Australia
Practice Relating to Rule 135. Children
Section D. Death penalty on children
Australia’s Defence Force Manual (1994) provides: “The death penalty must not be executed on children who are under the age of 18 at the time the offence was committed.”
Australia’s LOAC Manual (2006) states that “the death penalty must not be executed on children who are under the age of 18 at the time the offence was committed”.
The LOAC Manual (2006) replaces both the Defence Force Manual (1994) and the Commanders’ Guide (1994).