Victoria promises Jack's Law knife search powers
Victorian Premier Ben Carroll has promised to introduce Jack's Law if elected in November, giving police expanded powers to search anyone anywhere in public for knives using wands, rather than only in designated areas. The law is named after 17-year-old Jack Beasley, who died after being stabbed in a random attack at Surfers Paradise in 2019. All Australian states except Victoria have already adopted similar legislation, after the Victorian opposition's attempt to pass it was voted down last year under then Premier Jacinta Allan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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