Discussion paper on ‘battered-persons’ defence released for public comment
Source: Queensland. Attorney General. Media Release
"Attorney-General Cameron Dick has released a discussion paper on the development of a new ‘battered persons’ defence. The paper, titled Victims who kill their abusers: A Discussion Paper on Defences, was prepared by Professors Geraldine Mackenzie and Eric Colvin of Bond University, to provide an opportunity for the community and government to consider the need for legal reform in this area. “This discussion paper is a result of a review of the use of provocation and accident defences in murder and manslaughter trials, conducted by the Queensland Law Reform Commission last year,” Mr Dick said."