❓ Hon. Donaldson raises concerns about theft from aquaculture farms. Hon. Chance responds that the Attorney General is addressing the issue through amendments to the Criminal Code, not the Fisheries Resources Management Act.
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AQUACULTURE FARMS, THEFT OF STOCK
(1) Will the minister ensure as a matter of urgency that necessary changes occur to the Criminal Code to increase the penalties to reflect the very serious offence of stealing from aquaculture farmers and private landowners, especially those presently involved in the raising of marron, yabbies and silver perch? (2) If not, why not? Hon KIM CHANCE
(1) Will the minister ensure as a matter of urgency that necessary changes occur to the Criminal Code to increase the penalties to reflect the very serious offence of stealing from aquaculture farmers and private landowners, especially those presently involved in the raising of marron, yabbies and silver perch? (2) If not, why not? Hon KIM CHANCE
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I thank Hon Bruce Donaldson for a very important question. (1) No, I will not. (2) The Attorney General is proposing amendments to the Criminal Code, rather than my proposing changes to the Fisheries Resources Management Act, to enable the classification of the theft of stocks such as the member has described to be a criminal offence. Hon Peter Foss: I think the legislation was introduced in 2000 but I do not think it got through. Hon KIM CHANCE: It may well have been introduced in the other place, but we have not got it in this House, so we do not recognise it at this stage. Hon Peter Foss: It was introduced in 2000, I think. Hon KIM CHANCE: This matter has been through Cabinet and the decision has been announced. I hesitate to say that it is contained in an omnibus Criminal Code amendment Bill. It is not an omnibus Bill because it contains one or two provisions which may be a little too controversial for an omnibus Bill, but it is a broad Acts amendment-type Bill, which includes changes to the Criminal Code that can allow stock of that nature to be deemed to be capable of being stolen, so theft would become a criminal offence in those circumstances.
(2) If not, why not? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Bruce Donaldson for a very important question. (1) No, I will not. (2) The Attorney General is proposing amendments to the Criminal Code, rather than my proposing changes to the Fisheries Resources Management Act, to enable the classification of the theft of stocks such as the member has described to be a criminal offence. Hon Peter Foss: I think the legislation was introduced in 2000 but I do not think it got through. Hon KIM CHANCE: It may well have been introduced in the other place, but we have not got it in this House, so we do not recognise it at this stage. Hon Peter Foss: It was introduced in 2000, I think. Hon KIM CHANCE: This matter has been through Cabinet and the decision has been announced. I hesitate to say that it is contained in an omnibus Criminal Code amendment Bill. It is not an omnibus Bill because it contains one or two provisions which may be a little too controversial for an omnibus Bill, but it is a broad Acts amendment-type Bill, which includes changes to the Criminal Code that can allow stock of that nature to be deemed to be capable of being stolen, so theft would become a criminal offence in those circumstances.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Bruce Donaldson for a very important question. (1) No, I will not. (2) The Attorney General is proposing amendments to the Criminal Code, rather than my proposing changes to the Fisheries Resources Management Act, to enable the classification of the theft of stocks such as the member has described to be a criminal offence. Hon Peter Foss: I think the legislation was introduced in 2000 but I do not think it got through. Hon KIM CHANCE: It may well have been introduced in the other place, but we have not got it in this House, so we do not recognise it at this stage. Hon Peter Foss: It was introduced in 2000, I think. Hon KIM CHANCE: This matter has been through Cabinet and the decision has been announced. I hesitate to say that it is contained in an omnibus Criminal Code amendment Bill. It is not an omnibus Bill because it contains one or two provisions which may be a little too controversial for an omnibus Bill, but it is a broad Acts amendment-type Bill, which includes changes to the Criminal Code that can allow stock of that nature to be deemed to be capable of being stolen, so theft would become a criminal offence in those circumstances.
