❓ Hon Rick Mazza questions the Attorney General regarding promised changes to trespass laws related to agricultural land, following comments made in May 2019. The Attorney General confirms the legislation is in progress and will be introduced soon.
AnsweredQoN 99Legislative Council
Asked
19 February 2020
Member
Portfolio
Leader of the House representing the Attorney General
QuestionView source ↗
ANIMAL ACTIVISM —
TRESPASS
99. Hon RICK MAZZA to the Leader of the House representing
the Attorney General:
I refer to comments attributed to
Attorney General John Quigley in The West Australian article of 23 May
2019 titled ''Trespassing vegan activists to be banned from WA farms'',
in which he said —
� we are changing the law in a substantial
way that spells � big trouble for anyone who goes trespassing on agricultural
land with the intention of disrupting agriculture,'' �
(1) What has the
Attorney General done to strengthen trespass laws since he made the
aforementioned comments last year?
(2) When will the trespass law
changes be introduced into Parliament?
TRESPASS
99. Hon RICK MAZZA to the Leader of the House representing
the Attorney General:
I refer to comments attributed to
Attorney General John Quigley in The West Australian article of 23 May
2019 titled ''Trespassing vegan activists to be banned from WA farms'',
in which he said —
� we are changing the law in a substantial
way that spells � big trouble for anyone who goes trespassing on agricultural
land with the intention of disrupting agriculture,'' �
(1) What has the
Attorney General done to strengthen trespass laws since he made the
aforementioned comments last year?
(2) When will the trespass law
changes be introduced into Parliament?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1)–(2) The
McGowan government is committed to introducing legislation to strengthen
penalties for those who trespass upon farmland to interfere with food
production while, at the same time, balancing enhanced rights of entry for
inspectors to abattoirs, knackeries and intensive farms. The drafting of these
laws is well advanced and the bill will be introduced as soon as practicable.
some notice of the question.
(1)–(2) The
McGowan government is committed to introducing legislation to strengthen
penalties for those who trespass upon farmland to interfere with food
production while, at the same time, balancing enhanced rights of entry for
inspectors to abattoirs, knackeries and intensive farms. The drafting of these
laws is well advanced and the bill will be introduced as soon as practicable.
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