Criminal Code - 280 Manslaughter, definition of

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Part V - Offences against the person and relating to marriage and parental rights and duties and against the reputation of individuals
Division X X VIII - Homicide: Suicide: Concealment of birth

280 Manslaughter, definition of

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Manslaughter

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, definition of

A person who unlawfully kills another under such circumstances as not to constitute wilful murder or murder is guilty of manslaughter.

Alternative offence: s. 290 or 291 or Road Traffic Act 1974 s. 59.

[Section 280 amended by No. 70 of 2004 s. 36(3).]