I thank Hon Bruce Donaldson for a very important question. (1) No, I will not. (2) The Attorney General is proposing amendments to the Criminal Code, rather than my proposing changes to the Fisheries Resources Management Act, to enable the classification of the theft of stocks such as the member has described to be a criminal offence. Hon Peter Foss: I think the legislation was introduced in 2000 but I do not think it got through. Hon KIM CHANCE: It may well have been introduced in the other place, but we have not got it in this House, so we do not recognise it at this stage. Hon Peter Foss: It was introduced in 2000, I think. Hon KIM CHANCE: This matter has been through Cabinet and the decision has been announced. I hesitate to say that it is contained in an omnibus Criminal Code amendment Bill. It is not an omnibus Bill because it contains one or two provisions which may be a little too controversial for an omnibus Bill, but it is a broad Acts amendment-type Bill, which includes changes to the Criminal Code that can allow stock of that nature to be deemed to be capable of being stolen, so theft would become a criminal offence in those circumstances.
(1) No, I will not. (2) The Attorney General is proposing amendments to the Criminal Code, rather than my proposing changes to the Fisheries Resources Management Act, to enable the classification of the theft of stocks such as the member has described to be a criminal offence. Hon Peter Foss: I think the legislation was introduced in 2000 but I do not think it got through. Hon KIM CHANCE: It may well have been introduced in the other place, but we have not got it in this House, so we do not recognise it at this stage. Hon Peter Foss: It was introduced in 2000, I think. Hon KIM CHANCE: This matter has been through Cabinet and the decision has been announced. I hesitate to say that it is contained in an omnibus Criminal Code amendment Bill. It is not an omnibus Bill because it contains one or two provisions which may be a little too controversial for an omnibus Bill, but it is a broad Acts amendment-type Bill, which includes changes to the Criminal Code that can allow stock of that nature to be deemed to be capable of being stolen, so theft would become a criminal offence in those circumstances.
(2) The Attorney General is proposing amendments to the Criminal Code, rather than my proposing changes to the Fisheries Resources Management Act, to enable the classification of the theft of stocks such as the member has described to be a criminal offence. Hon Peter Foss: I think the legislation was introduced in 2000 but I do not think it got through. Hon KIM CHANCE: It may well have been introduced in the other place, but we have not got it in this House, so we do not recognise it at this stage. Hon Peter Foss: It was introduced in 2000, I think. Hon KIM CHANCE: This matter has been through Cabinet and the decision has been announced. I hesitate to say that it is contained in an omnibus Criminal Code amendment Bill. It is not an omnibus Bill because it contains one or two provisions which may be a little too controversial for an omnibus Bill, but it is a broad Acts amendment-type Bill, which includes changes to the Criminal Code that can allow stock of that nature to be deemed to be capable of being stolen, so theft would become a criminal offence in those circumstances.
Hon Peter Foss: I think the legislation was introduced in 2000 but I do not think it got through. Hon KIM CHANCE: It may well have been introduced in the other place, but we have not got it in this House, so we do not recognise it at this stage. Hon Peter Foss: It was introduced in 2000, I think. Hon KIM CHANCE: This matter has been through Cabinet and the decision has been announced. I hesitate to say that it is contained in an omnibus Criminal Code amendment Bill. It is not an omnibus Bill because it contains one or two provisions which may be a little too controversial for an omnibus Bill, but it is a broad Acts amendment-type Bill, which includes changes to the Criminal Code that can allow stock of that nature to be deemed to be capable of being stolen, so theft would become a criminal offence in those circumstances.
Hon KIM CHANCE: It may well have been introduced in the other place, but we have not got it in this House, so we do not recognise it at this stage. Hon Peter Foss: It was introduced in 2000, I think. Hon KIM CHANCE: This matter has been through Cabinet and the decision has been announced. I hesitate to say that it is contained in an omnibus Criminal Code amendment Bill. It is not an omnibus Bill because it contains one or two provisions which may be a little too controversial for an omnibus Bill, but it is a broad Acts amendment-type Bill, which includes changes to the Criminal Code that can allow stock of that nature to be deemed to be capable of being stolen, so theft would become a criminal offence in those circumstances.
