Policy on the Death Penalty
If we are elected as an Australian Government, we will repeal the Labor Party’s ban on the death penalty. If one of our candidates is elected to a State or Territory Parliament, we will introduce a private member’s bill called the Crimes (Death Penalty) Amendment Bill. This will require a Judge to sentence a prisoner to death for certain crimes. The sentence will be temporarily postponed while the Australian Government bans the death penalty, but will have to be carried out once the ban is lifted. The death penalty will apply for the following crimes:
- Murder of a person who is not a spouse or relative; or
- Drug trafficking.
The execution method will be by hanging.