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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 337 asked in the Legislative Council on 7 April 2022 by Hon Peter Collier

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

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?

Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:

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.