Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Crimes Act 1958 - SECT 9AD

Defensive homicide

9AD. Defensive homicide

A person who, by his or her conduct, kills another person in circumstances
that, but for section 9AC, would constitute murder, is guilty of an indictable
offence (defensive homicide) and liable to level 3 imprisonment (20 years
maximum) if he or she did not have reasonable grounds for the belief referred
to in that section. Note See section 9AH as to reasonable grounds for the
belief in circumstances where family violence is alleged.