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Criminal Code Act 1924

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158 Murder

*[Section 158 Amended by No. 77 of 1968, s. 4 ]**[Section 158 Amended by No. 96 of 1994, s. 4 ]*Any person who commits murder is guilty of a crime, and is liable to imprisonment for the term of the person's natural life or for such other term as the Court determines.

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