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Essay question*Victims of domestic violence, who kill their abusers,can now adequately rely upon the defence of self-defence in Victoria'Do you agree? Explain why or why not, referring to relevantcases, statutes, and academic and other literature. Criticallyevaluate the current law on defences in conjunction with thelegislative reform in 2005 and 2014.Instructions
Word limit: 1500; worth: 30%.
Due Date: Tuesday 4 May 2022, 11.59 am (Melbourne time)As this assignment forms a significant portion of your finalmark, research, presentation, grammatical structure andexpression will all be relevant to the quality of the workpresented and attention should be paid to each of theseaspects in the presentation of the final work.Make sure your essay answers the question given.You will need to do research beyond the material covered inclasses, and can begin with the Waller and Williams text as aguide. But you should also draw on legislation, case law, lawjournal articles and books, and law reform publications (asneeded).In preparing your essay, you should use appropriate headings,have a clear Introduction and Conclusion, and structure thebody of the essay with relevant headings to signpost theargument. You should also aim for correct use terminology,grammar and spelling, and consistent use of legal citation andreferencing (AGLC4).You should include a Bibliography. Note that reasonablefootnotes and the Bibliography will not be included in theword count.
1. Knowledge and understanding of the topic: 50%2. Analysis and argument: 40%3. Writing, presentation and referencing: 10%

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Running Head: CRIMINAL LAW								1
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CRIMINAL LAW
Table of Contents
Introduction	3
The Crimes (Homicide) Act 2005 & 2014	3
My Argument on the Topic	5
Conclusion	8
Bibliography	9
Introduction
The violence someone experiences through the member of his/her close group of people is termed as domestic violence. The abuser is present within the victim’s domestic circle such as his/her family member, neighbour, relative, or friends. The abuser mainly causes the violence to satisfy their mental needs, which is primarily drawn by an altered psychology.
Such domestic violence on a person is a crime, which includes physical abuse, mental abuse, emotional abuse, and sexual abuse. It alters the state of mind of the victims as they experience trauma, anxiety and depression through the abuse caused on them. Such trauma leads them to become aggressive in nature.
Besides, often they tend to kill their abusers out of self-defence or just to take revenge. In Victoria, the victims can now rely on the self-defence action according to the reformed legislation against the Abolition of Defensive Homicide Act Amendment in 2014. We will be further analysing such condition of the law reform.
The Crimes (Homicide) Act 2005 & 2014
The Crimes Amendment Act, which was reformed in 2014, allows the victim to take case in their hands by killing the abuser and avoid conviction of murder[footnoteRef:1]. The amended law also states that the type of the injuries and its details will help the jury to judge the act of the self-defence to provide justice to the victim. [1:  Parliament Of Victoria - Crimes Amendment (Abolition of Defensive Homicide) Bill 2014", Parliament.Vic.Gov.Au (Webpage, 2022) .] 
Therefore, a victim’s guideline is created to generate the reasonability of the act. The gender equality can be addressed through the reformed amendment[footnoteRef:2]. The homicide law is preferable to both the genders whoever is experiencing a domestic violence. However, the minister stated that the law has paved the way of murder in violent confrontation where the use of weapons is addressed. The provocative murders are also being considered as an act of self-defence, which is the loophole in the reformation.  [2:  Bronwyn Naylor and Danielle Tyson, "Reforming Defences To Homicide In Victoria: Another Attempt To Address The Gender Question" (2017) 6(3) International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy] 
Though there are several gaps in the amendment, the better side constitutes of the identification of the several types of domestic violence bring bringing them into concern for trials. The abusers are considered accountable for the act of murder. The bill has removed the complex thought process regarding such crimes. 
The law reformation was first approached by Victorian government in 2005 as the Homicide Act to create a new provision for the domestic violence, which a woman faces in their family[footnoteRef:3]. The act was reformed, and the criteria of self-defence were included against the act of violence from the family members, which they experienced. [3:  Avrida Jan, "Violence against Women with Special Reference to Domestic Violence Act,

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