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On occasion the issue of capital punishment is published in the media or is subject to media and public support and scrutiny. Most occasions where capital punishment is brought up in the media, it is regarding current cases of intense media coverage regarding murder, rape and in extreme circumstances
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Federation, each colony made its own criminal laws and punishments. Since then the States have been responsible for most criminal law. Since Federation in 1901, 114 people have been legally executed in Australia. For lists of people executed in Australia, sorted by state or territory, see the
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Australia since British settlement. During the 19th century, crimes that could carry a death sentence included burglary, sheep stealing, forgery, sexual assaults, murder and manslaughter, and there is one reported case of someone being executed
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abolished the death penalty for murder in 1955, and for all crimes in 1985. In 2010, the
Commonwealth Parliament passed legislation prohibiting the re-establishment of capital punishment by any state or territory. Australian law prohibits the extradition or deportation of a prisoner to another
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by the condemned child rapist David
Bennett, who was a carpenter by trade. It was used for all 10 Pentridge hangings (including a double hanging). After Victoria abolished capital punishment in 1975, the beam and trapdoor were removed and put into storage. The beam was reinstalled at the Old
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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 " person is not liable to the punishment of death for any offence".
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where responders were given the question: "In your opinion, should the penalty for murder be death or imprisonment?" The surveyors conducted the poll for people from 14 and onwards in age with around 687 people completing the survey for publication. The results of the poll are as follows:
784:, in 1855. "It is the sentence of this court that you be returned to your former custody, and at a time and place appointed by the Governor-in-Council, that you be hanged by the neck till you are dead, and may the Lord have mercy on your soul". The last execution was that of
847:, in which a total of 35 people were killed stirring strong emotions as to whether or not to reintroduce the death penalty. However, no person of significant stature or influence has advocated the death penalty for quite some time since the last execution in 1967.
546:, the only woman ever to have been executed under South Australian law, was hanged on 30 December 1873. Her body was not released to the family and was buried between the inner and outer walls of the prison, identified by a number and the date of the execution.
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was hanged in 1951. She was accused of being an accomplice in the murder of 73-year-old
William ('Pop') Kent. She, along with her accomplices, were executed on 19 February 1951. Victoria would not carry out another execution until that of Ronald Ryan.
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Australia, capital punishment was banned on a state-by-state basis through the 20th century. Despite the ban, polls have indicated varying support for the reintroduction of the practice. After the (wrongful) conviction of
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Commonwealth will not extradite or deport a prisoner to another jurisdiction if they could be sentenced to death for any crime. A recent case involving this was the case of American Gabe Watson, who was convicted of the
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291:. In some cases the condemned could be denied mortuary rites. The first executions carried out under European law in Australia took place in Western Australia in 1629, when Dutch authorities hanged the mutineers of the
792:. Cooke had been convicted on one count of murder, but evidence and his confessions suggested he had committed many more. The last sentence of death in Western Australia was passed in 1984, but the female killer (
1235:"Recognition of Aboriginal Customary Laws (ALRC Report 31): 21. Aboriginal Customary Laws and Sentencing: Aboriginal Customary Laws and the Notion of 'Punishment': 500. Traditional Punishments or Responses"
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in North Queensland, and faced capital murder charges in his home state of Alabama. His deportation was delayed until the government received assurances that he would not be executed if found guilty.
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The last execution was on 14 February 1946, when serial rapist and killer Frederick Thompson was hanged for the murder of eight-year-old Evelyn Maughan. The death penalty was abolished in 1968.
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such as terrorism. On various occasions, the media and public express support for capital punishment for the most heinous of crimes including mass murder such as in the cases of the
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was the last man executed at Pentridge Prison and in Australia. He was hanged on 3 February 1967 after being convicted of shooting dead a prison officer during an escape from
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as the maximum punishment. On 11 March 2010, Federal Parliament passed laws that prevent the death penalty from being reintroduced by any state or territory in Australia.
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No executions were ever carried out under Commonwealth criminal laws, and the passage of the Death Penalty Abolition Act 1973 saw the death penalty replaced with
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was hanged in 1932 after being convicted of raping a four-year-old girl. Bennett was the last man to be hanged in Australia for an offence other than murder.
