This 'emergency legislation' was rushed through the Victorian parliament in the last few days. Introduced on the 6th December, it was read twice in a day and passed the Upper House two days later. It will take effect immediately after receiving Assent.The Bill, as it was passed, is here. The Second Reading is here. The …
Continue reading Road Safety Amendment (Drinking while Driving) Bill 2011: no more travellers
Minor differences at microscopic level can produce substances very similar in effect to drugs of dependence, but that aren't specifically listed in any of the schedules of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981. Provisions in state and Commonwealth legislation prohibit these copycats so that their possession and sale is illegal even if a …
Intensive Correction Management Orders (ICMOs, discussed here) are going to go, without ever having been. In their place will be Community Corrections Orders (CCOs), for most purposes exactly the same thing. In September the Attorney-General said,Using new powers under the CCO, courts may require offenders to pay a bond that will be forfeited if the …
Continue reading Legislation Watch: Sentencing Amendment (Community Correction Reform) Bill 2011
The Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment (Prohibition of Display and Sale of Cannabis Water Pipes) Act was assented to last week. The Explanatory Memorandum is here, and the Second Reading is here.It will come into effect on 1 January 2012. My flip through the legislation suggests that it looks a lot like the Drugs, …
The Justice Legislation Amendment (Protective Services Officers) Bill 2011 has been read a second time in the lower house. The speech is here. The Explanatory Memorandum is here and the Statement of Compatibility is here.The Bill extends to Protective Services Officers a range of powers that were previously only available to sworn police officers. These …