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The New South Wales government passed new laws which enable police extra powers to target knife crimes. The government stated that almost 4000 knives were seized in public places last year. The Premier Chris Minns contended that the laws sent a clear message that knife crimes are unacceptable.
Under the new laws, police will not require a warrant at designated areas including shopping precincts, sporting venues and public transport stations where a relevant offence involving weapons, knives, or violence has occurred within the past 12 months to use handheld scanners, or electronic metal-detecting ‘wands’ to search individuals.
The amendment on Summary Offences Act 1988 introduced section 11F which prohibits the selling of a knife to a child aged 16 or 17 without a reasonable excuse. Additionally, the act also doubled the maximum financial penalty and introduced a custodial penalty for selling a knife to a child under the age of 16. The penalty is $11,000, 12 months imprisonment or both.
These additional police powers were modeled on Queensland’s Jack’s Law, named after 17-year-old Jack Beasley who was fatally stabbed in 2019 on the Gold Coast. The New South Wales Attorney General Michael Daley stated that the amendment intends to build a safer community.
On the other hand, the New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory Aboriginal Legal Service (Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT) published a media statement alleging the “rushed” amendment on knife laws and police powers will cause disproportionate harm to Aboriginal people and other marginalised groups.
The Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) referred to a Griffith University study which evaluated the effectiveness of Queensland’s Jack Laws and determined there was no evidence that the additional police powers aided in deterring knife crime. The study did determine the inappropriate use of stereotypes and cultural assumptions by police in choosing who to “wand.”
The Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) states:
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Under the new laws, police will not require a warrant at designated areas including shopping precincts, sporting venues and public transport stations where a relevant offence involving weapons, knives, or violence has occurred within the past 12 months to use handheld scanners, or electronic metal-detecting ‘wands’ to search individuals.
The amendment on Summary Offences Act 1988 introduced section 11F which prohibits the selling of a knife to a child aged 16 or 17 without a reasonable excuse. Additionally, the act also doubled the maximum financial penalty and introduced a custodial penalty for selling a knife to a child under the age of 16. The penalty is $11,000, 12 months imprisonment or both.
These additional police powers were modeled on Queensland’s Jack’s Law, named after 17-year-old Jack Beasley who was fatally stabbed in 2019 on the Gold Coast. The New South Wales Attorney General Michael Daley stated that the amendment intends to build a safer community.
On the other hand, the New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory Aboriginal Legal Service (Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT) published a media statement alleging the “rushed” amendment on knife laws and police powers will cause disproportionate harm to Aboriginal people and other marginalised groups.
The Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) referred to a Griffith University study which evaluated the effectiveness of Queensland’s Jack Laws and determined there was no evidence that the additional police powers aided in deterring knife crime. The study did determine the inappropriate use of stereotypes and cultural assumptions by police in choosing who to “wand.”
The Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) states:
The amendment came after the April 13 incident, when six people were stabbed to death in a Sydney shopping centre in Bondi. Two days after the Bondi Junction attack, a 16-year-old boy stabbed Bishop Mari Mari Emmanuel at the Good Shepherd Church with a knife.
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