📘 Criminal Code Amendment (COVID-19 Response) Act 2020
008 of 2020Assented 3 April 2020
This Act amends the Criminal Code (WA) to introduce specific offences and increased penalties related to COVID-19, including threats to expose people to the virus and knowingly committing offences while infected.
Impact
Individuals who commit offences while knowingly infected with COVID-19, or threaten to expose others, face increased penalties. The changes are time-limited, generally lasting 12 months from the Act's commencement.
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