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Criminal Code Act 1983
157Punishment for murder and conspiracy to murder
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157 Punishment for murder and conspiracy to murder
(1) A person who is guilty of the offence of murder is liable to
(2) The penalty mentioned in subsection (1) is mandatory.
(3) A person who is guilty of the offence of conspiracy to commit the
offence of murder is liable to imprisonment for 14 years.
Notes for section 157
1. Under sections 53 and 53A of the Sentencing Act 1995, a sentencing court
must fix a non-parole period when sentencing an offender found guilty of
murder.
2. Under section 82(3) of the Youth Justice Act 2005, the Supreme Court may,
despite this section, sentence a youth found guilty of murder to life
imprisonment or a shorter period of detention or imprisonment as it considers
appropriate.