Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

I thank my colleagues for their contributions on the Crimes Amendment (Penalty Unit) Bill 2022. This bill will increase the value of penalty units to ensure that financial penalties for Commonwealth offences reflect community expectations and continue to remain effective in deterring unlawful behaviour. This bill amends section 4AA of the Crimes Act, which prescribes the value of monetary penalties across Commonwealth legislation and territory ordinances. The bill will increase the value of penalty units from $222 to $275, with effect from 1 January 2023. It will also update the indexation year to 2023 to ensure that the three-year indexation cycle continues unaffected from 1 July 2023. I thank people for their contributions.

Question agreed to.

Bill read a second time.