Criminal Offence for Releasing Lighter-Than-Air Balloons

Protection of the Environment Operations Amendment (Balloons) Bill 2024

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2nd House

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Effects of this bill

If this bill passes, it means that:

A person cannot release lighter-than-air balloons.
This includes causing or permitting the release of these balloons.
The ban applies to balloons inflated with gas that makes them rise in the air.

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