consorting laws tasmania
What is the new Consorting law?
The new law clarifies and modernises the offence of consorting by including a number of legislated definitions, a preliminary warning system, and a judicial review mechanism.
What is a consorting offence?
The objective of the new consorting offence is to prevent serious criminal activity by deterring convicted offenders from establishing, maintaining and expanding criminal networks.
Is consorting a crime in Tasmania?
In 2018, the Tasmanian Government introduced legislation into Parliament to replace the offence of consorting contained at section 6 (1) of the Police Offences Act 1935 (the Act), with a more contemporary offence that provides Tasmania Police with powers to combat serious and organised crime.
Are there consorting laws in Australia?
Consorting laws exist in every Australian State as well as the Northern Territory. The former Tasmanian consorting laws had not significantly changed since 1935 and stated that a person must not habitually consort with reputed thieves.
Policy Background
Australian consorting laws were originally designed as anti-vagrancy laws, simply phrased to prohibit a person from habitually consorting with known thieves. Prior to the recent amendments, the Tasmanian consorting law had not changed significantly since 1935. The new amendment focuses on targeting organised crime rather than petty thieves and the
Definition of Consorting in Tasmania
The amendment clarifies several definitions relating to the crime of consorting in Tasmania. For instance, the following terms are defined: 1. A convicted offenderis any person aged eighteen years or older who has been previously convicted of a “serious criminal offence”. This means that a child under the age of eighteen cannot be charged with cons
Official Warning Notice
Consorting is only an offence if a person has first been issued an official warning notice. A commissioned police officer (an Inspector or higher rank) can authorise a notice to deter a person from establishing, maintaining, or expanding a criminal network. A person in receipt of this notice may request a review of the decision from the Commissione
Defences
In addition to the standard legal defences, the amendment outlines several defences to the crime of consorting. A person can claim that the consorting was reasonable as it occurred with family members such as spouses, parents, grandparents, siblings, and dependents. It is also a defence against the offence if the consorting was for a reasonable edu
Criticisms of Law on Consorting in Tasmania Law
The North West Community Legal Centre released a discussion paperin 2018 on the potential dangers of the amendments to consorting law in Tasmania. The NWCLC described the new law as a reactionary response to the threat of one motorcycle group, instead of a more appropriate, measured response based on fairness, research, and community need. The Lega
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Fact Sheet - Police Offences Amendment (Consorting) Bill 2018
The Tasmanian Government has introduced legislation into Parliament to replace Consorting laws exist in every Australian State as well as the Northern ... |
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10 mai 2018 CONSORTING LAW. North West Community Legal Centre response to the Tasmanian Department of Police. Fire and Emergency Management Position ... |
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ORGANisED cRIMINAL gANG lEGISLATION – pOSITION PAPER
26 avr. 2018 Modernise the existing consorting law in the Police Offences Act 1935 ... Consorting is not defined in Tasmanian legislation and due to the. |
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ON THE ORIGINS OF CONSORTING LAWS
Criminal Activities) Act 2006 (NT) s 23; Police Offences Amendment (Clamping) Act 2009. (Tas) s 4; Crimes Amendment (Consorting and Organised Crime) Act |
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Tasmanian community could face real issues if these proposals were applied to The proposals admit that the current consorting laws in Tasmania are so ... |
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The consorting law
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Anti-gang laws in Australia - NSW Parliament
11 déc. 2013 orders and other anti-gang sanctions such as consorting offences |
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Response to Position Paper Consorting and OMCG Prohibited Items
ineffectually enforce their version of these proposed laws are correct The Devils Henchmen are a Tasmanian Motorcycle Club with no alliances |
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Review of Victorian Criminal Organisation Laws – Stage One
30 juin 2020 119 Police Offences Act 1935 (Tas) s 20C. 120 Bevin E 2019 |
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11 mai 2018 As you point out there are two central issues being the proposed amendments to consorting laws and the creation of prohibited item ... |
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North West Community Legal Centre - Tasmania Police
10 mai 2018 · By creating a new crime of consorting, by then making it an indictable matter, this then opens the door for Police to use an allegation of consorting to seek and obtain a warrant under Tasmania's Listening Devices Act 1991 (Tas) therefore using the allegation of consorting to expand access to other avenues of |
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A N Moss - Tasmania Police
Consorting Warnings The proposals admit that the current consorting laws in Tasmania are so archaic that they have never been used for a number of years |
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Second Reading Speech - Police Offences Amendment (Consorting
Consorting is currently an offence in Tasmania, located at section 6 of the Police Offences Act 1935 It states that a person shall not habitually consort with reputed |
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ConsortingLaws250918pdf - Community Legal Centres Tasmania
In NSW, where consorting laws have been the subject of review by the NSW Ombudsman, it was recommended that a convicted offender should be defined as |
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ON THE ORIGINS OF CONSORTING LAWS - Melbourne University
Consorting laws have piqued the attention of Australian legislatures In the last Tasmania, whose Police Act 1865117 harked back to the earlier English enact- |
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The consorting law - NSW Ombudsman - NSW Government
jurisdictions have modernised their respective consorting laws, except Tasmania, where it remains an offence to consort with 'reputed thieves' 43 Apart from |
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CONSORTING, THEN AND NOW - Law School : The University of
consorting laws encode changing responsibility relations between self, others 42 Bryan v White [1962] Tas SR 113, 116 (discussing the Tasmanian Police |
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A Reportable Conduct Scheme for the ACT - Analysis & Policy
Proposals for a model of consorting laws to target and disrupt serious and organised criminal activity in criminal groups 8 All jurisdictions, apart from Tasmania |
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Criminal Organisation Laws Review Stage One Report
30 jui 2020 · Review of Victorian Criminal Organisation Laws other States and introduce new anti-consorting or 'unlawful association' laws including control order schemes, except Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory 82 |
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Inquiry into the legislative arrangements to outlaw serious and
3 70 Tasmania is the only Australian jurisdiction without proceeds of crime 4 12 The Commonwealth introduced modernised consorting laws in respect of |
