Victorian Numbered Acts

CRIMES AMENDMENT (CHILD HOMICIDE) ACT 2008 (NO. 7 OF 2008) - SECT 7

See:
Act No.
96/2005.
Reprint No. 1
as at
23 April 2007
and amending
Act Nos
97/2005, 23/2006, 24/2006, 51/2006, 81/2006, 24/2007 and 28/2007.
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    (1)     In the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 —

        (a)     in section 356(1), (2)(a), (3) and (4) after "manslaughter," insert "child homicide,";

        (b)     in section 516(1)(b) after "manslaughter," insert "child homicide,".

See:
Act No.
10257.
Reprint No. 6
as at
16 July 2007
and amending
Act No.
36/2007.
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    (2)     In section 17(3)(a)(i) of the Coroners Act 1985 , after "manslaughter," insert "child homicide,".

    (3)     In the Crimes Act 1958 —

        (a)     in section 9—

              (i)     after "or of manslaughter" insert "or of child homicide";

              (ii)     after "murder or manslaughter" insert "or child homicide";

        (b)     in section 10(3)—

              (i)     after "manslaughter" (where first occurring) insert "or child homicide";

              (ii)     after "manslaughter" (where secondly occurring) insert "child homicide";

        (c)     after section 421(1)(a) insert —

    "(ab)     child homicide;";

        (d)     in section 423 after "manslaughter" insert
", child homicide";

        (e)     in section 464P(2)(a) after "manslaughter" insert ", child homicide";

        (f)     in section 464ZGA(2)(a) after "manslaughter" insert ", child homicide";

        (g)     after item 3 of Schedule 8 insert —

    "3AA.     Child homicide.".

See:
Act No.
49/1991.
Reprint No. 10
as at
23 April 2007
and amending
Act Nos
97/2005, 23/2006, 24/2006 and 56/2007.
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    (4)     In the Sentencing Act 1991 —

        (a)     in section 3(1), in the definition of "serious offence", after paragraph (b) insert —

    "(baa)     child homicide; or";

        (b)     after clause 2(b) of Schedule 1 insert —

    "(baa)     child homicide;".