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for the murder of Marjorie Constance Sommarlad. New South Wales abolished the death penalty for murder in 1955, but retained it as a potential penalty for
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308:, and nineteenth-century colonial parliaments retained provisions which made homosexual activity a capital offence until 1861. Most jurisdictions removed
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there was a surge in demands that she be hanged. The overturning of her conviction caused a short-lived drop in support for the death penalty. A 2005
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The poll showed a small majority of Australians (52.5%) favoured the death penalty for deadly terrorist acts in Australia while 47.5% did not.
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was 20-13 for abolition. All 9 labor members in the legislative council, 11 liberal members voted in favor. 7 liberals and all 6
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for "being illegally at large". During the 19th century, these crimes saw about 80 people hanged each year throughout Australia.
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until 1985. New South Wales was the last Australian state to formally abolish the death penalty for all crimes.
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The vote to abolish the Death penalty in Victoria 1975 was the following, in the
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498:, murderer and rapist, on 24 November 1964. Three executions also occurred at
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The beam and trapdoor used to execute condemned prisoners were removed from
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Australian states and territories had laws against homosexuality during the
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Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade (May 2016).
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on 22 September 1913 for the rape and murder of 11-year-old Ivy Mitchell.
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Victoria was also the state of the last woman executed in Australia:
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jurisdiction if they could be sentenced to death for any crime.
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and 11 other convicts were hanged for their involvement in the
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1420:"100 Years Since the Abolition of Death Penalty in Queensland"
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In the early days of colonial rule, Tasmania, then known as
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or to a person younger than the age of fourteen until 1949.
1930:, S.W. Silver & Son, London, 1879. Part 2, pages 90–94.
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Resolutions concerning death penalty at the United Nations
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Biography – Jean Lee – Australian Dictionary of Biography
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List of people legally executed in the Northern Territory
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it remained as such when committed while also inflicting
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Execution statistics by State (Since Federation in 1901)
100:. The last death sentence was given in August 1984, when
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The last execution in Australia took place in 1967, when
1702:. Emsah.uq.edu.au (2005-08-05). Retrieved on 2012-09-10.
1289:(2nd ed.). Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives Inc.
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capital punishment as a sentence for homosexual activity
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The History of Correctional Services in South Australia
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Walk On – Last Person Sentenced to Death – Brenda Hodge
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John Gavin was hanged outside the Fremantle Round House
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men were controversially executed by hanging along the
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Between 1800 and 1846, over 30 people were executed on
1386:"A Pit of Shame: The Executed Prisoners of Boggo Road"
1346:. Darwin, Northern Territory. 8 August 1952. p. 1
1687:"From the Archives, 1975: Victoria abolishes hanging"
697:
List of people legally executed in Western Australia
115:
People legally executed in Australia by jurisdiction
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has been abolished in all jurisdictions since 1985.
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1927:Australian Dictionary of Dates and Men of the Time
1777:Australians expect Bali bomber executions, says PM
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764:The first execution under British law was that of
486:List of people legally executed in South Australia
373:List of people legally executed in New South Wales
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1215:(Report). Parliament of Australia. pp. 39–41
850:In 2009 a public opinion survey was conducted by
407:List of people legally executed on Norfolk Island
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1328:https://www.aic.gov.au/publications/tandi/tandi3
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1648:. Wagga Wagga, NSW. 10 November 1942. p. 1
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1302:"Companion to Tasmanian History: Homosexuality"
705:The Fremantle Prison gallows, last used in 1964
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1984:
1942:"List of Executions in the State of Victoria"
1914:, Foundation Press, Victoria Park, WA, 1993.
1667:Executions in the State of Victoria ned kelly
476:voted 33 to 30 to abolish the death penalty.
458:List of people legally executed in Queensland
174:
1306:University of Tasmania Library | utas.edu.au
1561:. Museum Victoria Australia. Archived from
1535:Human remains: Dissection and Its Histories
606:List of people legally executed in Victoria
581:List of people legally executed in Tasmania
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1795:, 27 August 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
1605:. Adb.anu.edu.au. Retrieved on 2012-09-10.
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1584:The Hanging of Ronald Ryan:40 Years Later
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1308:. Centre for Tasmanian Historical Studies
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1260:Traditional Aboriginal Law and Punishment
1881:Dhakiyarr Wirrpanda – Appeal for Justice
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2339:Capital punishment for drug trafficking
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1958:Life & Death in the Sunshine State
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733:law on 2 October 1629 on Long Island,
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1972:
1912:Legal Executions in Western Australia
1753:"No death penalty, no shades of grey"
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1375:. Boggo Road Gaol Historical Society.
