CRIMINAL LAW AMENDMENT (HOMICIDE) ACT 2008 (NO. 29 OF 2008)

Table of Provisions

• Long Title
• Preamble

PART 1 -- Preliminary matters  

• 1 Short title  
• 2 Commencement  

PART 2 -- The Criminal Code amended  

Division 1 -- Preliminary matters  

• 3 Code amended in this Part  

Division 2 -- General amendments  

• 4 Section 23 replaced by sections 23, 23A and 23B  

Division 3 -- Amendments about defences  

• 5 Section 25 replaced  
• 6 Section 31 replaced by sections 31 and  
7. Section 244 amended  
• 8 Sections 248, 249 and 250 replaced by section 248  
9. Section 441 amended  

Division 4 -- Amendments about homicide  

• 10 Sections 278, 279 and 282 replaced by section 279  
11. Sections 280 and 287 replaced by section 280   12. Section 281 replaced  
• 13 Sections 281A and 287A repealed  
• 14 Section 284 inserted  

Division 5 -- Consequential amendments  

• 15 Section 144 replaced  
• 16 Small amendments  
• 17 Sections 739 and 740 and Schedule 1 inserted  
Schedule 1 -- Transitional provisions  

PART 3 -- Sentencing Act 1995 amended  

• 18 Act amended in this Part  
• 19 Sections 90 and 91 replaced by section 90  
20. Section 96 replaced  
• 21 Section 107 amended  
• 22 Consequential amendments  

PART 4 -- Various other Acts amended  

• 23 Adoption Act 1994  
• 24 Bail Act 1982  
• 25 Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004  
• 26 Corruption and Crime Commission Act 2003  
• 27 Criminal Code Act 1913  
• 28 Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) Act 2002  
• 29 Criminal Law (Mentally Impaired Accused) Act 1996  
• 30 Criminal Procedure Act 2004  
• 31 District Court of Western Australia Act 1969  
• 32 Electoral Act 1907  
• 33 Evidence Act 1906  
• 34 Health Act 1911  
• 35 Interpretation Act 1984  
• 36 Prisons Act 1981  
• 37 Restraining Orders Act 1997  
• 38 Road Traffic Act 1974  
• 39 Sentence Administration Act 2003  
• 40 Working with Children (Criminal Record Checking) Act 2004  
• 41 Young Offenders Act 1994  

[Assented to 27 June 2008]