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📜 Graffiti Vandalism Bill 2015

Assented toLABill 14715 September 2015

The Graffiti Vandalism Bill 2015 consolidates laws dealing with graffiti vandalism in Western Australia. It creates a new offence for damaging property by graffiti, expands powers of arrest for Public Transport Authority officers, and allows for costs of cleaning graffiti to be awarded against offenders.

Impact

This bill affects individuals who commit graffiti, property owners who suffer from graffiti, local governments responsible for managing graffiti, and the Public Transport Authority. It aims to reduce graffiti vandalism and its associated costs.

Key Changes

["Creates a new offence for damaging property by graffiti.", "Establishes minimum penalties for graffiti offenders, including community based orders.", "Expands powers of arrest for Public Transport Authority (PTA) security officers.", "Allows for forfeiture of items used in graffiti offences.", "Replicates local government powers from the Local Government Act 1995 to deal with graffiti."]