Criminal Code Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill 2024

The majority voted against amendments (2) and (4) to (9) on sheet 3259, which were introduced by Victorian Senator Lidia Thorpe (Independent). This means they were not successful. The amendments would have added minimum age requirements so that these offences do not apply to to people under 14 years old.

Amendment text

(2) Schedule 1, at the end of item 10A, at the end of section 80.2A of the Criminal Code, add:

Offences do not apply to persons under 14

(7) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply if the first person is under the age of 14.

(4) Schedule 1, at the end of item 18A, at the end of section 80.2B of the Criminal Code, add:

Offences do not apply to persons under 14

(8) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply if the first person is under the age of 14.

(5) Schedule 1, item 19, after subsection 80.2BA(7), insert:

Offences do not apply to persons under 14

(7A) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a person if person is under the age of 14.

(6) Schedule 1, item 19, after subsection 80.2BB(8), insert:

Offences do not apply to persons under 14

(8A) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply if the first person is under the age of 14.

(7) Schedule 1, item 19, at the end of section 80.2BC of the Criminal Code, add:

Offences do not apply to persons under 14

(9) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply if the first person is under the age of 14.

(8) Schedule 1, item 19, at the end of section 80.2BD of the Criminal Code, add:

Offences do not apply to persons under 14

(10) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply if the first person is under the age of 14.

(9) Schedule 1, item 19, at the end of section 80.2BE of the Criminal Code, add:

Offences do not apply to persons under 14

(8) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply if the first person is under the age of 14.