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652:This number includes triple murderer
444:The former gallows at Fannie Bay Gaol
426:
2344:Capital punishment for homosexuality
1197:from the original on 9 January 2022.
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589:, was the site of penal transports.
2600:1984 disestablishments in Australia
2595:1967 disestablishments in Australia
1876:Australian Institute of Criminology
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1458:Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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1472:Counsel, Office of Parliamentary,
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474:Legislative Assembly of Queensland
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2267:Most recent executions by country
1934:
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1751:Williams, George (2 March 2010).
1510:Irish Women in Colonial Australia
1478:, Office of Parliamentary Counsel
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400:
2590:1629 establishments in Australia
1954:"The Death Penalty (Queensland)"
1853:Death Penalty Abolition Act 1973
337:Death Penalty Abolition Act 1973
2319:Religion and capital punishment
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1187:"Death penalty dead and buried"
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38:Capital punishment in Australia
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1861:from the Fremantle Prison site
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677:Victorian Legislative Assembly
566:Criminal Law Consolidation Act
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2605:Capital punishment by country
2385:Capital punishment in Oceania
2262:Enforcement or use by country
681:Victorian Legislative Council
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287:, either directly or through
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1842:General and cited references
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383:Long Bay Correctional Centre
359:Australian Capital Territory
58:Australian Capital Territory
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2189:Hanged, drawn and quartered
1508:Trevor McClaughlin (1998).
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845:Bryant Port Arthur massacre
679:was 36-30 in favor, in the
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513:on 22 August 1840, after a
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2625:Legal history of Australia
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1757:The Sydney Morning Herald
1620:The Sydney Morning Herald
1537:. Yale University Press.
1191:The Sydney Morning Herald
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2554:Northern Mariana Islands
2008:Current judicial methods
1589:28 December 2007 at the
1533:Helen MacDonald (2005).
1282:Carbery, Graham (2010).
841:Milat Backpacker Murders
395:arson in naval dockyards
353:manslaughter of his wife
285:Aboriginal customary law
2519:Cocos (Keeling) Islands
1894:High Court of Australia
1676:. kellycountry2000.com.
1365:"Queensland Executions"
1300:Croome, Rodney (2006).
1165:Punishment in Australia
812:for murdering her baby
381:was hanged at Sydney's
1712:Hodge, Brenda (2005).
1672:8 October 2011 at the
788:on 26 October 1964 at
782:murder of John Hurford
743:Jeronimus Corneliszoon
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1384:Dawson, Christopher,
761:) were hanged there.
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1886:"Capital Punishment"
1870:3 March 2016 at the
1700:"Sentenced at Birth"
1392:13 June 2015 at the
1371:13 June 2015 at the
1265:6 March 2009 at the
774:Parkhurst apprentice
421:Cooking Pot Uprising
2152:Republican marriage
2081:Damnatio ad bestias
1826:on 13 February 2015
1793:Roy Morgan Research
1741:. quicksales.com.au
1718:. Five Mile Press.
852:Roy Morgan Research
549:In the late 1950s,
194:
2610:Death in Australia
2324:Wrongful execution
2236:Suffocation in ash
2092:Blowing from a gun
2000:Capital punishment
1948:on 8 October 2011.
1859:Capital Punishment
1642:"Leonski executed"
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665:Old Melbourne Gaol
656:, executed by the
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559:Thomas Playford IV
544:Elizabeth Woolcock
500:Mount Gambier Gaol
496:Glen Sabre Valance
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2472:Associated states
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2329:Botched execution
1920:978-1-875778-00-3
1892:, Justice of the
1616:"Prisoner hanged"
1559:"British Justice"
1544:978-0-300-11699-1
1519:978-1-86448-715-2
1496:Public Executions
1399:, Brisbane, 2005.
1344:Northern Standard
1193:. 11 March 2010.
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727:Western Australia
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587:Van Diemen's Land
561:over the matter.
527:on the orders of
379:John Trevor Kelly
345:life imprisonment
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149:Western Australia
98:life imprisonment
74:Western Australia
16:(Redirected from
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2509:Christmas Island
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2418:Marshall Islands
2391:Sovereign states
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