Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Assault and Intoxication) Bill 2014
Assented on 31/01/2014 - Act No 2 of 2014 (GG No. 15, 07/02/2014).
Motion moved 30/01/14 by Mr Hazzard 'That this House take note of the Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Assault and Intoxication) Bill and cognate bill'. Motion agreed to 6 March 2014
Long Title
An Act to amend the Crimes Act 1900, the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002, the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 and other legislation relating to assaults and intoxication and to other matters
Cognate Bills
The following Bills are cognate with this Bill:
Liquor Amendment Bill.
Explanatory Notes
This explanatory note relates to this Bill as introduced into Parliament. The Liquor Amendment Bill 2014 is cognate with this Bill....
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Second Reading Speeches
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Amendments for Consideration
Legislative Assembly Legislative Council c2014-005A
Tracking through the Houses
Initially introduced in the Legislative Assembly Legislative Assembly: Legislative Council: Member with Carriage: O'Farrell, Barry
Introduced: Thu 30 Jan 2014
First Reading: Thu 30 Jan 2014
Minister's 2R Speech: Thu 30 Jan 2014
Second Reading: Thu 30 Jan 2014
Considered in Detail: Thu 30 Jan 2014
Third Reading: Thu 30 January 2014
Date Passed with amdts: Thu 30 Jan 2014 Member with Carriage: Gallacher, Michael
Introduced: Thu 30 Jan 2014
First Reading: Thu 30 Jan 2014
Minister's 2R Speech: Thu 30 Jan 2014
Second Reading: Thu 30 Jan 2014
Date Committed: Thu 30 January 2014
Reported w'out amdt: 30/01/2014
Report Adopted: Thu 30 Jan 2014
Third Reading: Thu 30 Jan 2014
Date Passed w'out amdt: Thu 30 Jan 2014
Returned to LA: Thu 30 Jan 2014 Passed Parliament: Thu 30 Jan 2014
Text of Bill as passed by both Houses
Assent
Thursday morning, members of the  of New South Wales, Australia, discussed drafts of two bills relating to liquor intoxication assault crimes starting at 10 o'clock in the morning (; 2100 ), and approved them later during the day: the Lower House approved at midday and the Upper House at 7pm. The new legislation imposes harsher penalties on behaviour under alcohol influence, and a set of other restrictions in the Sydney central business district (CBD).

The full formal names of the bills are ''Liquor Amendment Bill 2014'' and ''Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Assault and Intoxication) Bill 2014''. The latter was , while the former was still pending assent from the . The bills were . The latter formally commenced on Thursday except for Schedule 5, maximum fines changes, subject to commence on a day appointed by .
Parliament House, Sydney, New South Wales.  
The  said they would support the legislation before they saw it, citing support of any progress on such laws. The opposition leader, , said "We will support the Government's one-punch laws. The Government had to be dragged kicking and screaming to do something about alcohol-fuelled violence."

The parties, while actively discussing the draft, did not support amendments raised during the discussion and the bill passed more quickly than usual, on the same day. However,   (MP)  didn't support the bills, naming some issues he didn't expect the bill to address but found more important, such as "the dangerous promotions of deep discounting of alcohol, the failure to enforce responsible service of alcohol in venues and excessive liquor outlet density".

One provision defined a new offense, assault causing death while intoxicated — by alcohol or other drugs — with an eight-year . The  fines for misconduct and swearing in public were raised from 200 and $150 to $500, while the maximum fine for "continuation of intoxicated and disorderly behaviour following move on direction"  — direction "to leave a public place and not return for a specified period" — was increased from 6  ($660) to 15 penalty units ($1,650).

The legislation also restricted sales of alcohol from bottle shops in the CBD until 10pm instead of midnight.

The bill was drafted in response to death of 18-year-old teenager named Daniel Christie on January 11, following eleven days in hospital after allegedly being punched by drunk Shaun McNeil, 25, at . He allegedly also attacked Daniel's brother, Peter; McNeil's court case has been adjourned until March.


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