Harsher Penalties for Threatening Police, Trafficking Synthetic Drugs; Changes to Gun Laws
Justice Legislation Amendment (Police and Other Matters) Bill 2019
1st House
2nd House
Law
This Bill was sponsored by Lisa Neville ( ALP )
This Bill was sponsored by Gayle Tierney ( ALP )
Links to Info on Official Parliament Websites:
Effects of Bill:
This bill being passed means that:
See 2nd Reading Speech for fuller details! DNA can be collected from anyone convicted of violent or drug crime;
Threatening a PSO or their family (worse with a gun) carries a jail term up to 15 years;
Having 20 kg or more of the drugs 1,4-BD, GBL, and GHB will be subject to big penalties for Commercial Trafficking;
Police can close second-hand dealers for 72 hours or long term (with magistrate permission) if they suspect criminal activity;
Victims of sexual abuse and harassment in the Police Force are exempt from mandatory reporting, and restorative engagement is now enabled;
the Sex Offenders Register will be shared more broadly within Vic and Interpol;
Lever action firearms will be recategorised from Cat A to Cat B or D;
Gun Licences will no longer show address;
Easier for Police to confiscate assets;
Changes to police probation leave calculations
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