Extra jail over 'kill cars', recruiting kids for crime
New offences would lift prison terms to 18 years for firing at buildings and tighten bail rules for gang-linked suspects, officials said.
- On Tuesday, the New South Wales government introduced legislation to curb gang violence by creating new offences for 'kill cars,' child recruitment, and firebombing businesses. Police Minister Yasmin Catley described the reforms as "amongst some of the largest suite of changes" in the organised crime space.
- Vehicles known as 'kill cars' have become a focus for NSW Police, who identified them as stolen cars with cloned plates often containing weapons and fuel used in serious crimes, then torched to destroy forensic evidence.
- Recruiting children for criminal activity will now carry a maximum penalty of 12 years' jail, rising to 15 years for aggravated offences, while firebombing businesses is punishable by up to 14 years' imprisonment.
- Attorney-General Michael Daley said the reforms would "strengthen the ability of the legal system and law enforcement to keep the community safe," while the legislation also widens bail criteria to consider organised crime connections.
- Recognising organised crime is "insidious," Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon noted that digital recruitment methods are being addressed by new laws, while Crime Commissioner Stephen Dametto added authorities aim to "attack the profit made from crime.
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Extra jail over 'kill cars', recruiting kids for crime
Criminals who recruit children or ignite 'kill cars' to break the law could face more time in jail, following a spate of shootings and firebombings.In a bid to quash organised crime, the NSW government will introduce legislation today to create new offences and make it harder for those with gang links to get bail.Anyone who sets a car alight after using it to traffic drugs, supply firearms or commit other serious crimes could face up to 12 years…
New laws introduced for organised crims
There are ‘tough new offences and stronger penalties’ for public shootings, firebombings, the use of ‘kill cars’ and recruitment of children by organised criminals, says the NSW government. They say, ‘The legislation being introduced to NSW Parliament today will also enhance the court’s ability to consider an accused’s organised crime links in bail decisions and expand the circumstances under which the granting of bail can be temporarily stayed’…
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