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TasCOSS is extremely concerned about the potential impact of the Police Offences Amendment (Knives and Other Weapons) Bill 2025 on the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We do not believe there is sufficient evidence demonstrating the effectiveness of 'wanding' in other jurisdictions to justify the introduction of…

TasCOSS does not support the Bill or the proposed amendments to the Act. As per our 2021 submission in relation to the Workplaces (Protection of Business and Workers) Bill 2021, we recommend the Tasmanian Government engage in further community consultation to adequately identify the needs of businesses and workers, and…

The stated intention of the Police Offences Amendment Bill 2024 is to align with the Tasmanian Government’s commitment to ‘making Tasmanian communities and roads safe.’ However, we are not certain that the changes proposed in the Bill will result in any tangible changes to safety. It is is unclear how expanding the…

In general, TasCOSS supports the development and implementation of a consolidated act which does not expand on any existing police powers. If powers are to be expanded, we recommend the Tasmanian Government first commit to extensive consultation and research into the need for, and potential impact of, these changes. Our…