-defence (PDF 1290KB)
Chapter 5: People with Mentally Impaired Functioning Who Kill (PDF 993KB)
Chapter 6: Infanticide (PDF 346KB)
Chapter 7: A New Approach? (PDF 348KB)
Appendices (PDF 1275KB)

Alternatively, for a hard copy of the paper contact the commission on 03 8619 8619 or email law.reform@lawreform.vic.gov.au

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Author:	Victorian Law Reform Commission
Place of Publication:	Melbourne
Publisher:	Victorian Law Reform Commission
Date of Publication:	September 2003
Number of Pages:	308
Copyright:	Victorian Law Reform Commission, 2003