Hon Dr Brad Pettitt asked the Attorney General for data on prosecutions and convictions under section 337 of The Criminal Code since its inception. The Attorney General provided the requested data, showing very few cases.

AnsweredQoN 2179Legislative Council
Asked
17 September 2024
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Attorney General

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I refer to prosecutions of offences under section 337 of The Criminal Code , and I ask, will the Minister table the following information for the period since section 337 first came into effect (or as close to those dates as is reasonably practicable) to date, broken down by year: (a) the number of prosecutions under section 337 that were commenced; and (b) the number of prosecutions under section 337 that were successful?

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Answered
15 October 2024
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Parliamentary Secretary to the Attorney General
Response time
3 days
(a) There have been two charges under section 337 of The Criminal Code , one in 2004 and one in 2022.
(b) There have been two convictions under section 337 of The Criminal Code, one in 2005 and one in 2022.

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