GRAFFITI CONTROL (MISCELLANEOUS) AMENDMENT BILL

Final Stages

The Legislative Council agreed to the bill with the amendments indicated by the following schedule, to which amendments the Legislative Council desires the concurrence of the House of Assembly:

No. 1. Clause 4, page 3, lines 1 and 2 [clause 4(2)]—Delete subclause (2) and substitute:

(2) Section 3—after the definition of minor insert:

prescribed graffiti implement means—

(a) a can of spray paint; or

(b) a graffiti implement designed or modified to produce a mark that—

(i) is not readily removable by wiping or by use of water or detergent; and

(ii) is more than 15 millimetres wide;

No. 2. Clause 7, page 3, line 14 [clause 7(1)]—Delete 'graffiti implements' and substitute 'prescribed graffiti implements'

No. 3. Clause 7, page 3, lines 22 and 23 [clause 7(5)]—Delete subclause (5) and substitute:

(5) Section 4(2)—delete subsection (2) and substitute:

(2) However, subsection (1) does not apply in relation to the sale of prescribed graffiti implements of a type excluded from the operation of subsection (1) by the regulations.

No. 4. Clause 8, page 3, line 27 [clause 8, inserted section 5(1)]—Delete 'graffiti implement' and substitute 'prescribed graffiti implement'

No. 5. Clause 9, page 4, line 22 [clause 9(1), inserted subsection (1)]—Delete 'graffiti implements' and substitute 'prescribed graffiti implements'

No. 6. Clause 9, page 4, line 24 [clause 9(2)]—Delete 'graffiti implements' and substitute 'prescribed graffiti implements'

No. 7. Clause 10, page 4, line 28 [clause 10, inserted section 6A]—Delete 'graffiti implement' and substitute 'prescribed graffiti implement'

No. 8. Clause 12, page 6, lines 2 and 3 [clause 12(1)]—Delete subclause (1)

No. 9. Clause 12, page 6, lines 4 and 5 [clause 12(2)]—Delete subclause (2) and substitute:

(2) Section 10(1)(b)—delete 'graffiti implement of a prescribed class' and substitute 'prescribed graffiti implement'

No. 10. Clause 13, page 7, after line 25—Insert:

10BA—Expiry of sections 10A and 10B

Sections 10A and 10B will expire on the expiration of 4 years from the commencement of the sections.

No. 11. Clause 13, page 7, line 28 [clause 13, inserted section 10C(1)]—Delete 'this section' and substitute 'section 5(2)'

No. 12. New Clause, page 7, after line 40—Insert:

14—Review of Act by Attorney-General

(1) The Attorney-General must cause a review of the operation and impact of this Act to be undertaken after the third anniversary of the commencement of this Act.

(2) The review must include consideration of the effectiveness of sections 10A and 10B of the Graffiti Control Act 2001 (as inserted into that Act by section 13 of this Act) in reducing offending for prescribed graffiti offences (within the meaning of those sections).

(3) A report on the results of the review must be submitted to the Attorney-General within 3 months after the third anniversary of the commencement of this Act.

(4) The Attorney-General must, within 12 sitting days after receiving the report under this section, cause copies of the report to be laid before both Houses of Parliament.

Consideration in committee.

The Hon. J.R. RAU: I move:

That the Legislative Council's amendments Nos 1 to 12 be disagreed to.

The amendments are unacceptable.

Motion carried.

At 17:58 the house adjourned until Tuesday 26 June 2012 at 11:00.