The Government of South Australia continues to delay the repeal of the problematic “gay panic” defence for murder, despite having promised that the legislation would be abolished before the end of 2019, citing “unfortunate consequences” if removal of the law is “handled incorrectly."
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Despite government-commissioned reports suggesting the provocation defence for murder indirectly sanctions homophobic lethal violence and is more difficult for women to access as a defence than men, the South Australian Government continues to claim the defence is valuable to victims of domestic violence and is yet to abolish the defence despite years of promises from its current leaders.
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