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Crime > Punishment Stats: compare key data on Australia & France

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STAT Australia France
Crimes possibly attracting life sentence Treason, terrorism, drug trafficking, rape, serious child sex offences Aggravated murder, aggravated torture, aggravated treason, drug kinping, crimes against humanity, war crimes
Crimes requiring mandatory sentence Murder of police officer or other public official, murder in South Australia, Queensland, Northern Territory, aircraft hijacking None
Has indefinite sentence Yes Yes, but only if decided by court at sentencing
Has life imprisonment Yes Yes
Life sentence under the age of 18 or 21 under 18 : must have minimum term set under 16 : max. 20 years' imprisonment
Maximum length of sentence None None
Minimum life sentence to serve before eligibility for requesting parole 10 years, 20 years, 25 years, or never; individually set by judge 18\u201322 years (30 years or never for very rare cases)

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