📜 Criminal Code Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2009
Assented toLABill 10518 November 2009
This Bill amends the Criminal Code of Western Australia to address actions causing fear or alarm in conveyances, clarify offences related to aircraft safety, and update cross-references. It also introduces a defence for culpable driving charges related to conveyances other than motor vehicles.
Impact
The bill affects individuals operating conveyances (including aircraft and vessels), and clarifies the legal responsibilities and potential defences related to their operation. It also impacts the justice system through changes to penalties and definitions of offences.
Key Changes
["Creates a new offence for causing fear or alarm by directing objects, substances, or lasers at conveyances.", "Introduces a defence to culpable driving charges for conveyances other than motor vehicles if the incident was not attributable to the manner of driving.", "Increases the penalty for certain offences under section 304(1) of the Criminal Code.", "Clarifies that endangering the safe use of an aircraft is an offence even if the person is not on board."]
Parliamentary Progress
- LA IntroducedLA18 Nov 2009
- LA Second Reading MovedLA18 Nov 2009
- LA Second Reading AgreedLA18 Nov 2009
- LA Third ReadingLA18 Nov 2009
- LC Second Reading MovedLC19 Nov 2009
- LC Second Reading AgreedLC26 Nov 2009
- LC Third ReadingLC26 Nov 2009
- Royal Assent3 Dec 2009
Affected Sectors
transportjustice
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Questions on Notice
Track QoNs, answers, response times, and portfolios.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.