MEDIA RELEASE

Inquiry into:

Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 and

the Road Safety Legislation Amendment Bill 2022

The Standing Committee on Justice and Community Safety has announced it will be undertaking an inquiry into the Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 and the Road Safety Legislation Amendment Bill 2022.

The terms of reference are available on the Committee website here.

The Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 makes several amendments including creating a new offence of unauthorised entry of a motor vehicle.  The Committee will only be inquiring into this aspect of the Bill.

The Road Safety Legislation Amendment Bill makes changes to amend the road safety legislation to improve road safety by strengthening the reporting and monitoring of driver licence holders’ fitness to drive and provide enhanced penalties to deter dangerous driving behaviours. The Committee is interested in hearing from stakeholders with respect to any new issues that have not already been raised with the Committee as part of its inquiry into Dangerous Driving.

The Committee wants to hear from a range of stakeholders and welcomes submissions to this inquiry by 12 December 2022.

Information on how to make a submission is available on the Assembly website.

Submissions are due by close of business Monday 12 December 2022.

29 November 2022

STATEMENT ENDS.

Committee Chair, Mr Peter Cain MLA on (02) 6205 1927

Committee Secretary on (02) 6207 0524 or at LACommitteeJCS@parliament.act.gov.au