[no bill text published] FED Higher Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Specific Criminal Code Offences

Crimes Amendment (Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Child Sexual Abuse) Bill 2025

Private Member's Bill

26 May 2026: This bill has lapsed and is no longer under discussion.

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

Introduced by: Julian Leeser (LIB)

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Effects of this bill

If this bill passes, it means that:

People convicted of offences under subsections 471.19, 471.20, 474.22, and 474.22A of the Criminal Code must serve at least 5 years in prison.
The mandatory minimum sentence for offences listed in table items 11, 12, 13, 24, 24A, and 25 of Subsection 16AAB(2) rises to 6 years; this is up from 4 years.

Topics

criminal justice mandatory minimums prison terms sentencing