Senate debates

Thursday, 12 September 2019

Bills

Criminal Code Amendment (Agricultural Protection) Bill 2019; In Committee

12:58 pm

Photo of Bridget McKenzieBridget McKenzie (Victoria, National Party, Minister for Agriculture) | Hansard source

The person that would be subject to this law isn't the person that rocks up; it's the person that constructed the Facebook post originally. We've had questions around whether a disclaimer on a website or on a post or a tweet would be sufficient to disprove intention. My advice is: whether the offences would apply to any specific scenario will depend on the circumstances. A disclaimer on a social media tweet or a website may be relevant, but it wouldn't be conclusive as to whether an offence had been committed. The key relevant factor would be the content of any communications transmitted over the internet or on the website.

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