Hon Peter Foss: It was introduced in 2000, I think. Hon KIM CHANCE: This matter has been through Cabinet and the decision has been announced. I hesitate to say that it is contained in an omnibus Criminal Code amendment Bill. It is not an omnibus Bill because it contains one or two provisions which may be a little too controversial for an omnibus Bill, but it is a broad Acts amendment-type Bill, which includes changes to the Criminal Code that can allow stock of that nature to be deemed to be capable of being stolen, so theft would become a criminal offence in those circumstances.
Hon KIM CHANCE: This matter has been through Cabinet and the decision has been announced. I hesitate to say that it is contained in an omnibus Criminal Code amendment Bill. It is not an omnibus Bill because it contains one or two provisions which may be a little too controversial for an omnibus Bill, but it is a broad Acts amendment-type Bill, which includes changes to the Criminal Code that can allow stock of that nature to be deemed to be capable of being stolen, so theft would become a criminal offence in those circumstances.
(2) If not, why not? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Bruce Donaldson for a very important question. (1) No, I will not. (2) The Attorney General is proposing amendments to the Criminal Code, rather than my proposing changes to the Fisheries Resources Management Act, to enable the classification of the theft of stocks such as the member has described to be a criminal offence. Hon Peter Foss: I think the legislation was introduced in 2000 but I do not think it got through. Hon KIM CHANCE: It may well have been introduced in the other place, but we have not got it in this House, so we do not recognise it at this stage. Hon Peter Foss: It was introduced in 2000, I think. Hon KIM CHANCE: This matter has been through Cabinet and the decision has been announced. I hesitate to say that it is contained in an omnibus Criminal Code amendment Bill. It is not an omnibus Bill because it contains one or two provisions which may be a little too controversial for an omnibus Bill, but it is a broad Acts amendment-type Bill, which includes changes to the Criminal Code that can allow stock of that nature to be deemed to be capable of being stolen, so theft would become a criminal offence in those circumstances.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Bruce Donaldson for a very important question. (1) No, I will not. (2) The Attorney General is proposing amendments to the Criminal Code, rather than my proposing changes to the Fisheries Resources Management Act, to enable the classification of the theft of stocks such as the member has described to be a criminal offence. Hon Peter Foss: I think the legislation was introduced in 2000 but I do not think it got through. Hon KIM CHANCE: It may well have been introduced in the other place, but we have not got it in this House, so we do not recognise it at this stage. Hon Peter Foss: It was introduced in 2000, I think. Hon KIM CHANCE: This matter has been through Cabinet and the decision has been announced. I hesitate to say that it is contained in an omnibus Criminal Code amendment Bill. It is not an omnibus Bill because it contains one or two provisions which may be a little too controversial for an omnibus Bill, but it is a broad Acts amendment-type Bill, which includes changes to the Criminal Code that can allow stock of that nature to be deemed to be capable of being stolen, so theft would become a criminal offence in those circumstances.
I thank Hon Bruce Donaldson for a very important question. (1) No, I will not. (2) The Attorney General is proposing amendments to the Criminal Code, rather than my proposing changes to the Fisheries Resources Management Act, to enable the classification of the theft of stocks such as the member has described to be a criminal offence. Hon Peter Foss: I think the legislation was introduced in 2000 but I do not think it got through. Hon KIM CHANCE: It may well have been introduced in the other place, but we have not got it in this House, so we do not recognise it at this stage. Hon Peter Foss: It was introduced in 2000, I think. Hon KIM CHANCE: This matter has been through Cabinet and the decision has been announced. I hesitate to say that it is contained in an omnibus Criminal Code amendment Bill. It is not an omnibus Bill because it contains one or two provisions which may be a little too controversial for an omnibus Bill, but it is a broad Acts amendment-type Bill, which includes changes to the Criminal Code that can allow stock of that nature to be deemed to be capable of being stolen, so theft would become a criminal offence in those circumstances.
