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WESTERN AUSTRALIA
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
(Introduced by Dr Gallop MLA)
POLICE ACT AMENDMENT
(GRAFFITI) BILL 1997
A BILL FOR
AN ACT to amend the Police Act 1892.
The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:
Short title
1. This Act may be referred to as the Police Act Amendment
(Graffiti) Act 1997.
5 Commencement
2. This Act comes into operation on the day on which it
receives the Royal Assent.
Principal Act
3. In this Act the Police Act 1892* is referred to as the
10 principal Act.
[* Reprinted as at 24 March 1992.
For subsequent amendments see 1996 Index to Legislation of
Western Australia, Table 1, pp. 178-180.]
No. 105 -- 1
Police Act Amendment (Graffiti) Bill 1997
cl. 4
New section 65A
4. The principal Act is amended by inserting after section 65
the following --
``
5 Carrying graffiti instruments
65A. (1) Any person who, between sunset
and sunrise, without lawful excuse --
(a) in a public place; or
(b) a place on which the
10 person is trespassing or
has entered without
invitation,
carries or has on or about his person or in
his possession any instrument or thing --
15 (c) capable of being used to
cause damage to property
where such damage could
consist of graffiti; or
(d) of a class prescribed by
20 regulation,
commits an offence.
Penalty: A fine not exceeding $500.
(2) Every such instrument or thing
shall, on conviction of the offender, become
25 forfeited to the Crown.
''.
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