Ms BADGER – How many people have been charged under the Police Offences Amendment (Workplace Protection) Act since it was passed in 2022?
Mr BODNAR – I’m not aware of the figures of people who have been charged under that legislation. I know that for the last financial year 2023‑24, we’ve charged just over 600 people with trespass across the state, but I don’t have an answer to the specific question you’re putting forward, Ms Badger.
Ms BADGER – Do you have the figures for that same period of time for the similar prior offence of being a public nuisance?
Mr BODNAR – No. We would have to see if we could work through that.
Ms BADGER – You can take it on notice too.
Mr ELLIS -Yes, happy to follow up. Our government’s commitment is really strong. We want to make sure that people can go to work and undertake their lawful business, and I think it’s a disgrace that the Greens continue to back people who are chaining themselves to equipment when they’re just trying to do their job.
