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Partial Defences to Murder: Provocation and Infanticide   flag 

[1997] NSWLRC 83
New South Wales Law Reform Commission
Australia - New South Wales

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name Provision
Crimes Act 1900 (ACT) s2, s14, s19, s230, s231, s237, s244, s297, s442, s1
Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) s23, s65, s67, s80, s97, s98
Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s18, s19A, s22A, s23, s23A, s24, s26, s29, s31, s35, s38, s109, s210, s211, s212, s214, s319, s343, s428A, s428B, s428C, s428D, s428F
Evidence Act 1995 (NSW)
Law Reform Commission Act 1967 (NSW) s10
Crimes (Amendment) Act 1951 (NSW)
Crimes (Amendment) Act 1955 (NSW)
Crimes (Homicide) Amendment Act 1982 (NSW)
Crimes Amendment (Mandatory Life Sentences) Act 1996 (NSW)
Criminal Legislation Amendment Act 1996 (NSW)
Crimes Legislation (Unsworn Evidence) Amendment Act 1994 (NSW)
Crimes (Life Sentences) Amendment Act 1989 (NSW)
Mental Health Act 1983 (NSW)
Mental Health Act 1990 (NSW)
Mental Health Legislation Amendment Act 1997 (NSW) s81, s82
Crimes Act 1958 (Vic) s6, s31
Mental Health Act 1959 (Vic)
Crimes Act 1961

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name Citation(s) Court Jurisdiction Date †  Full Text Citation Index
"Provocation to Murder: Sovereignty and Multiculture" (1997) 19 Sydney Law Review 5 Sydney Law Review Australia circa 1997 AustLII flag 6
"Passion ’ s Progress: Modern Law Reform and the Provocation Defense" (1997) 106 Yale Law Journal 1331 Yale Law Journal United States circa 1997 HeinOnline / Westlaw flag 5
R v Khan (1996) 86 A Crim R 552 Australia circa 1996 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 22
"Sex, Ethnicity, Power of Self-Control and Provocation Revisited" (1996) 18 Sydney Law Review 304 Sydney Law Review Australia circa 1996 AustLII flag 14
"Rejection of Terra Nullius in Mabo: A Critical Analysis, The" (1996) 18 Sydney Law Review 5 Sydney Law Review Australia circa 1996 AustLII flag 21
R v Morhall [1996] AC 90; [1995] 3 All ER 659; [1995] 2 Cr App R 502 United Kingdom circa 1996 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 17
"Provocation - Recharacterisation of ‘ Characteristics ’" (1996) 6 Canterbury Law Review 202 Canterbury Law Review New Zealand circa 1996 HeinOnline / Informit flag 1
"Sex, race and provocation: in defence of Stingel" (1996) 20 Criminal Law Journal 72 Criminal Law Journal Australia circa 1996 Legal Online flag 13
Luc Thiet Thuan v R [1996] 3 WLR 45 United Kingdom circa 1996 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 6
McGhee v R [1995] HCA 69; (1995) 183 CLR 82; (1995) 130 ALR 142; (1995) 69 ALJR 650; (1995) 79 A Crim R 281; (1995) 12 Leg Rep C1 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 13 Jul 1995 AustLII flag 17
Masciantonio v R [1995] HCA 67; (1995) 183 CLR 58; (1995) 129 ALR 575; (1995) 69 ALJR 598; (1995) 80 A Crim R 331; (1995) 10 Leg Rep C5 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 14 Jun 1995 AustLII flag 178
"Provocation - A Cautionary Note" (1995) 22 Journal of Law and Society 398 Journal of Law and Society United Kingdom circa 1995 HeinOnline flag 4
R v Morhall [1995] 2 All ER 659 United Kingdom circa 1995 LexisNexis flag 1
"Provocation: Difficulties in the Application of the Subjective Test" (1995) 2 Criminal Law News 8 Criminal Law News Australia - New South Wales circa 1995 flag 1
Arrowsmith v R [1994] FCA 1586; (1994) 55 FCR 130 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 23 Dec 1994 AustLII flag 5
[1994] CRD 70060/94 [1994] CRD 70060/94 Canada circa 1994 flag 1
R v Chhay (1994) 72 A Crim R 1 Australia circa 1994 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 44
R v Alexander (1994) 78 A Crim R 141 Australia circa 1994 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 64
