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=== Australia === {{Main article|Skye's Law}} In Australia, Skye's Law is the name of a 2010 law in [[New South Wales]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Crimes Act 1900 No 40 |url=http://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/inforcepdf/1900-40.pdf?id=e0d77639-842e-6bf4-cfe7-c6647ceeeee9 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506101148/http://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/inforcepdf/1900-40.pdf?id=e0d77639-842e-6bf4-cfe7-c6647ceeeee9 |archive-date=May 6, 2012 |website=Legislation.nsw.gov.au}}</ref> It is named after a 19-month-old girl, Skye Sassine, who was killed on 31 December 2009 when her family's car was struck by a suspected armed robber who was trying to elude police.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-05-15 |title=Officer 'thought he was on a race track', but not to blame for toddler Skye's death |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-15/skyes-law-inquest-police-not-to-blame-for-collision/6472490 |access-date=2025-03-24 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}</ref> The driver was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to at least 14 years in prison.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-05-25 |title=Driver jailed over toddler's 'senseless' death |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-05-25/driver-jailed-over-toddler27s-27senseless27-death/4033462 |access-date=2025-03-24 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}</ref>
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