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Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

August 6, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

The State Government has ramped up penalties for animal torturers and sex offenders as part of a raft of changes approved today.<\/p>\n

Legislation passed in Parliament has also removed double jeopardy rules which will now mean people charged – but not convicted – of serious offences could be hauled back into court if new and compelling evidence emerges.<\/p>\n

The changes will also allow online guilty pleas for minor offences which currently already allow written pleas of guilty.<\/p>\n

Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Jarrod Bleijie said the changes would “rebalance the scales of justice in several ways”.<\/p>\n

“Many of the reforms are ground-breaking, putting Queensland ahead of the rest of Australia when it comes to tackling the criminal elements in our community and ensuring swift, efficient access to justice.”<\/p>\n

The changes include:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • A new offence of serious animal cruelty, with a maximum penalty of five years in jail.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    • Applying amendments to Queensland\u2019s double jeopardy rules retrospectively, leading to retrials if “new and compelling evidence” emerges.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      • Mandatory one year imprisonment (maximum five years) for a sex offender who removes his or her GPS monitoring bracelet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        • Amending the offence of stealing by looting to ensure the penalty applies to an offender who steals property from a declared area under the Disaster Management Act 2003, including when the theft occurs immediately after the declaration ends to ensure victims are appropriately protected until they return to their property.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          • Increasing the maximum penalty for procuring a child or a person with a mental impairment for prostitution from 14 years to 20 years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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            • Allowing the court to list a predator convicted of child grooming as a Dangerous Offender, even if he or she was caught by a police officer pretending to be a child.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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              • Creating six new match-fixing offences with maximum penalties of 10 years imprisonment, in line with other Australia jurisdictions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                • Allowing online pleas of guilty for minor offences which currently already allow written pleas of guilty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                  • Establishing a presumption that expert witnesses will give evidence via video link, instead of in person in court, unless otherwise ordered by the court.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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