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Brodie's Law (act)
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For the comic book, see Brodie's Law.
Brodie's Law is an amendment to the Victorian Crimes Act 1958 which makes serious bullying an offence punishable by a maximum penalty of 10 years' imprisonment. The law is named after Brodie Panlock, a 19-year-old who took her own life after being bullied at work. Brodie Panlock's parents, Damien and Rae Panlock, successfully lobbied the Victorian Government to make the amendment.
Quick Facts Crimes Amendment (Bullying) Act 2011, Parliament of Victoria ...
Crimes Amendment (Bullying) Act 2011 | |
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Parliament of Victoria | |
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Citation | No. 20 of 2011 |
Territorial extent | Victoria |
Passed by | Legislative Assembly |
Passed | 5 May 2011 |
Passed by | Legislative Council |
Passed | 31 May 2011 |
Royal assent | 7 June 2011 |
Commenced | 7 June 2011 |
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Date of expiry | 7 June 2012 |
Legislative history | |
First chamber: Legislative Assembly | |
Bill title | Crimes Amendment (Bullying) Bill 2011 |
Introduced by | Robert Clark |
Introduced | 5 April 2011 |
First reading | 5 April 2011 |
Second reading | 6 April–5 May 2011 |
Third reading | 5 May 2011 |
Second chamber: Legislative Council | |
Bill title | Crimes Amendment (Bullying) Bill 2011 |
Received from the Legislative Assembly | 5 May 2011 |
Member(s) in charge | Richard Dalla-Riva |
First reading | 5 May 2011 |
Second reading | 5–31 May 2011 |
Third reading | 31 May 2011 |
Amends | |
Summary | |
The purpose of this Bill is to amend the Crimes Act 1958 in order to make the offence of stalking apply to situations of bullying, to make consequential amendments to the Stalking Intervention Orders Act 2008 and the Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010 and to make minor amendments of a statute law revision nature. | |
Keywords | |
Bullying | |
Status: Expired |
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