(1) No, I will not. (2) The Attorney General is proposing amendments to the Criminal Code, rather than my proposing changes to the Fisheries Resources Management Act, to enable the classification of the theft of stocks such as the member has described to be a criminal offence. Hon Peter Foss: I think the legislation was introduced in 2000 but I do not think it got through. Hon KIM CHANCE: It may well have been introduced in the other place, but we have not got it in this House, so we do not recognise it at this stage. Hon Peter Foss: It was introduced in 2000, I think. Hon KIM CHANCE: This matter has been through Cabinet and the decision has been announced. I hesitate to say that it is contained in an omnibus Criminal Code amendment Bill. It is not an omnibus Bill because it contains one or two provisions which may be a little too controversial for an omnibus Bill, but it is a broad Acts amendment-type Bill, which includes changes to the Criminal Code that can allow stock of that nature to be deemed to be capable of being stolen, so theft would become a criminal offence in those circumstances.
(2) The Attorney General is proposing amendments to the Criminal Code, rather than my proposing changes to the Fisheries Resources Management Act, to enable the classification of the theft of stocks such as the member has described to be a criminal offence. Hon Peter Foss: I think the legislation was introduced in 2000 but I do not think it got through. Hon KIM CHANCE: It may well have been introduced in the other place, but we have not got it in this House, so we do not recognise it at this stage. Hon Peter Foss: It was introduced in 2000, I think. Hon KIM CHANCE: This matter has been through Cabinet and the decision has been announced. I hesitate to say that it is contained in an omnibus Criminal Code amendment Bill. It is not an omnibus Bill because it contains one or two provisions which may be a little too controversial for an omnibus Bill, but it is a broad Acts amendment-type Bill, which includes changes to the Criminal Code that can allow stock of that nature to be deemed to be capable of being stolen, so theft would become a criminal offence in those circumstances.
Hon Peter Foss: I think the legislation was introduced in 2000 but I do not think it got through. Hon KIM CHANCE: It may well have been introduced in the other place, but we have not got it in this House, so we do not recognise it at this stage. Hon Peter Foss: It was introduced in 2000, I think. Hon KIM CHANCE: This matter has been through Cabinet and the decision has been announced. I hesitate to say that it is contained in an omnibus Criminal Code amendment Bill. It is not an omnibus Bill because it contains one or two provisions which may be a little too controversial for an omnibus Bill, but it is a broad Acts amendment-type Bill, which includes changes to the Criminal Code that can allow stock of that nature to be deemed to be capable of being stolen, so theft would become a criminal offence in those circumstances.
Hon KIM CHANCE: It may well have been introduced in the other place, but we have not got it in this House, so we do not recognise it at this stage. Hon Peter Foss: It was introduced in 2000, I think. Hon KIM CHANCE: This matter has been through Cabinet and the decision has been announced. I hesitate to say that it is contained in an omnibus Criminal Code amendment Bill. It is not an omnibus Bill because it contains one or two provisions which may be a little too controversial for an omnibus Bill, but it is a broad Acts amendment-type Bill, which includes changes to the Criminal Code that can allow stock of that nature to be deemed to be capable of being stolen, so theft would become a criminal offence in those circumstances.
Hon Peter Foss: It was introduced in 2000, I think. Hon KIM CHANCE: This matter has been through Cabinet and the decision has been announced. I hesitate to say that it is contained in an omnibus Criminal Code amendment Bill. It is not an omnibus Bill because it contains one or two provisions which may be a little too controversial for an omnibus Bill, but it is a broad Acts amendment-type Bill, which includes changes to the Criminal Code that can allow stock of that nature to be deemed to be capable of being stolen, so theft would become a criminal offence in those circumstances.
Hon KIM CHANCE: This matter has been through Cabinet and the decision has been announced. I hesitate to say that it is contained in an omnibus Criminal Code amendment Bill. It is not an omnibus Bill because it contains one or two provisions which may be a little too controversial for an omnibus Bill, but it is a broad Acts amendment-type Bill, which includes changes to the Criminal Code that can allow stock of that nature to be deemed to be capable of being stolen, so theft would become a criminal offence in those circumstances.
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