Masciantonio v R [1994] VicRp 42; [1994] 1 VR 577; (1993) 69 A Crim R 258 Australia - Victoria 14 Oct 1993 AustLII flag 4
"Battered but Not Beaten: Women Who Kill in Self Defence" (1993) 15 Sydney Law Review 403 Sydney Law Review Australia circa 1993 AustLII flag 19
"A Rationale for Infanticide Laws" [1993] Criminal Law Review 903 Criminal Law Review United Kingdom circa 1993 Westlaw flag 3
"The Consequences of Killing Very Young Children" [1993] Criminal Law Review 21 Criminal Law Review United Kingdom circa 1993 Westlaw flag 4
R v Buttigieg [1993] QCA 214; (1993) 69 A Crim R 21 Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal Australia - Queensland circa 1993 AustLII flag 25
R v Chayna (1993) 66 A Crim R 178 Australia circa 1993 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 13
R v Smith (1993) 69 A Crim R 47 Australia circa 1993 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 6
"Parents Who Kill Their Children" [1993] Criminal Law Review 31 Criminal Law Review United Kingdom circa 1993 Westlaw flag 5
"Peisley: Case and Comment" (1992) 16 Criminal Law Journal 197 Criminal Law Journal Australia circa 1992 Legal Online flag 1
"Power of Self-Control in Provocation and Automatism" (1992) 14 Sydney Law Review 3 Sydney Law Review Australia circa 1992 AustLII flag 13
R v Morabito (1992) 62 A Crim R 82 Australia circa 1992 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 47
Mungatopi v R [1991] NTCCA 9; (1991) 105 FLR 161; (1991) 57 A Crim R 341; (1992) 2 NTLR 1 Supreme Court of the Northern Territory - Court of Criminal Appeal Australia - Northern Territory 23 Dec 1991 AustLII flag 20
Rostron v R [1991] NTCCA 7; (1991) 1 NTLR 191 Supreme Court of the Northern Territory - Court of Criminal Appeal Australia - Northern Territory 8 Nov 1991 AustLII flag 19
R v Farrar [1992] VicRp 12; [1992] 1 VR 207; (1991) 53 A Crim R 387 Australia - Victoria 29 Apr 1991 AustLII flag 6
"Mothers Who Kill: Postpartum Disorders and Criminal Infanticide" (1991) 38 UCLA Law Review 699 UCLA Law Review United States circa 1991 HeinOnline / LexisNexis flag 1
R v Low (1991) 57 A Crim R 8 Australia circa 1991 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 33
R v Baraghith (1991) 54 A Crim R 240 Australia circa 1991 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 7
"God Is a Righteous Judge, Strong and Patient: and God Is Provoked Every Day - A Brief History of the Doctrine of Provocation in England" (1991) 13 Sydney Law Review 570 Sydney Law Review Australia circa 1991 AustLII flag 5
Stingel v R [1990] HCA 61; (1990) 171 CLR 312; (1990) 97 ALR 1; (1990) 50 A Crim R 186; 65 ALJR 141; 273 P 908 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 20 Dec 1990 AustLII flag 239
R v Falconer (1990) 171 CLR 30 Australia - Commonwealth circa 1990 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 222
"Infanticide: Psychiatrists in the Plea Bargaining Process" (1990) 16 Monash University Law Review 41 Monash University Law Review Australia circa 1990 AustLII flag 6
R v Peisley (1990) 54 A Crim R 42 Australia circa 1990 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 35
Jabarula v Poore & Bell [1989] NTSC 24; (1989) 68 NTR 26; (1989) 96 FLR 34; (1989) 42 A Crim R 479 Supreme Court of the Northern Territory Australia - Northern Territory 9 Jun 1989 AustLII flag 19
R v Voukelatos [1990] VicRp 1; [1990] VR 1 Australia - Victoria 12 May 1989 AustLII flag 14
"Provocation and the requirement of presence" (1989) 13 Criminal Law Journal 133 Criminal Law Journal Australia circa 1989 Legal Online flag 4
R v Gardner (1989) 42 A Crim R 279 Australia circa 1989 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 12
"Ethnicity and the Objective Test in Provocation" (1987-1988) 16 Melbourne University Law Review 67 Melbourne University Law Review Australia circa 1988 AustLII flag 4
