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THE Queensland parliamentary Community Support and Services Committee is now considering decriminalising public drunkenness and begging offences.
In addition to this it is also considering repealing the offence of urinating in a public place. In December 2021 the Queensland Law Society wrote to the Queensland Attorney-General citing the need to bring Queensland law into line with other Australian jurisdictions. It opened the letter by citing the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, completed in 1991, as being the basis for such action.
THE Queensland parliamentary Community Support and Services Committee is now considering decriminalising public drunkenness and begging offences.
In addition to this it is also considering repealing the offence of urinating in a public place. In December 2021 the Queensland Law Society wrote to the Queensland Attorney-General citing the need to bring Queensland law into line with other Australian jurisdictions. It opened the letter by citing the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, completed in 1991, as being the basis for such action.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 60 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | The Sunday Mail |
| Publication status | Published - 31 Jul 2022 |
