📜 Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Amendment Bill 2024
Assented toLABill 17814 August 2024
This Bill amends the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004 to enhance the monitoring of reportable offenders, introduce court discretion for juvenile offenders, and enable electronic monitoring using geolocation and photo-matching technology.
Impact
Reportable offenders will face increased reporting obligations and potential electronic monitoring. The courts will have more discretion regarding juvenile offenders. The WA Police will have enhanced powers to monitor compliance and investigate potential breaches. The community should benefit from improved monitoring and reduced risk of reoffending.
Key Changes
["Imposes further reporting obligations on reportable offenders.", "Enables further discretion to suspend reporting obligations of reportable offenders.", "Introduces court discretion in respect to the application of the CPOR Act to juvenile offenders."]
Parliamentary Progress
- LA IntroducedLA14 Aug 2024
- LA Second Reading MovedLA14 Aug 2024
- LA Second Reading AgreedLA17 Sept 2024
- LA Consideration in DetailLA17 Sept 2024
- LA Third ReadingLA18 Sept 2024
- LC Second Reading MovedLC18 Sept 2024
- LC Second Reading AgreedLC15 Oct 2024
- LC Third ReadingLC15 Oct 2024
- Royal Assent22 Oct 2024
Affected Sectors
justicepublic_sectoremergency_services
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