R v White [1988] 1 NZLR 122 New Zealand circa 1988 LexisNexis flag 2
Roche v R [1988] WAR 278; (1987) 29 A Crim R 168 Australia - Western Australia circa 1988 LexisNexis AU flag 17
"Provocation and the Ordinary Person" (1987) 11 Dalhousie Law Journal 126 Dalhousie Law Journal Canada circa 1987 HeinOnline / LexisNexis flag 1
Hook v Ralphs (1987) 45 SASR 529; (1987) 27 A Crim R 212 Supreme Court of South Australia Australia - South Australia circa 1987 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 21
Van Den Hoek v R [1986] HCA 76; (1986) 161 CLR 158; (1986) 69 ALR 1; 23 A Crim R 98; 61 ALJR 19 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 2 Dec 1986 AustLII flag 164
R v Fricker (1986) 42 SASR 436; 23 A Crim R 147 Supreme Court of South Australia Australia - South Australia circa 1986 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 19
R v Quartly (1986) 11 NSWLR 332; (1986) 22 A Crim R 252 Australia - New South Wales circa 1986 LexisNexis AU flag 12
"The Resurgence of Mens Rea: I - Provocation, Emotional Disturbance, and the Model Penal Code" (1986) 27 Boston College Law Review 243 Boston College Law Review United States circa 1986 HeinOnline / LexisNexis flag 1
He Kaw Teh v R [1985] HCA 43; (1985) 157 CLR 523; (1985) 60 ALR 449; 15 A Crim R 203; (1985) 59 ALJR 620; [1986] LRC (Crim) 553 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 11 Jul 1985 AustLII flag 825
R v Sumner (1985) 19 A Crim R 210 Australia circa 1985 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 9
"The Medicalisation of Infanticide" [1984] Criminal Law Review 259 Criminal Law Review United Kingdom circa 1984 Westlaw flag 3
R v Romano (1984) 36 SASR 283; 14 A Crim R 168 Supreme Court of South Australia Australia - South Australia circa 1984 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 19
R v Kenney [1983] VicRp 106; [1983] 2 VR 470 Australia - Victoria 22 Feb 1983 AustLII flag 11
Censori v R [1983] WAR 89; (1982) 13 A Crim R 263 Australia - Western Australia circa 1983 LexisNexis AU flag 9
R v Dincer [1983] VicRp 41; [1983] 1 VR 460 Australia - Victoria 30 Aug 1982 AustLII flag 14
Duvivier v R (1982) 29 SASR 217; (1982) 5 A Crim R 89 Supreme Court of South Australia Australia - South Australia circa 1982 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 10
"Homicide law reform in New South Wales" (1982) 6 Criminal Law Journal 248 Criminal Law Journal Australia circa 1982 Legal Online flag 2
"Rethinking Heat of Passion: A Defense in Search of a Rationale" (1982) 73 Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology 421 Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology United States circa 1982 HeinOnline flag 1
R v Okutgen (1982) 8 A Crim R 262 Australia circa 1982 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 54
R v Martin (1981) 2 NSWLR 640 Australia - New South Wales circa 1981 LexisNexis AU flag 50
R v R (1981) 28 SASR 321; (1981) 4 A Crim R 127 Supreme Court of South Australia Australia - South Australia circa 1981 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 53
R v Hill (1981) 3 A Crim R 397 Australia circa 1981 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 168
R v Croft [1981] 1 NSWLR 126 Australia - New South Wales circa 1981 LexisNexis AU flag 34
R v Newell (1980) 71 Cr App R 331; [1980] Crim LR 576 United Kingdom circa 1980 LexisNexis flag 19
O'Connor [1980] HCA 17; (1980) 146 CLR 64; 29 ALR 449; (1980) 4 A Crim R 348; 54 ALJR 349 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth circa 1980 AustLII flag 164
R v Tait [1979] FCA 32; (1979) 24 ALR 473; (1979) 46 FLR 386 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 14 Jun 1979 AustLII flag 822
