The motion to amend clause 2 of the bill seeks to remove the third-level minimum penalty of five years that would apply on a third or subsequent offence. It also brings up proposed paragraph 2(2)(c), which is currently placed elsewhere in the existing Criminal Code provision, so there is both a technical and a substantive amendment within that motion.
But on the substance, there remains a minimum penalty of one year on a first offence, and three years on a second or subsequent offence, which would be equivalent to the current law.
(Amendment negatived) [See Minutes of Proceedings]
(Clause 2 negatived)
(On clause 9)