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Death Penalty Abolition Act 1973
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#### 3 Application of Act
(1) This Act applies within and outside Australia and extends to all the Territories.
(2) This Act applies in relation to, and in relation to offences under, the laws of the Commonwealth and of the Territories, and, to the extent to which the powers of the Parliament permit, in relation to, and in relation to offences under, Imperial Acts.
(3) Section 6 also applies in relation to, and in relation to offences under, the laws of the States.
(4) This Act applies in relation to offences referred to in subsections (2) and (3) committed before, on or after the commencement of this Act.