South Australia is the last remaining Australian state to allow the defence of provocation on the basis of sexuality, typically known as the ‘gay panic’ defence.

South Australia will remove its so-called “gay panic” murder defence, becoming the last Australian jurisdiction to do so. The partial legal defence allows a heterosexual man accused of murder to attempt to reduce a charge down to manslaughter if they plead guilty but claim they lost control and the violence was “provoked” by a non-violent homosexual advance.

South Australia is the last remaining Australian state to allow the defence of provocation on the basis of sexuality, typically known as the ‘gay panic’ defence.

South Australia is planning to ban the horrific “gay panic” defence in court cases, meaning the practice would be illegal all across the country. The gay panic defence has been used in numerous murder cases over the years. The controversial legal strategy claims that discovering a victim’s sexuality or gender identity caused the defendant

Since 2014, only South Australia and Queensland still have the "gay panic defence" (GPD) under common law within Australia. State bans on gay panic defense [edit | edit source] On September 27, 2014, Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill No. 2501, making California the first state to ban the gay and trans panic defense.

South Australia is set to become the last state to remove "gay panic" as a murder defence, in line with the recommendations of a report delivered to the state government.

South Australia is under the spotlight as the last state in Australia to still have the gay panic defence as a legal argument against a murder charge after Queensland abolished the legislation

South Australia has allowed same-sex couples to enter into domestic partnerships agreements since 2007 and registered relationships since 2017. 62.7 of South Australians voted ‘yes’ in the 2017 postal vote on same-sex marriage. Gay panic defence. The controversial ‘gay panic defense’ remains good law in South Australia.

The “Gay Panic” Defence- A Defence to Murder. The ‘gay panic’ defense – still being used in Australia today. Just as gay people are winning the fight for equality and acceptance in many places around the world with same-sex marriage legally recognised in currently 15 countries including: Canada, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, France, South Africa, Portugal, Denmark, etc.; …

South Australia will remove “gay panic” as a defence for murder, making it ­the last jurisdiction in Australia to abolish the archaic and “discriminatory” law.

South Australia is the last state or territory in the country to address the so-called “gay panic” murder defence. The Queensland government passed legislation to remove the equivalent law from the state’s Criminal Code in March 2017, after a Queensland priest’s Change.org petition attracted 290,000 signatures.

South Australia has the less-than-coveted title of being the last state in Australia with a so-called "gay panic" defence for murder. That involves a non-violent sexual advance being considered