Wala Alkassar - Activity 2- Changing Laws Table HSC 2020 PDF

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LEGISLATION The Vagrancy Act 1966

One-punch laws

Anti-discrimination laws

Sexual assault laws

EXISTING LAW Being homeless and no lawful means of support was considered a criminal offence and punishable for 12 months.

The controversial move to change the law surrounding assault to provide a mandatory sentence for punching someone fatally while under the influence of drugs or alcohol can be seen as the NSW Government’s way of responding to pressure from society The Racial Discrimination Act was created in response to changing societal values which no longer made it acceptable to discriminate against someone because of their race or ethnic background.

Historically, sexual assault and rape were considered property oences as women were seen to be the property of their father or their husband. Rape was seen as damaging property and making it less valuable, and the eect it had on the woman wasn’t considered relevant.

CHANGES The Vagrancy Act was repealed in 2005 as a reflection of more modern community values, which make it unacceptable to arrest someone and imprison them for not having a job or a home. The one-punch laws were brought in earlier this year following a spate of fatal attacks which were fuelled by alcohol and drug consumption.

Under the Racial Discrimination Act 1975, it is a criminal oence to commit an act in public that is reasonably likely to oend, humiliate, intimidate or insult a person or group of people based on the race, colour, ethnic background or nationality of a person or group. Marital immunity to rape was only abolished in Australia in the 1980s...