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New offence proposed to criminalise 'posting and boasting' about unlawful conduct online and offline, aiming to deter copycat behaviour.

โšช Low ยท Bill First Reading26 June 2025 ยท 970 words

Bill targets online boasting of crimes to prevent copycats and protect victims from re-traumatisatio

Bill criminalises sharing material depicting offences to prevent normalisation and copycat behaviour

โ€œPosting and boasting on social media can encourage others to copy illegal or dangerous conduct, especially when such conduct is published to glorify the conduct or increase the notoriety of those involved in it.โ€

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Members who spoke

Caddy, Dan
Topics
social mediacrimelawcommunity safetyvictimisation

Legislation Referenced

Bills
Criminal Code Amendment (Post and Boast Offence) Bill 2025

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