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GRAFFITI CONTROL (MISCELLANEOUS) AMENDMENT BILL

Second Reading

Adjourned debate on second reading.

(Continued from 10 September 2009. Page 3892.)

The Hon. I.F. EVANS (Davenport) (10:39): I am happy to contribute to this debate. The member for Fisher has for many years brought in ideas and bills in relation to the way the community deals with the issue of graffiti. If I am right, in terms of this bill the honourable member argues that the authorities should be given greater power in relation to orders regarding the way an offender can be treated under the various provisions to clean up the graffiti.

If my memory serves me correctly I know, from other contributions made by the member for Fisher, that he has done some study on this matter when he travelled to Western Australia. That state has some very innovative and progressive programs in relation to graffiti clean-up, particularly the requirement for offenders to be involved in that clean-up. As I understand it, the theory is that if the offender is involved in the clean-up of graffiti, and tells his mates that he has to be involved in cleaning it up in his own time, that will ultimately send a message to those who do graffiti that they will be heavily penalised for that.

I believe that that principle would have broad community support, as many people would agree that those responsible for graffiti should be more involved in its clean-up. It comes back to the principles of the community service concept that was, I think, introduced when John Olsen was then minister for correctional services many years ago, which still holds sway today. So I think the community would generally support at least the principle if not the detail of this bill, and I am happy to speak on the second reading. Whether or not it gets to the third reading is ultimately a matter for the house, but I think that my electorate, and the community in general, would at least support the principle. I am happy for the measure to go through the second reading, and we will see what the house does with it in the committee stage.

Debate adjourned on motion of Mrs Geraghty.

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