📜 Family Violence Legislation Reform Bill 2019
Amends several WA Acts to improve safety for family violence victims, ensure perpetrator accountability, and improve justice system responsiveness. Introduces new offences for suffocation/strangulation and persistent family violence.
Impact
Victims of family violence will be better protected through new offences and improved processes. Perpetrators will face increased accountability. The justice system will be more responsive to family violence cases.
Key Changes
Parliamentary Progress
- LA IntroducedLA27 Nov 2019
- LA Second Reading MovedLA27 Nov 2019
- LA Second Reading AgreedLA10 Mar 2020
- LA Consideration in DetailLA10 Mar 2020
- LA AmendedLA10 Mar 2020
- LA Third ReadingLA12 Mar 2020
- LC Second Reading MovedLC12 Mar 2020
- LC Third ReadingLC25 June 2020
- LC Second Reading AgreedLC25 June 2020
- LC AmendedLC26 June 2020
- Royal Assent9 July 2020
Penalty Provisions6 found
Suffocation and strangulation in circumstances of aggravation
“(a) if the offence is committed in circumstances of aggravation, imprisonment for 7 years; or”
Suffocation and strangulation
“(b) in any other case, imprisonment for 5 years.”
Suffocation and strangulation in circumstances of aggravation (summary conviction)
“(a) in a case to which the Penalty paragraph (a) applies, imprisonment for 3 years and a fine of $36 000; or”
Suffocation and strangulation (summary conviction)
“(b) in a case to which the Penalty paragraph (b) applies, imprisonment for 2 years and a fine of $24 000.”
Persistent family violence
“Penalty for this subsection: imprisonment for 14 years.”
Persistent family violence (summary conviction)
“Summary conviction penalty for this subsection: imprisonment for 3 years and a fine of $36 000.”
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