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008			110331s2007 eng
020			_a9781877316371
022			_a0113-2334 (print); 1177-6196 (Online)
040			_aWSS _dAFV
100			_aLaw Commission _91538
245			_aThe partial defence of provocation _cLaw Commission
260			_bLaw Commission _c2007
300			_a108 p. ; computer file : PDF format (2.422mb) : computer file : World Wide Web
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500			_aLaw Commission report, 2007, 98
520			_aThis Law Commission report reviews the law relating to the Partial Defence of Provocation in cases of murder (section 169 of the Crimes Act 1961). The Law Commission first recommended the repeal of the partial defence of provocation in 2001 in Some Criminal Defences with Particular Reference to Battered Defendants (NZLC R73). At that time the Commission also recommended the abolition of the mandatory life sentence in favour of a sentencing discretion in murder cases. The government abolished the mandatory life sentence in 2002. In 2004 the Law Commission was asked by the government to consider some further issues relating to how repeal of section 169 might prejudice mentally ill or impaired offenders and battered defendants, typically battered women. This report addresses those issues. From 2004 the Law Commission carried out further research and consultation within the legal profession, with all affected government agencies, and experts and interest groups outside of government, including mental health professionals and various women's groups. The commission again concludes that section 169 of the Crimes Act 1961 should be repealed, thereby abolishing the partial defence of provocation in New Zealand. The Commission argues that it will be preferable for provocation to be dealt with by judges solely as a sentencing issue.
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650	2	7	_2FVC _aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9203
650	2	7	_2FVC _aHOMICIDE _9297
650	2	7	_2FVC _aJUSTICE _9333
650	2	7	_2FVC _aMENTAL HEALTH _9377
650	2	7	_2FVC _aOFFENDERS _9413
650	2	7	_2FVC _aPOLICY _9447
650	2	7	_2FVC _aSTATUTES _9578
650	2	7	_2FVC _aWOMEN _9645
651	2	4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
773	0	3	_tLaw Commission report, 2007, 98
830			_aLaw Commission report _95379
856	4		_uhttp://www.lawcom.govt.nz/sites/default/files/publications/2007/10/Publication_138_366_R98.pdf
856	4		_uhttp://www.lawcom.govt.nz/project/criminal-defences-provocation/publication/report/2007/partial-defence-provocation _zAccess the website
942			_cREPORT _2ddc
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