Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) Except if a law expressly provides otherwise, an unlawful homicide that is not, under section 12, murder shall be taken to be manslaughter.
(2) A person who commits manslaughter is guilty of an offence punishable, on conviction, by imprisonment for 20 years.
(3) However, for an aggravated offence against this section, the maximum penalty is imprisonment for 26 years.
Note Section 48A (Aggravated offences—offences against pregnant women) makes provision in relation to aggravated offences against this section.