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Provocation no longer a partial defence to murder

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3B Provocation no longer a partial defence to murder

The rule of law that provocation reduces the crime of murder to manslaughter is abolished.

S. 4 amended by No. 9576 s. 11(1), repealed by No. 10079 s. 8(b), new s. 4 inserted by No. 77/2005 s. 4, repealed by No. 63/2014 s. 3(1).

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S. 4A inserted by No. 72/2014 s. 3.

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Section 3B — Provocation no longer a partial defence to murder — Crimes Act 1958 (Victoria) — Barrister AI