📜 Criminal Code Amendment (Graffiti) Bill 2009
Assented toLABill 6819 August 2009
This bill amends the Criminal Code to address graffiti by creating an offence for selling graffiti implements to children and increasing penalties for property damage offences.
Impact
Retailers who sell art supplies and spray paint will be affected, as they need to ensure they don't sell to minors. The bill aims to reduce graffiti and property damage, impacting property owners and the general public by potentially decreasing vandalism.
Key Changes
["Creates a new offence for selling graffiti implements to children.", "Defines 'graffiti implement'.", "Increases the maximum penalty for property damage under section 445 of the Criminal Code."]
Parliamentary Progress
- LA Second Reading MovedLA19 Aug 2009
- LA IntroducedLA19 Aug 2009
- LA Second Reading AgreedLA15 Sept 2009
- LA Third ReadingLA15 Sept 2009
- LC Second Reading MovedLC15 Sept 2009
- LC Second Reading AgreedLC13 Oct 2009
- LC Third ReadingLC11 Nov 2009
- Royal Assent17 Nov 2009
Affected Sectors
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