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Consorting Amendment
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NSW Vagrancy Act
It became an offence to be found in the company of reputed thieves or people who had no visible means of support -
Vagrancy (Amendment) Act
In response to the razor gangs of Sydney -
Summary Offences Act
- Section 24 (1): Consorting with reputed criminals or with persons who have no visible lawful means of support, is found somewhere frequented by reputed criminals or people with no visible lawful means.
- Section 25: 'Habitually consorting'
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NSW Crimes Act s 546A
"Any person who habitually consorts with persons who have been convicted of indictable offences, if he or she knows that the persons have been convicted of indictable offences"
Penalty: 6 months imprisonment or 4 penalty points -
‘Anti-Terrorism Act (No 2) 2004 (Cth)
Added a specific offence of associating with a member of a terrorist organisation to the Criminal Code (Cth) -
Crimes Legislation Amendment (Gangs) Act
Added an offence of ‘participating in a criminal group’ to the Crimes Act -
Crimes (Criminal Organisations Control) Act
Introduced two weeks after the bashing death of a member of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, Anthony Zervas, at Sydney Airport Those associating with members of 'declared organisations' are subject to interim control orders or control orders -
Crimes Amendment (Consorting and Organised Crime) Act
A shift from 6 warnings given and a 6 months imprisonment, to 1 warning given and 3 years imprisonment From a summary offence dealt with by the magistrates court to a more serious indictable offence that could be brought before the District Court
