Tuesday, 2 August 2022

Major Crime and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Bill 2022

Introduction and first reading

Ms KILKENNY (Carrum—Minister for Corrections, Minister for Youth Justice, Minister for Victim Support, Minister for Fishing and Boating) (12:26): Speaker, congratulations on your role. I move:

That I introduce a bill for an act to amend the Confiscation Act 1997, the Crimes Act 1958, the Crimes (Assumed Identities) Act 2004, the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 and the Sex Work Decriminalisation Act 2022 and for other purposes.

Motion agreed to.

Mr M O’BRIEN (Malvern) (12:27): Congratulations to you, Speaker. I would ask the minister for a brief explanation of the bill.

Ms KILKENNY (Carrum—Minister for Corrections, Minister for Youth Justice, Minister for Victim Support, Minister for Fishing and Boating) (12:27): The bill will deliver Community Safety Statement 2018–19 commitments to strengthen Victoria’s asset confiscation scheme and improve search warrant and crime scene processes. It will also streamline, clarify and modernise fingerprint and search warrant powers and the use of assumed identities in criminal investigations and create operational efficiencies for police and courts.

Read first time.

Ordered to be read second time tomorrow.