❓ Hon Peter Collier asks the Minister for Police about the enforcement of the Criminal Code Amendment (COVID-19 Response) Bill 2020, specifically regarding arrests, charges, fines, and imprisonment. The Minister provides some data on arrests and charges but cannot provide information on fines or imprisonment within the timeframe.
AnsweredQoN 337Legislative Council
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CRIMINAL CODE AMENDMENT (COVID-19 RESPONSE) BILL 2020
337. Hon PETER COLLIER to
the minister representing the Minister for Police:
I refer to the Criminal Code
Amendment (COVID-19 Response) Bill 2020. Since assent of the bill to today's
date, relating exclusively to COVID-19, I ask the following.
(1) How many arrests have been made
under this provision?
(2) How many charges have been laid
under this provision?
(3) How many people have been fined
under this provision?
(4) How many people have been
imprisoned under this provision?
337. Hon PETER COLLIER to
the minister representing the Minister for Police:
I refer to the Criminal Code
Amendment (COVID-19 Response) Bill 2020. Since assent of the bill to today's
date, relating exclusively to COVID-19, I ask the following.
(1) How many arrests have been made
under this provision?
(2) How many charges have been laid
under this provision?
(3) How many people have been fined
under this provision?
(4) How many people have been
imprisoned under this provision?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me
by the Minister for Police.
(1) One arrest
has been made under section 338B of the Criminal Code, where the offence
description specifically refers to COVID-19.
(2) Two charges
have been laid under section 338B of the Criminal Code, where the offence
description specifically refers to COVID-19.
(3) A response to
this question cannot be provided within the required time frame. The honourable
member may wish to place the question on notice.
(4) This question
should be directed to the appropriate minister as imprisonment does not fall
within the responsibility of the Minister for Police.
some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me
by the Minister for Police.
(1) One arrest
has been made under section 338B of the Criminal Code, where the offence
description specifically refers to COVID-19.
(2) Two charges
have been laid under section 338B of the Criminal Code, where the offence
description specifically refers to COVID-19.
(3) A response to
this question cannot be provided within the required time frame. The honourable
member may wish to place the question on notice.
(4) This question
should be directed to the appropriate minister as imprisonment does not fall
within the responsibility of the Minister for Police.
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