维多利亚州将对零售、酒店和送货员的袭击者判处最高 5 年的监禁,对店面突袭的处罚更严厉。
Victoria to jail retail, hospitality, and delivery workers' attackers for up to 5 years, with harsher penalties for shopfront ram raids.
Victoria正在推行新的法律,将威胁或攻击零售、招待和送货工人的顾客送进监狱达5年之久,情节较轻者可达6个月之久。
Victoria is introducing new laws that could send customers who threaten or assault retail, hospitality, and delivery workers to prison for up to five years, with lesser offenses carrying up to six months.
经常与烟草纠纷有关的前期突击袭击将被重新归类为严重入室盗窃,最高可判处25年监禁。
Shopfront ram raids, often tied to tobacco disputes, will be reclassified as aggravated burglary, punishable by up to 25 years.
立法是更广泛打击犯罪的一部分,经过18个月的协商,预计到2025年底通过。
The legislation, part of a broader crime crackdown, follows an 18-month consultation period and is expected to pass by end of 2025.
2026年4月制定的单独的工作场所保护令将允许禁止暴力顾客进入特定企业。
Separate workplace protection orders, set for April 2026, will allow violent customers to be banned from specific businesses.
这些措施是继整个维多利亚州零售犯罪增加20%之后采取的,一半以上的工人报告在工作中犯罪,并得到工会和零售商的支持,敦促在节假日前迅速采取行动。
The measures follow a 20% rise in retail crime across Victoria, with over half of workers reporting crime at work, and have drawn support from unions and retailers urging swift action ahead of the holiday season.