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Summary Offences Amendment (Limitation on Offensive Language) Bill 2025

Type: Private members
Status: In Legislative Council, 2R, Debate adjourned 5 calendar days, Wed 6 Aug 2025
Origin: Legislative Council
Member with Carriage: Buckingham, Jeremy
Long Title: An Act to amend the Summary Offences Act 1988 to limit the scope of the offence of offensive language to require the offensive language to be used in a hostile or threatening way.
Progress
Legislative Council
Initially introduced in the Legislative Council
Introduced by: Buckingham, Jeremy
Notice of Motion: Tue 5 Aug 2025
Introduced: Wed 6 Aug 2025
First Reading: Wed 6 Aug 2025
2R Speech: Wed 6 Aug 2025
Legislative Assembly
Documents and Transcripts
Text of Bill:
First Print.pdf First Print.pdf
Previous Version(s):
Not available at this stage.
Explanatory Notes:
XN - Summary Offences Amendment (Limitation on Offensive Language) Bill 2025.pdf XN - Summary Offences Amendment (Limitation on Offensive Language) Bill 2025.pdf

Transcript of speeches:
2R Speech LA Not available at this stage.
2R Speech LC Second Reading Speech LC

Amendments for Consideration:
Legislative Assembly
No amendments.
Legislative Council
No amendments.

Amendments Agreed To:
Legislative Assembly
No amendments.
Legislative Council
No amendments.

Bill digest
See Legislation Review Digest No. 34 of 58 for an examination of this Bill by the Legislation Review Committee.

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