This template provides a structured summary of all the relevant law and legal tests for an assignment or exam problem question on homicide in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). Each offence is broken into its elements to provide your answer with an appropriate structure. The template explains the tests for mens rae and actus reus for the four types of murder, and three types of manslaughter. This guide was written by a lecturer in law and is designed to summarise all relevant law and explain it clearly in a logical structure.