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In 1962, Henry Bolte, the Premier of Victoria, brought the issue of capital punishment to the forefront of public attention by calling for the execution of a convicted criminal, Robert Tait. This event sparked the concern of humanist Senator Lionel Murphy, who began working in the Senate to limit the use of capital punishment through various laws e.g. in the Crimes (Aircraft) Bill of 1963. Murphy was a strong believer in the sanctity of human life and made a number of speeches in the Senate against capital punishment. His arguments included the notion that such laws go against the norms of civilised behavior, extreme penalties do not deter crime, capital punishment is subject to misuse, mistakes cannot be rectified, and rehabilitation is impossible.[3]
Файл:Lionel Murphy 1970.jpgSenator, Attorney-General and later High Court Justice Lionel Murphy, creator of the Death Penalty Abolition Act
On February 3, 1967, Sir Henry Bolte's Liberal government in Victoria executed Ronald Ryan, a convicted criminal. Bolte is quoted as saying, "If you want to win an election have a hanging."[3]
In 1968, Murphy introduced a private members bill, the Death Penalty Abolition Act, which aimed to abolish the use of capital punishment in Australia. The bill was passed in the Senate three times with the support of senators from all political parties, but lapsed in the House of Representatives each time.[3]
Finally, on December 5, 1972, the Whitlam Labor government was elected and the first piece of legislation, on the second day of sitting, introduced by the then Attorney General Lionel Murphy, was his Death Penalty Abolition Act. It passed with the vote of all Labor senators and half the Liberal senators who voted. This marked the end of five years of struggle to abolish capital punishment in Australia.[3]Шаблон:Rp
