Page 3758 - Week 12 - Thursday, 13 October 1994

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OF PUBLISHING RESTRICTED INFORMATION. SECTION 70 PROVIDES FOR AN OFFENCE OF DISTURBING, DAMAGING OR DESTROYING AN UNREGISTERED ABORIGINAL PLACE. I THINK THE LATTER OFFENCE IS A SERIOUS OFFENCE AND THEREFORE, AN IMPRISONMENT TERM SHOULD BE ADDED TO ITS PENALTY.

IN RELATION TO THE OFFENCE UNDER SECTION 12 OF THE FISHING ACT 1967, THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED A PENALTY OF 10 PENALTY UNITS. THE OFFENCE UNDER THIS PROVISION IS TAKING UNDERSIZED TROUT OR BASS FROM FRESH WATERS. THE CURRENT PENALTY OF $50 WAS REVISED IN THE BILL TO 30 PENALTY UNITS.

I ADVISED THE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON 15 APRIL 1994 THAT THE PROPOSED PENALTY IS TO BE REDUCED TO 20 PENALTY UNITS. IN THE GOVERNMENTS VIEW, FOR THE REASONS STATED IN ITS RESPONSE, THIS PROPOSED REDUCED PENALTY IS APPROPRIATE FOR THIS OFFENCE.

I THANK THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR THEIR ANALYSIS AND COMMENT AND I WILL PRESENT THE NECESSARY AMENDMENTS WHEN THE BILL IS DEBATED.

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