R v Dutton (1979) 21 SASR 356 Supreme Court of South Australia Australia - South Australia circa 1979 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 23
DPP v Camplin [1978] UKHL 2; [1978] AC 705; (1978) 67 Cr App R 14 House of Lords United Kingdom 6 Apr 1978 BAILII flag 117
People (DPP) v MacEoin [1978] IR 27 circa 1978 26
Moffa v R [1977] HCA 14; (1977) 138 CLR 601; (1977) 13 ALR 225; 51 ALJR 403 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 4 Mar 1977 AustLII flag 91
Johnson v R [1976] HCA 44; (1976) 136 CLR 619; 11 ALR 23; (1976) 51 ALJR 57 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 26 Aug 1976 AustLII flag 61
DPP v Majewski [1976] UKHL 2; [1977] AC 443; [1976] 2 All ER 142; [1976] 2 WLR 623; (1976) 62 Cr App R 262 House of Lords United Kingdom 13 Apr 1976 BAILII flag 125
R v Allwood (1975) 18 A Crim R 120 Australia circa 1975 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 12
Arden v R [1975] VicRp 43; [1975] VR 449 Australia - Victoria 10 Dec 1974 AustLII flag 8
Sreckovic v R [1973] WAR 85 Australia - Western Australia circa 1973 LexisNexis AU flag 21
David Christopher Murray v R [1972] UKPC 1; [1973] AC 648; [1973] 1 All ER 152; [1972] Crim LR 782; [1972] 3 WLR 893; (1973) 57 Cr App R 157 Privy Council United Kingdom 11 Jan 1972 BAILII flag 22
Pemble v R [1971] HCA 20; (1971) 124 CLR 107; [1971] ALR 762; (1971) 45 ALJR 333 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 25 May 1971 AustLII flag 406
Ryan v R [1967] HCA 2; (1967) 121 CLR 205; [1967] ALR 577; (1967) 40 ALJR 488 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 3 Mar 1967 AustLII flag 194
Parker v R [1964] UKPCHCA 1; (1964) 111 CLR 665 Privy Council Australia 12 May 1964 AustLII flag 42
R v Brigitta Asamakan [1964] PNGLR 193 Papua New Guinea circa 1964 PacLII flag 9
R v Johnson [1964] Qd R 1; 58 QJPR 135 Australia - Queensland circa 1964 LexisNexis AU flag 32
Parker v R [1963] HCA 14; (1963) 111 CLR 610; [1963] ALR 524; (1963) 37 ALJR 3 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 24 May 1963 AustLII flag 195
R v Falla [1964] VicRp 11; [1964] VR 78 Australia - Victoria 17 May 1963 AustLII flag 16
R v Yiwagi and Aku [1963] PNGLR 40 Papua New Guinea circa 1963 PacLII flag 8
Bratty v Attorney-General for Northern Ireland [1961] UKHL 3; (1961) 3 All ER 523; [1961] 3 WLR 965 House of Lords United Kingdom 3 Oct 1961 BAILII flag 31
R v Harris [1961] VicRp 36; [1961] VR 236 Australia - Victoria 16 Dec 1960 AustLII flag 71
Mehemet Ali v R [1957] WALawRp 3; (1957) 59 WALR 28 Australia - Western Australia 21 May 1957 AustLII flag 18
Contra: R v Young [1957] Qd R 599 Australia - Queensland circa 1957 LexisNexis AU flag 4
Bedder v DPP [1954] 2 All ER 801; [1954] 1 WLR 1119; (1954) 38 Cr App R 133; 11 ER 801 United Kingdom circa 1954 LexisNexis flag 36
R v Hutty [1953] VicLawRp 20; [1953] VLR 338; [1953] ALR 689 Australia - Victoria 25 Mar 1953 AustLII flag 23
R v Spartels [1952] VicLawRp 72; [1953] VLR 194; [1953] ALR 554 Australia - Victoria 23 Oct 1952 AustLII flag 17
R v Scriva (No 2) [1951] VicLawRp 2; [1951] VLR 298; [1951] ALR 733 Australia - Victoria 20 Feb 1951 AustLII flag 7
Holmes v DPP [1946] AC 588; [1946] 2 All ER 124; 31 Cr App R 123 United Kingdom circa 1946 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 112
"Child-Killing in English Law" [1937] Modern Law Review 203 Modern Law Review United Kingdom circa 1937 HeinOnline flag 1
R v Withers [1925] NSWStRp 38; (1925) 25 SR (NSW) 382; 42 WN (NSW) 113 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 31 Jul 1925 AustLII flag 67
R v Fisher [1837] EngR 1115; 7 C & P 182; 173 ER 452 United Kingdom circa 1837 CommonLII flag 5
Baraghith v R 66 ALJR 212 Australia circa 1991 flag 3
R v Bell 37 ALR 354; 56 FLR 317; (1985) 2 NSWLR 466; 18 A Crim R 19 Australia circa 1991 LexisNexis AU flag 53

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