Upholding Australian Values (Protecting Our Flags) Bill 2015
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1 Purpose 1
2 Commencement 1
3 Definitions 2
4 Offence to dishonour certain Australian flags 2
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1 General information 4
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Introduced in the Council by Daniel Young
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A Bill for an Act to provide for the upholding of Australian values by protecting certain Australian flags and for other purposes.
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Upholding Australian Values (Protecting Our Flags) Bill 2015
The Parliament of Victoria enacts:
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1 Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to provide for the upholding of Australian values by creating an offence protecting certain Australian flags.
2 Commencement
This Act comes into operation on the day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
3 Definitions
In this Act—
Australian Aboriginal Flag means the flag appointed by the Governor-General as the Australian Aboriginal Flag and published in the Government Gazette of the Commonwealth of Australia on 14 July 1995;
Australian National Flag has the same meaning as in the Flags Act 1953 of the Commonwealth;
Australian Red Ensign has the same meaning as in the Flags Act 1953 of the Commonwealth;
dishonour includes burn, damage, deface or desecrate;
Victorian Flag means the flag consisting of the Blue Ensign, having in the centre of the fly 5white stars representing the constellation ofthe Southern Cross, surmounted by SaintEdward's Crown.
4 Offence to dishonour certain Australian flags
(1) A person aged 18 years or more must not intentionally or recklessly dishonour the Australian Aboriginal Flag, the Australian National Flag, the Australian Red Ensign or the Victorian Flag.
Penalty: 40 penalty units or imprisonment for 2years.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to—
(a) a flag damaged through wear and tear; or
(b) the disposal of a flag in a dignified manner; or
(c) the use of a flag for the purposes of discussing a new flag design.
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1 General information
See www.legislation.vic.gov.au for Victorian Bills, Acts and current authorised versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.
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