Bradshaw Review lays bare rural crime: Farm trespass laws, poaching fines in line to be supercharged

Alex Druce
Updated August 21 2017 - 4:55pm, first published 9:00am
Police Minister Troy Grant has unveiled government’s plan to supercharge trespass laws and boost fines for poaching and illegal hunting. Photo by Edwina Pickles.
Police Minister Troy Grant has unveiled government’s plan to supercharge trespass laws and boost fines for poaching and illegal hunting. Photo by Edwina Pickles.

UPDATED 12 noon: ILLEGAL hunting fines could double and a victim’s geographical isolation carry greater weight in sentencing as government tries to crack-down on stock thieves, trespassers, and poachers.

Alex Druce

Alex Druce

Senior Journalist

Politics and rural issues journo in Sydney. Give me a yell at adruce@fairfaxmedia.com.au

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