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Public swearing fines increase to $500
An increase in fines for swearing in public under the NSW government's legislation to tackle alcohol-fuelled violence is making critics say: ''What the …?''
Police officers will soon be able to issue on-the-spot fines of up to $500 to anyone who uses offensive language, more than triple the current penalty of $150, although, if you are on the train and fined by a Transit Officer, the penalty can be $400.
The $500 fine is the highest on-the-spot penalty for swearing in Australia. Police in Victoria can issue $240 fines, and in Queensland swearing will cost just $100.
But critics such as solicitor Jane Sanders at the free legal service The Shopfront Youth Legal Centre believes swearing is part of the vernacular and such laws unfairly target minority groups such as Aborigines and young people.
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funny cartoon
No 1 radio host says; "Profanity is the language of the uncouth".
An increase in fines for swearing in public under the NSW government's legislation to tackle alcohol-fuelled violence is making critics say: ''What the …?''
Police officers will soon be able to issue on-the-spot fines of up to $500 to anyone who uses offensive language, more than triple the current penalty of $150, although, if you are on the train and fined by a Transit Officer, the penalty can be $400.
The $500 fine is the highest on-the-spot penalty for swearing in Australia. Police in Victoria can issue $240 fines, and in Queensland swearing will cost just $100.
But critics such as solicitor Jane Sanders at the free legal service The Shopfront Youth Legal Centre believes swearing is part of the vernacular and such laws unfairly target minority groups such as Aborigines and young people.
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funny cartoon
No 1 radio host says; "Profanity is the language of the uncouth".
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