Bill
Privacy Amendment (Protecting Children from Paparazzi) Bill 2015
lapsed, as at 2016-04-15. (s) KATTER, Bob, Jnr, MP portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Bob Katter
- Portfolio
- (s) KATTER, Bob, Jnr, MP
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2015-11-23
- second reading — 2015-11-23
- other — 2016-04-15
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2015-11-23.
The bill would create a new criminal offence for harassing the children of celebrities or other people because of their occupation by photographing or recording them.
It would amend the Privacy Act 1988 to prohibit following or lying in wait for a child to take their image or voice without consent.
The bill would have no financial impact and includes a statement on compatibility with human rights.
- Creates a new criminal offence for harassing children of celebrities or others due to their vocation.
- Amends the Privacy Act 1988 to prohibit photographing or recording a child without consent.
- Makes it illegal to follow or lie in wait for a child to capture their image or voice.
Children of celebrities or persons of prominence, and their parents or guardians.
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