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📜 Acts Amendment (Assaults on Police Officers) Bill 2008

Second reading not agreed toLABill 26727 February 2008Private Member

This Bill amends the Criminal Code and the Sentencing Act 1995 to introduce minimum mandatory sentences for offences involving serious assaults on police and other public officers. It also prevents offenders guilty of such assaults from having the offence recorded as a spent conviction.

Impact

Police officers and other public officers are affected as the bill aims to provide greater protection through mandatory minimum sentences for assaults. Offenders convicted of assaulting public officers will face stricter penalties and a permanent criminal record. The justice system will be impacted by the introduction of mandatory sentencing.

Key Changes

["Introduces minimum mandatory terms of imprisonment for serious assaults on public officers.", "Prevents offenders convicted of seriously assaulting a public officer from obtaining a spent conviction.", "Amends Section 297 of The Criminal Code to include mandatory imprisonment for assaults on public officers.", "Amends Section 318 of The Criminal Code to include mandatory imprisonment where bodily harm is inflicted.", "Amends Section 39 of the Sentencing Act 1995 to prevent spent conviction orders for assaults on public officers."]