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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21,

1987

+ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO TRIAD MEMBERSHIP, TWO OF THE OFFENCES INVOLVE MEMBERSHIP OF UNLAWFUL SOCIETIES IN GENERAL AND ALLOWING PREMISES TO BE USED BY SUCH SOCIETIES.

+THESE OFFENCES ARE CONSIDERED SERIOUS AND ADEQUATE PENALTIES NEED TO BE AVAILABLE. A TENFOLD INCREASE, WHICH IS IN LINE WITH THE INCREASING PURCHASING POWER OF INDIVIDUALS SINCE 1960, IS PROPOSED.+

MR JEAFFRESON SAID THE OFFENCES OF BEING A TRIAD MEMBER OR BEING AN OFFICE BEARER OF AN UNLAWFUL SOCIETY, AND THAT WHICH INVOLVED INCITING SOMEONE TO BECOME A MEMBER OF AN UNLAWFUL SOCIETY, MUST BE FIRMLY DEALT WITH AND MORE SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN THE RELEVANT FINES WERE PROPOSED.

FOUR BILLS PASSED *****

THE MAGISTRATES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986, THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986, THE PROBATION OF OFFENDERS

AMENDMENT) BILL 1986 AND THE ROADS (WORKS, USE AND COMPENSATION) AMENDMENT) BILL 1986 WERE PASSED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

ANOTHER BILL - THE RATING (AMENDMENT) BILL 1987 - WAS READ A SECOND TIME AND DEBATE ON IT WAS ADJOURNED.

THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED TO FEBRUARY 18.

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