Fines for trespassing on farms would double to $115,000 under Victorian biosecurity bill
by Benita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#6GAEA)
Government says legislation designed to strengthen state's response to animal security, while critics describe move as ag-gag by stealth'
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New biosecurity laws being debated in Victorian parliament could see fines double for animal activists found trespassing on farms, in a move described as ag-gag by stealth" by critics.
This is despite the state government claiming it had created some of the toughest punishments" for animal activists in the country less than 18 months ago.
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